Welch's Selects The webMethods Integration Platform to Automate Business Processes With UCCnet

webMethods Workflow Capabilities Will Enhance Operational Efficiency and Enable Rapid Connection to UCCnet for Item Synchronization

Fairfax, VA, May 12, 2003

webMethods, Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBM), the leading independent provider of integration software, today announced that Welch's has selected the webMethods Integration Platform as the enterprise-wide standard for automating business processes. Welch's will integrate a variety of the company's internal applications and IT systems using webMethods' standards-based integration platform.

Headquartered in Concord, Massachusetts, Welch's is the world's leading producer of juice, jam and jelly products made from Concord and Niagara grapes.

"We view the webMethods Integration Platform as an integral component in supporting our customers through such industry wide initiatives as UCCnet and EDIINT," says Wayne Lemmerhirt, Group Manager of Applications Development at Welch's.

Collaborative EDI is the ability to extend and accelerate traditional EDI processes by incorporating EDI operations as part of a business flow, not as a single execution of document exchange. webMethods will enable Welch's to securely transact business using the EDIINT standard to effectively streamline communication across the extended enterprise. The webMethods Integration Platform is designed to give companies a rapid and simplified means for meeting customer requirements to automate business processes.

"The webMethods Integration Platform will be the infrastructure on which Welch's establishes business process automation," said Lemmerhirt. "We selected the webMethods Integration Platform for its ease of use and its wide-ranging support for industry standards. Also, it was the only solution that operated as a single product with many enabling technologies, all integrated together. This demonstrated an ease of deployment that is critical for meeting our desired goals in the desired timeframe."

Welch's also plans to standardize future technology additions on the webMethods Integration Platform so that it can maintain a truly integrated enterprise, optimized for business process automation across a variety of IT systems, such as, packaged ERP and custom developed applications.

"webMethods offers the only fully integrated solution for enterprise integration, making it easy for our customers to quickly deploy and reap the benefits of business process automation," said Darren Oberst, senior vice president and general manager, Industry Solutions, webMethods, Inc. "Standards like EDIINT are one of the many tools that help companies leverage the Internet to reduce the cost of EDI transactions and gain real-time collaboration with partners and customers. We look forward to working with Welch's to help them successfully deploy the webMethods Integration Platform for end-to-end business process automation."

About Welch's
Welch's, which had sales in Fiscal Year 2002 of $553 million, is the world's leading marketer of Concord and Niagara grape-based products, including grape juice and fruit spreads. The company produces a variety of other fruit-based products, including 100% juices, juice cocktails and drinks in the following forms: bottled, refrigerated, single-serve and frozen and shelf-stable concentrates. In addition, Welch's produces a number of fruit spread products under both the Welch's and BAMA brand names. Welch's web site can be found at www.welchs.com.

About webMethods, Inc.
As the leading independent provider of integration software, webMethods, Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBM - news) delivers the industry's most comprehensive platform for enterprise-wide integration, including complete support for Enterprise Web Services. The webMethods Integration Platform allows customers to achieve quantifiable R.O.I. by linking business processes, enterprise and legacy applications, databases, Web services and workflows both within and across enterprises. Through this seamless flow of information, companies can 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 900 customers worldwide including Global 2000 leaders such as Bank of America, Citibank, Dell, Eastman Chemical, The Ford Motor Company, Grainger, and Motorola. webMethods' strategic partners include Accenture, AMS, BearingPoint, BMC Software, BroadVision, Cap Gemini Ernst & Young, CSC, Deloitte Consulting, EDS, HP, i2 Technologies, J.D. Edwards, SAP AG, Siebel Systems and TCS. More information about the company can be found at http://www.webMethods.com.

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