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AXENTIS SIMPLIFIES AND EXTENDS SOFTWARE-AS-A-SERVICE DELIVERY WITH WEBMETHODS FABRIC
Turnkey Integration Solution Provides Global 2000 Enterprises with One View, Real-Time Visibility into Global Governance, Risk and Compliance Management Requirements
FAIRFAX , Va. and Cleveland, Oh. – April 17, 2006 – webMethods, Inc. (Nasdaq: WEBM), a leading business integration and optimization software company, today announced that Axentis, a leading provider of governance, risk and compliance (GRC) management solutions, has successfully implemented additional components of the webMethods Fabric™ product suite. As a result, Axentis has been able to significantly enhance the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery of its flagship Axentis Enterprise (Ae) Suite through the recent introduction of its Enterprise Integrator service, which provides Global 2000 enterprises with a more comprehensive application integration framework that connects their back office applications and processes with a centralized GRC platform. As the only company to fully embrace a SaaS approach within the GRC marketplace, Axentis has enjoyed significant growth since its founding in 1999, currently supporting the needs of more than 600,000 users across more than one hundred Fortune 1000 companies.
“A successful governance, risk and compliance management program must be holistic and dynamic enough to assimilate regulatory and other changes on the fly. With its SaaS-based model, Axentis delivers on this front,” said Roger Bottum, vice president of Marketing, Axentis Corporation. “Ensuring similar turnkey integration with back office data, applications and processes is an equally important component of our value proposition. That’s why we’ve long relied upon webMethods Fabric as our integration backbone for meeting these critical requirements as it helps to deliver on our promise of seamless, ongoing compliance management.”
In the face of the increasing number of mandates that they must comply with on a global basis, enterprises are seeking to implement more sustainable, holistic GRC programs, such as those offered by Axentis. Axentis’ cutting-edge platform minimizes the liability, exposure and cost associated with maintaining multiple silos of compliance-related initiatives. Axentis’ recently-launched Enterprise Integrator builds upon components of the webMethods Fabric product suite to help address these requirements by providing enterprises with a streamlined approach for integrating these various enterprise resources into the overall GRC framework.
webMethods Fabric is webMethods’ flagship product suite for integrating disparate systems and trading partner networks, managing complex business processes and proactively monitoring service levels from both an IT and business perspective. In addition to offering Axentis and its customers a standards-based approach for meeting a host of complex integration requirements, webMethods Fabric also meets the company’s requirements for scalability, reliability and fault-free performance, which has helped Axentis avoid any unplanned downtime while supporting one million workflow processes per week.
Leveraging these capabilities, Axentis’ Enterprise Integrator is designed so that organizations can implement compliance projects more quickly while maintaining a single view of all GRC activities with minimal ongoing administration. As a result, Axentis’ Enterprise Integrator can be employed to help consolidate the management of GRC programs as it provide users with out-of-the-box connectivity to a number of specialized enterprise systems, such as AICC-compliant eLearning systems and other Learning Management Systems (LMS), whistleblower and employee hotline systems, exception systems, and Identity Management systems, that are typically used across the GRC lifecycle.
“Axentis Enterprise is an outstanding example of how Software-as-a-Service can surpass traditional applications in meeting critical enterprise requirements as measured by speed-to-deployment, precision and cost-effectiveness,” said Gary So, vice president of Strategic Marketing, webMethods, Inc. “Coupled with the simultaneous emergence of service-oriented architecture, SaaS also underscores the overriding desire by enterprises to address critical IT requirements by simply invoking the needed business services instead of creating new systems from scratch. By helping a clear leader in this field deliver demonstrable business value, we’re able to show the value of our proven technology within one of today’s fastest growing markets.”
About Axentis
Axentis delivers the only on-demand business performance optimization environment that empowers companies to turn governance, risk and compliance initiatives into better business performance and competitive advantage. With its unique software-as-a-service (SaaS) model, Axentis Enterprise (Ae) Suite delivers a one-world view of the entire organization for better risk management, mitigation and compliance. Ae is easy-to-use and can be deployed quickly, delivering immediate impact and a quick return on investment (ROI). Organizations including First Data Corporation, ADT and AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals rely on Axentis for peace of mind and superior results. For more information, please visit http://www.axentis.com.
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 approximately 1,400 global customers. webMethods is headquartered in Fairfax, Va., with offices throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia Pacific and Japan. More information about the company can be found at www.webMethods.com.
The webMethods name and logo are registered trademarks of, and webMethods Fabric is a trademark of, webMethods, Inc. All other marks mentioned are trademarks or service marks of their respective companies.
This press release contains various remarks about the future expectations, plans and prospects of webMethods that may constitute forward-looking statements for purposes of the safe harbor provisions of the U.S. securities laws. Forward-looking statements in this press release include statements regarding trends in the market for business integration software and service-oriented architecture. Actual results of webMethods may differ materially from those indicated by these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, risks and uncertainties, including those discussed under the heading “Factors That May Affect Future Operating Results” in the Business section of webMethods' Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2005 and in webMethods’ Form 10-Q for the three months ended December 31, 2005, which are on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and may be accessed at www.sec.gov or webMethods' investor relations web page at www.webMethods.com/investors.
