Editing WebMethods (section)

{{short description|Enterprise software company, division of IBM}}
{{lowercase title|title=webMethods}}
{{Infobox company
| name = webMethods Inc.
| logo = WebMethods (logo).png
| type = 
| owner = {{ubl|[[IBM]] {{smaller|(2024–present)}}}}
| foundation = 1996
| location = [[Reston, Virginia]]
| founder = Phillip Merrick<br />Caren Merrick
| industry = [[Computer software]]
| products = [[Enterprise Service Bus|ESB]], [[Business-to-business|B2B]], [[BPMS]], [[Business Activity Monitoring|BAM]], [[SOA Governance]], [[Software modernization|Application Modernization]]
| homepage = {{url|ibm.com/products/webmethods}}
}}

'''webMethods''' was an enterprise software company focused on application integration, business process integration and B2B partner integration.

Founded in 1996, the company sold systems for organizations to use [[web service]]s to connect software applications over the Internet. In 2000, the company stock shares rose over 500% the first day it was publicly traded.<ref name="IPO NASDAQ">{{Cite news |url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/05/linkedins-109-pop-on-first-day-of-trading-isnt-close-to-dotcom-era-ipos.html |work= Los Angeles Times |author= Nathan Olivarez-Giles |title= LinkedIn's 109% pop on first day of trading isn't close to 'dotcom era' IPO jumps |date= May 19, 2011 |access-date= November 17, 2021 }}</ref>

In 2007 webMethods was acquired by [[Software AG]] for $546 million and was made a subsidiary. By 2010 the webMethods division accounted for almost half of the parent company's revenues.<ref name="revenues">{{Cite web |title= Software AG reports record results for fiscal year 2010 |url= http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20110127_Q4_Results_page.asp |url-status= dead |date= January 27, 2011 |work= Press release |access-date= November 21, 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110927071622/http://www.softwareag.com/corporate/Press/pressreleases/20110127_Q4_Results_page.asp |archive-date= September 27, 2011 }}</ref>

Software AG retained the webMethods name, and uses it as a brand to identify a software suite encompassing process improvement, [[service-oriented architecture]] (SOA), IT modernization and business and partner integration.

In July 2024, [[IBM]] completed its purchase of webMethods,  and related products.