webMethods Appoints Laurie Mascott as Vice President, EMEA; Laurie Mascott to Spearhead Continued Business Growth for webMethods Throughout EMEA.

Business/Technology Editors

FAIRFAX, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 8, 2001

webMethods, Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBM), the leading provider of integration software solutions for Global 2000 corporations, major B2B exchanges and leading software application vendors, today announced the appointment of Laurie Mascott as vice president, EMEA for webMethods, Inc. Mascott will be responsible for sustaining webMethods' growth rate and continuing to increase company presence throughout EMEA.

"As the leading provider of integration software solutions, we see significant opportunity throughout the EMEA region, especially in the telecommunications and finance sectors where we have already enjoyed considerable success," said Laurie Mascott, vice president, EMEA for webMethods, Inc. "By expanding our global presence, and investing heavily in people and infrastructure, we can help European companies successfully move forward with their integration initiatives to automate business processes, increase supply chain efficiencies and participate in B2B exchanges."

Mascott previously held the position of vice president of sales for webMethods EMEA, prior to which he spent 10 years as EMEA sales director for financial ERP vendor, Systems Union.

Leading the Integration charge: Major European companies embrace webMethods

Growing demand for webMethods' integration solutions throughout EMEA is a result of companies increasingly realizing the need to enhance the responsiveness of their organizations to the changing market. Integrating systems and delivering streamlined business processes is central to achieving this position. In addition, speed-to-market is crucial for companies wanting to offer differentiated Web-based services and webMethods offers a comprehensive integration platform, with proven ability to meet these demands.

webMethods targets companies across several industries, specifically focusing on Global 2000 organizations in key vertical markets such as chemicals, financial services, high-tech manufacturing and telecommunications. The telecommunications and financial services sectors have proved particularly strong for webMethods in Europe with customers including: SWIFT, COLT, DGZ Bank, WestDeutsche Landesbank, Cable & Wireless NTL, Vodafone Telecommerce and Bouygues Telecom.

"To fulfill the strategic needs of the organization and remain competitive we need to change the way we do business," says Tom Christie, senior vice president of IT of Cable & Wireless. "webMethods Enterprise provides us with a strategic environment which will allow the rapid integration of internal systems and deliver streamlined business processes to enhance the responsiveness of the organization to the changing market."

B2B exchanges and trading networks have been a large growth area in Europe making it easier for buyers and suppliers to bring business processes and relationships to the Internet quickly and at a low cost and risk. webMethods has proven an essential part of the business proposition of many such solutions in EMEA, providing integration capabilities to ensure companies can reap the full advantages of supply chain and business process automation. These customers include: PaperX, IndustrySuppliers.com, ChateauOnline.com and E-credible.

"Our value proposition relies on a flexible and easy-to-maintain integration backbone to leverage the full potential of electronic commerce through an efficient supply chain," commented Lex Douze, co-founder and chief technology officer of PaperX. "webMethods B2B provides us with a level of connectivity that allows us continuous growth and interoperability with customers."

Building the infrastructure to successfully deliver webMethods-based projects to mutual customers

webMethods continues its successful global strategy of delivering solutions via partners across the EMEA region. webMethods has placed high emphasis on establishing and executing on key partnerships across EMEA. Partnerships with the "big five" consultancies in addition to Global power houses such as, American Management Systems, Atos Origin, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, EDS and Hewlett Packard, continue to fuel the company's growth. In addition, webMethods has established partnerships with more than 20 smaller, local systems integrators throughout EMEA.

About webMethods, Inc.

webMethods, Inc. (Nasdaq:WEBM) is the leading provider of integration software solutions for Global 2000 corporations, major B2B exchanges and leading software application vendors. The webMethods integration platform allows customers to achieve quantifiable R.O.I. by linking business processes, enterprise and legacy applications, databases and workflows both within and across enterprises. By deploying the webMethods integration platform, customers reduce costs, create new revenue opportunities, strengthen relationships with customers, substantially increase supply chain efficiencies and streamline internal business processes.

Founded in 1996, webMethods is headquartered in Fairfax, Va., with offices throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia Pacific. webMethods has more than 550 customers worldwide--from Global 2000 leaders such as Citibank, Dell, Eastman Chemical, The Ford Motor Company, Grainger, Motorola and Starbucks to major industry-backed exchanges like ForestExpress, eHITEX/Converge and PetroCosm. webMethods' strategic partners include Ariba, Broadvision, Commerce One, Deloitte Consulting, EDS, i2 Technologies, J.D. Edwards, KPMG Consulting, Microsoft, Oracle Corp., SAP AG and Siebel Systems. More information about the company can be found at www.webMethods.com.

webMethods and webMethods B2B are trademarks of webMethods, Inc. 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 Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2000, as amended, which is on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.