News
Issue #2003 - 28 (November 2003)
(Updated Nov. 4, 2003)

APPLICATION SOLUTIONS & APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT

webMethods & Defywire Announce webMethods Mobile

Industry Leaders Defywire and webMethods Provide Customers with Competitive Advantage Through Real-Time Wireless Computing 

INTEGRATION WORLD 2003 – ORLANDO, FL. -- October 29, 2003 -- webMethods, Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBM), the industry's first Web services infrastructure company, and Defywire, Inc., a leading provider of wireless middleware technology, announced the launch of webMethods Mobile™, an enterprise wireless platform that delivers real-time front and back office information to mobile devices including, phones, PDAs, tablets and laptops. 

Available immediately, webMethods Mobile, based on the Defywire Mobility Suite®, enables enterprises to rapidly deploy secure, reliable and scalable wireless applications. With webMethods Mobile, customers will be able to reduce the time, effort and cost of implementing wireless initiatives across the enterprise. The webMethods Mobile solution is network and device independent. It enables organizations to deploy solutions based on existing wireless standards with the ability to leverage future technology and standards improvements as they become available on the market without being forced to re-implement. 

"With webMethods Mobile, our customers will be able to improve responsiveness, productivity and enterprise workflow, gaining a significant competitive advantage," said Kristin Weller, executive vice president of Product Development, webMethods, Inc. "The webMethods Mobile solution has the unique advantage of providing a seamlessly integrated, out-of-the-box solution for providing wireless access to the full range of enterprise resources already supported by the webMethods Integration Platform."

The webMethods Integration Platform links business processes, enterprise systems, databases, workflows and Web services and is the only solution that can effectively integrate J2EE, .NET and legacy systems. webMethods Mobile further enhances the value of webMethods Integration Platform by extending enterprise information out to mobile users. With the introduction of webMethods Optimize™, a business activity monitoring solution announced earlier this month, customers gain real-time alerts on business-critical information before it has a chance to adversely affect business operations. 

"This is a significant win for the many webMethods' customers who can benefit from the faster, more ubiquitous access to enterprise information only possible through mobile technology," said Jill Stelfox, CEO of Defywire. "Customers now have an architecturally advanced wireless extension to the industry-leading webMethods Integration Platform. With this joint solution, customers will be able to deliver secure, reliable, real-time information solutions to their mobile workers in days versus months or years."

About Defywire, Inc.
Defywire is a leading wireless middleware provider. The company's flagship product, Defywire Mobility Suite, extends the enterprise by providing mobile employees with secure, real-time access to corporate information systems. Defywire offers its software directly and through reseller channel partnerships. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Defywire is led by a seasoned management team with in-depth knowledge of wireless offerings. For more information, visit www.defywire.com. 

About webMethods, Inc.
webMethods is the industry's first Web services infrastructure company. webMethods' innovative integration, Web services, portal and analytic solutions enable more than 1,000 enterprise customers worldwide to run, measure and optimize their business. Recognized in 2003 as the fastest growing software company in North America by Deloitte, webMethods is headquartered in Fairfax, Va., with offices throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia Pacific and Japan.

For more information: http://www.webmethods.com

MobileInfo Comments and Advisory: This is a good combination of product expertise from two innovative companies. webMethods application development tools are widely used. Application development managers should evaluate webMethods in their own environments. For those who are already using webMethods, this is a good news.

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