Introducing webMethods Fabric: Realizing the Promise of Business Process Productivity

Introducing
webMethods Fabric 6.5
Delivering on the Promise of Business Process Productivity

April 2005
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ 4
INTRODUCING WEBMETHODS FABRIC 6.5........................................................................... 5 THE PROMISE OF BUSINESS PROCESS PRODUCTIVITY ............................................................ 5 WEBMETHODS FABRIC OVERVIEW ......................................................................................... 6 NEW IN WEBMETHODS FABRIC 6.5......................................................................................... 7 KEY PRODUCT CAPABILITIES................................................................................................ 8 INTEGRATION ........................................................................................................................ 8 ASSEMBLY.......................................................................................................................... 10 OPTIMIZATION..................................................................................................................... 11 PRODUCT DIFFERENTIATORS.............................................................................................. 13 UNIFIED, INTEGRATED PLATFORM ........................................................................................ 13 SMART SERVICEST, SMART PROCESSEST ........................................................................ 14 ADVANCED SERVICE-ORIENTED ARCHITECTURE................................................................... 15 TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION .................................................................................................. 15 STANDARDS LEADERSHIP .................................................................................................... 15 CONCLUSION .......................................................................................................................... 16
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
This white paper introduces webMethods Fabric 6.5 and how it helps companies increase Business Process Productivity.
The goal of Business Process Productivity is to enable enterprises to become both highly agile and highly efficient, allowing them to more easily leverage their existing information technology (IT) assets to addr... [download for more]