BroadVision and webMethods Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver BroadVision B2B Gateway For Open Connectivity to E-Commerce Enterprises.

Business/Technology Editors

FAIRFAX, Va. and REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 11, 2000

BroadVision Selects webMethods as a Preferred Partner to Leverage Leading Business-to-Business Integration (B2Bi) Solution to Facilitate

Enterprise Trade, Trading Partners Communities, and Personalize

Customer Relationships Across the E-Commerce Ecosystem

webMethods Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBM), the leading provider of business-to-business integration (B2Bi) solutions, and BroadVision Inc. (Nasdaq: BVSN), a leading worldwide supplier of personalized e-business applications, today announced a strategic partnership to provide real-time integration of BroadVision(R) applications over the Internet and into business systems of suppliers, customers, and trading partners across the entire e-commerce ecosystem.

webMethods will allow BroadVision to package the webMethods B2B BroadVision Adapter as part of the BroadVision B2B Gateway product to enable real-time enterprise trade across BroadVision's e-business value chain. The BroadVision B2B Gateway product will deliver e-business integration to trading partners directly or through exchanges, as well as provide integration to back-end systems and the analysis and reporting required to make informed business decisions. The BroadVision B2B Gateway product will leverage webMethods comprehensive B2Bi Solution Suite which includes B2B, enterprise, mainframe and partner integration capabilities.

This alliance will enable customers to support seamless B2B integration between BroadVision Procurement, MarketMaker, and Business Commerce applications, and buyer and supplier participants. As a strategic technology partner in BroadVision's alliance program, webMethods has become BroadVision's preferred partner for B2B integration needs. As part of their agreement, BroadVision and webMethods will work together to market and sell the joint solutions on a worldwide basis.

"We are very excited to form a strategic partnership with webMethods and to make them our chosen B2B integration partner for our buy-side, sell-side, and marketplace applications," said Dr. Pehong Chen, president and CEO of BroadVision. "Today's announcement enables our products to go beyond basic online commerce transactions by allowing our customers to integrate their internal back-end applications with BroadVision MarketMaker, or alternate industry marketplaces, facilitating real-time business transactions between trading partners."

"BroadVision has recognized the crucial part that B2Bi has to play in today's e-commerce initiatives," said Phillip Merrick, president and CEO of webMethods. "By developing a strategic partnership, together we can provide rapid and comprehensive B2B solutions, allowing customers to have real-time access to the information necessary to realize significant operational efficiencies and improve information flow."

Facilitating Real-Time Business Transactions

Using the BroadVision B2B Gateway -- based on webMethods B2Bi technology -- buyers and suppliers can rapidly connect to the BroadVision e-commerce application suite as well as integrate their internal Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Supply Chain Management (SCM) systems with business applications used by their business partners over the Internet in real time. The combined solution addresses the challenges of integrating and managing disparate applications to facilitate dynamic, real-time relationships between buyers, suppliers and partners.

To develop the webMethods BroadVision Adapter, a component of the BroadVision B2B Gateway, webMethods is collaborating with Deloitte Consulting, one of the world's leading e-business consulting firms.

"Deloitte Consulting is pleased to be working closely with webMethods to co- develop the BroadVision Adapter and B2B-enable BroadVision's full suite of applications," said Andy Daecher, technology integration principal, Deloitte Consulting. "The combination of Deloitte Consulting's webMethods-certified professionals and webMethods industry leading B2Bi solution suite will translate hype into reality for BroadVision customers by delivering seamless B2Bi across the Internet and throughout the extended enterprise."

Pricing and Availability

Under the terms of the agreement, BroadVision will market and resell the webMethods B2Bi solution suite, including the webMethods B2B BroadVision Adapter, as part of its new BroadVision B2B Gateway, which is expected to be available in the first half of 2001. Pricing will be announced at general availability.

webMethods Product Suite

webMethods provides a complete B2Bi solution that allows organizations to effectively realize their e-commerce strategies. The webMethods product family was designed to provide broad support for open standards and protocols, such as XML, RosettaNet, ebXML, FpML, cXML, xCBL, OBI, OAG, ACORD and BizTalk framework. Through support of these standards, webMethods products provide seamless integration both within the enterprise and across the Internet to trading networks and B2B marketplaces.

About BroadVision

BroadVision (Nasdaq: BVSN, Neuer Markt: BDN) develops and delivers an integrated suite of packaged applications for conducting e- commerce interactions and transactions. Global enterprises and government entities use these applications to sell, buy and exchange information over the web and on wireless devices. The BroadVision e-commerce application suite enables a corporation to become more competitive and profitable by establishing and sustaining high-yield relationships with customers, suppliers and employees. BroadVision services professionals, supported by over 100 partner organizations worldwide, transform these applications into business value for our customers through consulting, education, and support services in more than 34 countries.

BroadVision--founded in 1993, public since 1996, profitable since 1998--has over 1,000 customers. IDC ranks BroadVision as the world's leading provider of e-commerce software applications (International Data Corp., E-Commerce Software Applications Market Forecast and Analysis, 2000- 2004). BroadVision is headquartered in Redwood City, California and can be reached at 650.261.5100 or [e-mail].

About webMethods, Inc.

webMethods, Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBM) is the leading provider of software solutions for business-to-business integration (B2Bi). As the only company providing seamless B2Bi across the Internet and throughout the extended enterprise, webMethods provides Global 2000 companies and B2B marketplaces with a complete, end-to-end solution for integrating customers, suppliers and partners into real-time B2B trading networks, while also increasing internal operational efficiencies. The webMethods product family allows companies to create new revenue opportunities, strengthen relationships with customers, substantially reduce supply chain inefficiencies and streamline internal business processes.

Founded in 1996, webMethods is based in Fairfax, Va., with offices across the U.S., Europe and Asia. With an emphasis on key vertical markets such as chemicals, financial services, high-tech manufacturing and telecommunications, webMethods has more than 425 customers worldwide--from Global 2000 leaders such as Citibank, Dell, Eastman Chemical Company, Fidelity Investments, Grainger, Motorola and Starbucks to major B2B marketplaces like ChemConnect, e-STEEL and Ventro. webMethods' strategic partners include Ariba, Commerce One, Deloitte Consulting, EDS, i2 Technologies, J.D. Edwards, KPMG, Microsoft, Oracle Corp., SAP AG and Siebel. More information about the company can be found at www.webMethods.com.

webMethods and webMethods B2B are trademarks of webMethods, Inc. BroadVision is a registered trademark and BroadVision One-To-One is a trademark of BroadVision, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other company and product names are property of their respective owners.

This press release contains various remarks about the future expectations, plans and prospects of webMethods that constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions under The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. The actual results of webMethods may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various important factors, including those discussed in the Risk Factors section of webMethods' recent Registration Statement on Form S-4, the company's Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2000 and Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2000, which are on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.