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webMethods was an enterprise software company, acquired by Software AG, focused on application integration, business process integration and ... 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Contents 1History 2Acquisitions 3Seealso 4References 5Externallinks History[edit] Thecompanywasfoundedin1996byPhillipMerrickandCarenMerricktouseWebstandardssuchasHTTPand(later)XMLtoallowsoftwareapplicationstocommunicatewithoneanotherinrealtime.Thistypeoftechnologywouldlaterbereferredtoas"webservices".Thecompany'sfirstproduct,calledthe"WebAutomationServer"wasreleasedinAugust1996;thiswaslatersupersededbythe"WebMethodsIntegrationServer",whichwasthecompany'sfirstproducttoseesignificantcommercialuse. Initially,thefoundersusedtheirsavingsandcreditcardstokeepthecompanyoperating.[4]By1999thecompanyhadclientssuchasDHL,Dell,Dun&BradstreetandHewlett-Packard,andhadcompletedseveralroundsofventurecapitalinvestment.[5]InMarch1999thecompanyenteredintoapartnershipwithSAPAGtocreateanSAP-focusedintegrationproductcalledtheSAPBusinessConnector.Thecompany'srevenuewentfromaround$0.5Min1997to$14Min1999and$202Min2001.[6]WebMethodsacquiredActiveSoftwareinOctober2000.[7]InFebruary2000,webMethodswentpublicontheNASDAQinthemostsuccessfulsoftwareIPOtodate,basedoninvestorinterestandfirstdaysharepriceappreciation.[1]In2003DeloitterecognizedwebMethodsasthefastestgrowingsoftwarecompanyinNorthAmerica,placingitatNo.4ontheDeloitteFast500listoffastestgrowingcompanies.[2] Thecompanywasanearlydeveloperandpromoterofstandardsforwebservicetechnologies,havingworkedonXML-RPC,aprecursortoSOAP,anddevelopedWIDL(WebInterfaceDefinitionLanguage),aprecursortotheWSDLstandard.[8] SoftwareAGacquiredwebMethodsin2007for$546million[9]andannouncedthatthebrandwebMethodswillberetained,effectivelymakingwebMethodsitsflagshipproductline.WebMethodsversion8.0wasreleasedin2009,supplementedwithotherSoftwareAGproductssuchasCentrasite,TaminoandEntireX.In2010,thewebMethods("BPE")divisionofSoftwareAGrecorded$668million(499MEuros)inrevenuesandwasamajorcontributortooverallcompanynetincomeof$292million(218MEuros).[3] Acquisitions[edit] 2006AcquiredInfravio[10]andproductsfromCerebra[11] 2003AcquiresTheMindElectric-Products:webMethodsServiceNet(SOA) 2003AcquiresDanteGroup-Products:webMethodsBAM 2003AcquiresformerDataChannelassetsfromNetegrity[12]-Products:webMethodsPortal 2001AcquiredIntelliFrame[13]Products:webmethodsWorkflow 2000AcquiredActiveSoftware[14]andpartnershipwithJ.D.EdwardsforOEMProductJDEXPI.GetsEAI/A2Acapabilities,Products:webMethodsBrokerandAdapters ActiveSoftwareacquiredAlierInc.,TransLinkSoftwareInc.andPremierSoftwareTechnologiesInc. Seealso[edit] Middleware(distributedapplications) References[edit] ↑1.01.1"LinkedIn's109%poponfirstdayoftradingisn'tcloseto'dotcomera'IPOjumps." ↑2.02.1"DeloitteRecognizeswebMethodsastheFastestGrowingSoftwareCompanyinNorthAmerica" ↑3.03.1"SoftwareAGreportsrecordresultsforfiscalyear2010" ↑Businessweek:PhillipMerrick,CEO,Webmethods ↑webMethods,Inc.S-1RegistrationStatement ↑webMethods,Inc.10-KFiling3/31/01 ↑"webMethodsAcquiresActiveSoftware" ↑"UsingWDSLinSOAPApplications" ↑"SoftwareAGAcquireswebMethods" ↑webMethodstoacquireinfravioarticle ↑eweekarticleonwebMethodsacquiringCerebra ↑webMethodstoacquiretechnologyfromNetegrityarticle ↑webMethodsacquiresIntelliFrame ↑infoworldarticleaboutwebMethodsacquiringActiveSoftware Externallinks[edit] webMethodsproductpage webMethodsCommunity-partofSoftwareAG'sTechCommunity OfficialwebsiteofparentcompanySoftwareAG Thisarticle"WebMethods"isfromWikipedia.Thelistofitsauthorscanbeseeninitshistorical and/orthepageEdithistory:WebMethods.ArticlescopiedfromDraftNamespaceonWikipediacouldbeseenontheDraftNamespaceofWikipediaandnotmainone.  FacebookPage  Follow us on Twitter !  Share  Retrievedfrom"https://en.everybodywiki.com/index.php?title=WebMethods&oldid=2152414" Categories:DefunctsoftwarecompaniesoftheUnitedStatesSoftwarecompaniesestablishedin1996SoftwareAG2000initialpublicofferings2007mergersandacquisitionsHiddencategories:ArticleswithshortdescriptionPageswithbrokenfilelinksCompanyOfficialwebsitenotinWikidata Tools Whatlinkshere Relatedchanges Specialpages Printableversion Permanentlink Pageinformation Browseproperties Whatlinkshere Relatedchanges Specialpages Printableversion Permanentlink Pageinformation Browseproperties Thispagewaslasteditedon17November2021,at16:54. 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