Active Software Announces Contract With Longs Drugs; Drug Store Chain Leader Selects ActiveWorks as Its Integration Platform for Key E-Retailing Initiative.

Business Editors/High-Tech & Retail Writers

SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 22, 2000

Active Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:ASWX), a leading provider of eBusiness infrastructure software products, today announced that Longs Drug Stores (NYSE:LDG), one of the largest drug store chains in North America, has selected Active Software's ActiveWorks(TM) Integration System as the platform for the company's E-Retailing initiative. While Longs' customers can currently order prescriptions online, the company's E-Retailing initiative will soon enable consumers to order and purchase prescriptions and selected merchandise online, enhancing customer relationships and generating new revenue streams.

"Our E-Retailing initiative is one of Longs' key strategic corporate initiatives and it will significantly enhance our customer service and competitive position," said Brian Kilcourse, CIO, Longs. "We chose ActiveWorks as our eBusiness infrastructure because we believe it can scale to meet our growing needs and help improve the accuracy and speed of online order processing, thereby creating satisfied and repeat customers."

Together with Active Software and Deloitte Consulting, Longs plans to rapidly integrate a wide range of existing back-office applications with new best-of-breed eCommerce and CRM applications, including Broadvision and Siebel, to support enterprise-wide information sharing and create synergy between Longs' Web site and store operations.

The integration solution will employ Active Software's award-winning ActiveWorks Integration System, including the Application Transaction Coordinator for guaranteed end-to-end transactional integrity, numerous application, language and database Adapters, and a Commercial Adapter Development Kit for deploying custom application interfaces to remote sites and store locations. Longs selected ActiveWorks because of its scalability, real-time integration capabilities and ability to provide guaranteed and secure Web commerce transactions.

"Longs Drugs is demonstrating how a traditional brick and mortar company can successfully leverage technology to exploit new sales channels in an increasingly click-and-mortar economy," said Jim Green, chairman and CEO of Active Software. "The ActiveWorks Integration System is the ideal platform for becoming the company's eBusiness integration backbone. ActiveWorks delivers immediate results, and can help Longs achieve leadership status in the E-Retailing sector as the company continues to expand and implement its eBusiness strategy."

About Longs

Longs Drug Stores Corporation (NYSE:LDG) is one of the most successful drug store chains in North America. Founded in 1938 by brothers Joe and Tom Long as "Longs Self-Service Drugs," the Company currently operates 418 stores in California, Hawaii, Washington, Nevada, Colorado and Oregon. Annual sales average over $9.3 million per store. Longs' unique strategy includes competencies in the key categories of pharmacy, over the counter medications, photo, and cosmetics, as well as other convenience offerings. Longs' web site blends consumer services and health-related information with extensive health and wellness information. Longs' community health screening schedules, on-line prescription filling and pharmacist access, coupons, and the latest company news and investor information can be found on the site which is located on the Internet at www.longs.com.

About Active Software, Inc.

Founded in 1995, Active Software, Inc., (Nasdaq:ASWX) is a leading provider of eBusiness infrastructure software products. Active Software's eBusiness platform, the ActiveWorks(TM) Integration System, automates end-to-end business processes within the enterprise. Active Software has approximately 200 customers in industries such as telecommunications, financial services, government, technology, utilities, distribution, manufacturing and transportation. Active Software is headquartered in Santa Clara, California. For more information, visit the company Web site at www.activesoftware.com.

Except for the historical information contained herein, the matters discussed in this news release are forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in such forward-looking statements. Potential risks and uncertainties include, without limitation, risks associated with the proposed acquisition of Active Software by webMethods, Inc., Active Software's limited operating history, potential fluctuations in operating results, the company's substantial dependence on its ActiveWorks software products, the company's need to expand its sales and distribution channels, and the uncertain market acceptance of eBusiness integration software products. These and other risk factors are described in detail in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999, Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2000, and in its other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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