webMethods Expands Commitment to the Middle East and North Africa with Opening of Regional Headquarters.

New Facility in the Kingdom of Bahrain to Support Growing List of Customers

FAIRFAX, Va. -- webMethods, Inc. (Nasdaq:WEBM), a leading business integration and optimization software company, has expanded its support for customers in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) with the recent opening of a new regional headquarters in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Having first established a presence in the region over four years ago, webMethods has subsequently grown its customer base throughout the region. The company has enjoyed particular success in the telecommunications, financial services and energy sectors, where its customer base includes Saudi Aramco, Saudi British Bank, Saudi Telecom (STC) and Mobinil as key clients.

"What's clear is that this region serves as a crossroads for many components of the global economy. Due to the vital role that these enterprises often play in global value chains, there is also widespread recognition of the need to embrace best-in-class strategies and technologies for business process integration with service-oriented architecture being viewed as a key driver for these efforts," said Martyn Eley, senior vice president and General Manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), webMethods, Inc. "Our increased commitment to the region, coupled with our long-term industry leadership, helps to ensure that we remain a key partner for addressing these requirements throughout the Middle East and North Africa."

webMethods' MENA operations are being led by Paul Hammond. He joined webMethods from VERITAS, where he helped to grow market share within the Middle East for the leading enterprise storage software vendor.

"Customers benefit greatly from a local base due to the direct vendor touch and localized expertise that it can provide," said Hammond. "We're excited to address this need with the opening of our regional headquarters in the Kingdom of Bahrain. Building upon the important relationships that we already enjoy with many of the region's most prominent systems integrators, this increased commitment positions us for growth in the region."

webMethods MENA operations can be reached as follows:

webMethods MENA
PO Box 18259
Al Moayyed Tower
Seef District
Kingdom of Bahrain
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About webMethods, Inc.

webMethods (Nasdaq:WEBM) provides business integration software to integrate, assemble and optimize available IT assets to drive business process productivity. webMethods delivers an innovative, enterprise-class business integration platform that incorporates proven integration technology with next generation capabilities into one interoperable set of tools that delivers a unique combination of efficiency, agility and control. webMethods combines industry leadership with a zealous commitment to customers to deliver tangible business value to more than 1,400 global customers. webMethods is headquartered in Fairfax, Va., with offices throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia Pacific, Middle East & Japan. More information about the company can be found at www.webMethods.com.

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