webMethods
Enterprise software company, division of Software AG / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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webMethods was an enterprise software company focused on application integration, business process integration and B2B partner integration. Founded in 1996, the company sold systems for organizations to use web services to connect software applications over the Internet. In 2000, the company stock shares rose over 500% the first day it was publicly traded.[1] In 2007 webMethods was acquired by Software AG for $546 million and was made a subsidiary. By 2010 the webMethods division accounted for almost half of the parent company's revenues.[2] Software AG retained the webMethods name, and uses it as a brand to identify a software suite encompassing process improvement, service-oriented architecture (SOA), IT modernization and business and partner integration.
Company type | Acquired |
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Industry | Computer software |
Founded | 1996 |
Founder | Phillip Merrick Caren Merrick |
Headquarters | Reston, Virginia |
Products | ESB, B2B, BPMS, BAM, SOA Governance, Application Modernization |
Parent | Software AG |
Website | www |