PRESS RELEASE

Nucleus Research looks at the Real ROI from WebMethods

Sep 22, 2003

65 Percent of Webmethods Reference Customers Achieved a Positive Return on Investment According to Nucleus Research Study

Organizations considering webMethods integration platform need a clear project roadmap to achieve a positive ROI

Nucleus Research, the leading provider of bottom-line focused technology research, today announced the results of an independent study of webMethods (NASDAQ: WEBM), an enterprise integration software vendor. The study, published today and entitled, "The Real ROI from webMethods," concluded that sixty-five percent of webMethod’s reference customers interviewed had achieved a positive ROI from their deployments, after an average deployment time of 2.6 years. An executive summary of the report is available at NucleusResearch.com.