Partner Press Release
webMethods Announces Readiness To Implement RosettaNet's Global Supply Chain Architecture

Company to Deliver RosettaNet Implementation by February, 2000; webMethods' Expertise in XML Integration to Improve Processes between Trading Partners

For Release June 9, 1999

Fairfax, VA -- webMethods, Inc., the leading provider of XML-based solutions for business-to-business e-commerce and integration, today announced its readiness to implement a live production application based on ofthe RosettaNet framework, an initiative to establish global PC supply chain standards, by February, 2000. RosettaNet's initiative, code-named eConcert, is currently in the pilot phase of pre-production partner-to-partner interface scenarios. webMethods is committed to supporting RosettaNet in efforts to streamline business-to-business interaction for manufacturers, distributors, resellers and end-users, and to promote improved e-commerce efficiency between supply chain partners.

In June 1998, webMethods was the first business-to-business integration vendor with XML-based products to join RosettaNet as an architect partner. webMethods made an early commitment to develop specifications and interoperability for improved supply chain efficiencies.

"As a leading provider of XML-based solutions for business-to-business integrations, webMethods continues to play a crucial role in developing, promoting and fostering adoption and implementation of RosettaNet's open standards," says NAME, TITLE says Fadi Chehadé , Chief Executive Officer for RosettaNet. "By participating in RosettaNet's eConcert initiative, webMethods supports represents an unprecedented collaboration of resources to align electronic business interfaces for RosettaNet production implementation next year."

RosettaNet is defining and leading the implementation of open and common processes designed to align the electronic business interfaces between IT supply chain partners. RosettaNet's 34 board member companies generate more than half of the PC sector's $7 billion annual revenues. As the first XML vendor to join the initiative as an architect partner, webMethods made an early commitment to develop specifications and interoperability for improved supply chain efficiencies.

"To simplify the integration between suppliers and their customers, webMethods B2B leverages the interoperability of XML and Internet standards, including RosettaNet, to automate supply chain management over the Internet," says Phillip Merrick, president and CEO of webMethods. "The non-proprietary interfaces provided by RosettaNet will dramatically improve the efficiency of mission-critical processes across the supply chain."

webMethods B2B™  is a suite of cross-platform, XML-based products that work in concert to deliver business-to-business solutions, which enable real-time integration of a company's enterprise applications with those of its customers, partners, and suppliers. webMethods B2B is unique in its ability to integrate ERP and legacy applications across corporate firewalls, with secure, guaranteed XML-based messaging. As the adoption of XML-based standards continues to accelerate, webMethods B2B ensures the development of open trading communities across multiple industries as it supports all existing business-to-business initiatives and XML standards including ACORD, OBI, Microsoft BizTalk, Commerce XML (cXML) and RosettaNet.

About RosettaNet
Founded in 1998, RosettaNet is an independent, self-funded, non-profit consortium dedicated to the development and deployment of standard electronic commerce interfaces to align the processes between IT supply chain partners on a global basis. RosettaNet can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.rosettanet.org.

The RosettaNet Managing Board now consists of 34 CEOs, CIOs, and executives representing global members of the IT supply chain, including: American Express, Arrow Electronics, Avnet, CHS Electronics, Cisco Systems, CompUSA, Compaq, Computacenter, Deutsche Financial Services, EDS, Federal Express, GE Information Services, GSA, Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM, Inacom, Ingram Micro Inc., Insight, Intel, Marshall Industries, Microage, Microsoft, Netscape, NEC Technologies, Office Depot, Oracle, pcOrder, SAP AG, Siemens, Solectron, Tech Data, 3Com, Toshiba Information Systems and United Parcel Service.

About webMethods
Named one of Red Herring's Top 50 Privately Held Companies for two consecutive years (1999 and 1998), and to the 1999 Upside Hot 100, webMethods is the leading vendor of XML-based solutions for business-to-business e-commerce and integration. webMethods B2B products enable corporations to use the open standards of the Web for inter-enterprise applications such as supply chain integration and automated procurement. webMethods delivers real business value to companies that want to leverage their investments in legacy, ERP and Web-hosted applications to link their business processes with those of their key business partners. webMethods' award-winning products are in use at leading companies including DHL Airways, Hewlett-Packard, Dun and Bradstreet, Cisco Systems, 3Com, Orbital Sciences Corp., VerticalNet, NEC Systems, Lexmark, and Dresdner Kleinwort Benson. webMethods' strategic partnerships include Microsoft, SAP AG, Sterling Commerce, Ariba Technologies and Intelisys Electronic Commerce.

Founded in 1996, venture-backed webMethods, Inc. is based in Fairfax, Va., with offices in San Francisco; New York; Boston; Dallas; Columbus, Ohio; and Chicago.