Mobile-enabling your business processes can be a time consuming and expensive task. With so many different operating systems and devices, extending your systems into the mobile space globally can take a tremendous investment in manpower and in-house knowledge.

webMethods Mobile Designer changes that. You develop your mobile experience only once and then deploy it on any mobile device, from an iPad to an Android™ to a Blackberry®, at the click of a button.

With webMethods Mobile Designer, you can:

•     Get your applications to mobile users faster
•     Develop once, deploy on any mobile device
•     Give mobile users the experience they expect on any device—from an IPad to a Blackberry
•     Cut development and maintenance costs by eliminating the problem of mobile fragmentation at all levels
•     Assure access to all the latest handset features as they are released
   

We would like to share a utility with our customers to enable installing of Designer Plug-Ins and Fixes in an Offline mode. It is achieved by a special Software AG Eclipse package which deals with mirroring of secured update sites. With this, you could create a local mirror of the plugins and fixes you want to install and then let other users within that company access this local mirror. This means that they would not need an Empower account to download the plug-ins or the fixes.

Please see the document in the Downloads section  so you can choose which option works best for you and download the relevant archive out of the four that are available. The pdf document (Offline_Install_of_Plug-ins.pdf) and archives can be found here

We recently launched the new Software AG Designer Update site for installing plug-ins and updates in Designer 8.2. The update site for Software AG Designer is hosted on Empower, Software AG’s support website. It allows you to install or update features from within Designer, using the standard Eclipse user interface. To use the update site, you need a Designer installation, which you get through the Software AG installer, Internet access to Empower, and an Empower user account.

Please check out the demonstration on how to use the Update Site and learn how to install plug-ins and get answers to common questions to get a better understanding of using the Update site.  Here is the link to the demo: http://communities.softwareag.com/ecosystem/communities/public/Developer/webmethods/products/suite/demos/installing-plug-ins-update-site.html

Software AG is pleased to announce the general availability of webMethods 8.2 release.  This release is another milestone in the evolution of the webMethods platform, and includes new functionality across the Enterprise BPM, Business Infrastructure, and Enterprise Data product lines.  The highlights of this release include:
 

• Round-trip process model interoperability to align IT operations with business imperatives
• Content integration & enhanced rules management to empower more BPM stakeholders
• Exploit new software architectures with event enabled platform & RESTful Services support
• IT agility & lifecycle enhancements with new design, build, and deploy tools
   

The following products are included in this release:

- ARIS MashZone
- CentraSite ActiveSOA
- My webMethods
- Software AG Designer
- Software AG Installer
- webMethods ApplinX
- webMethods Broker
- webMethods Business Events
- webMethods Business Rules
- webMethods Content Service Platform
- webMethods Deployer
- webMethods EntireX
- webMethods Integration Server
- webMethods Mediator
- webMethods Monitor
- webMethods OneData
- webMethods Optimize for Infrastructure
- webMethods Optimize for Process
- webMethods Process Development
- webMethods Process Engine
- webMethods Task Engine
- webMethods Trading Networks

You can learn more about this release by reading the latest documentation at http://documentation.softwareag.com/
 

Best regards,
Software AG Product Management
 

Software AG is pleased to announce the availability of the following Language Packs:
 

• Hebrew Language Pack (HLP) and Turkish Language Pack (TLP) for
• CentraSite 8.0 SP4
• Japanese Language Pack (JLP) for:
• webMethods Broker & JMS 8.0 SP2
• ESB Designer 8.1
• webMethods Integration Server 8.0 SP1
• webMethods Trading Networks 8.0 SP1
• My webMethods Server and webMethods Task Engine 8.0 SP2
• webMethods Process Engine 8.0 SP2
• webMethods Monitor 8.0 SP3
• webMethods Optimize for Infrastructure 8.0 SP3
• webMethods Optimize for Process 8.0 SP3
• webMethods Designer 8.0 SP2
   

Visit the Product Globalization Information page at Empower for the latest critical information related to the language packs.

The 8.0 webMethods upgrade guide has been modified, so please download the latest copy of this guide from our Documentation Site.  This document could have some additional future release versions based on customer feedback.  The most recent version of this document can always be found on our Documentation Site.

Best regards,
On behalf of the webMethods team at Software AG

Process Intelligence is the smartest way to improve your organization’s financial and operational performance. That’s because, with Process Intelligence, you can measure and optimize the processes that run your business daily.

So get smarter about it! Download a FREE copy of Process Intelligence for Dummies here

Software AG is also pleased to announce the General Availability of the following webMethods releases and service packs:

1. webMethods Broker & JMS 8.0 SP2
2. CentraSite 8.0 SP4
3. EntireX Adapter 8.0
4. ESB Designer 8.1
5. My webMethods Server and webMethods Task Engine 8.0 SP2
6. webMethods Process Engine 8.0 SP2
7. webMethods Monitor 8.0 SP3
8. webMethods Optimize 8.0 SP3
9. webMethods Designer for Process 8.0 SP2
10. webMethods Composite Application Framework 8.0 SP2
     

These updates can now be downloaded from Empower.

The highlights for the Service packs are: 

1. Support for Internet Explorer 8
2. Support for Microsoft Windows 2008 Server R2
3. Updated Service Development Plug-ins

With this set of Service Packs, all products on the 8.0 platform now support Microsoft Internet Explorer 8. Majority of the webMethods products are now supported on Windows Server 2008 R2. Please check the System Requirements Document on Empower for more details.

This update incorporates feedback and fixes found in live customer implementations and have undergone full system testing by Software AG. Customers are encouraged to plan the adoption of these service packs as soon as possible in their maintenance cycle.

More details can be found on the Empower Product Documentation site for these and other improvements.  Please review the component Readme files, Installation and upgrade documentation before installing or upgrading to these service packs.


Best regards,
On behalf of the webMethods team at Software AG

Coming next month! Book your place at the International User Group Conferences
21st June to 25th June 2010, Prague, Czech Republic

Dedicated days for Adabas, Natural and webMethods users, meet with your peers, and network during the day sessions and evening social events.

Find out more here
 

Software AG is pleased to announce the general availability of the side-by-side upgrade capability for the webMethods 6.5 and 7.1.x releases to the latest webMethods 8.0 release. This side-by-side upgrade capability is in addition to the over-install capability offered in December 2009. Both upgrade approaches have been improved to simplify the overall upgrade process.

Several fixes and service packs support the upgrade capability across the webMethods suite. While the software component of this upgrade capability consists mostly of fixes, it has undergone full system testing by Software AG. Customers are strongly encouraged to plan migration to the latest 8.0 release as soon as possible in their maintenance cycle. Customers can now download the required fixes and service packs from Empower.

In addition to the webMethods Upgrade Guide, customers can find details on the improvements, fixes, and changes in the product Readme files posted on the Empower Product Documentation site.

Best regards,
On behalf of the webMethods team at Software AG

Software AG is pleased to announce the General Availability of the following webMethods service packs: Integration Server 7.1.3 and My webmethods Server 7.1.3. These service packs also includes support for Internet Explorer 8 and Windows 2008 Server R2 for our 7.1 platform. The Service Packs can now be downloaded from Advantage.

This update incorporates feedback and fixes found in live customer implementations. While this release is a service pack, it has undergone the full system testing by Software AG. It is now the reference release, and customers are strongly encouraged to plan their adoption of 7.1.3 as soon as possible in their maintenance cycle. Updating your 7.1.x platform to this release requires a simple "install over" approach.

The highlights for the Service packs are:
 

• Full fix roll-up and system tests for customer issues included since the 7.1.1 and 7.1.2 releases
• Support for Internet Explorer 8
• Support for Windows Server 2008 R2
   

With this Service Pack the webMethods Suite 7.1.x supports Internet Explorer 8 and Windows Server 2008 R2. However, CentraSite GE 7.1 SP2 and X-Broker 7.1 SP2 only support Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.x and 7.x. For further details please see here

More details of these and other improvements are available in the component Readme files. Installation, upgrade documentation, and updated and new webMethods documentation can be found on Empower Product Documentation


Best regards,
On behalf of the webMethods team at Software AG

Check out the latest edition of our popular Communities newsletter, TECHniques.

Articles include:
 

• The Process-Oriented Organization: Recognizing and Leveraging Potential
• Listening to Customers - how you can provide feedback to Software AG
• Top Three Customer-driven Features for webMethods version 8.0
• Using webMethods Integration Server and ApplinX to Modernize an IVR Application
   

To read the Winter 2009/2010 edition, click here.

Software AG is pleased to announce the general availability of webMethods Oracle Applications Adapter 6.0 with Predefined Transaction Services 12.0.6. This enables the webMethods Integration Server to integrate with Oracle Applications 12.0.6. 

These predefined transaction services are complete, ready-to-use flow services that simplify the process of integrating with Oracle Applications systems. In many cases, all you need to do to use a predefined transaction service is specify your Oracle Applications system connection information.

The webMethods Oracle Applications Adapter 6.0 with Predefined Transaction Services 12.0.6 are for use with webMethods Integration Server 6.5 SP3 and later.

You can learn more about this release by reading the latest documentation in the Oracle Applications section of webMethods Adapters Documentation at http://documentation.softwareag.com/

Best regards,

Software AG Product Management

After an extensive First Customer Ship program, the webMethods 8 release is now Generally Available (GA) for all customers. This release is a major milestone in the evolution of the webMethods platform, and includes new functionality across the entire suite, including Integration, B2B, Business Process Management, BAM, and SOA Governance (CentraSite). And now that Software AG is in the process of acquiring IDS Scheer, webMethods 8 will help our customers use webMethods and the ARIS products together based on process model interoperability between the product lines. 

The GA announcement marks the conclusion of a 6 month long First Customer Ship (FCS) phase, with more than 200 customer and partner participants. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, and helped us immensely as we readied the software for GA. Thanks to all the participants who provided feedback in the FCS program. We are confident that this will be the most complete, stable, and impactful release in the history of the webMethods product line.

Key Themes – What’s New in webMethods 8.0

• New SOA Governance Platform -- CentraSite ActiveSOA – based on the integrated CentraSite Governance Edition and Enterprise Edition, and a wealth of new features.
• Unified Business Service Repository – Single metadata repository for entire webMethods suite, based on CentraSite ActiveSOA.
• New Service Virtualization and Policy Enforcement -- webMethods Mediator.
• Improved Broker scalability with policy based clustering.

• Enhanced capabilities for Business User empowerment:
• Dynamic workspaces for customizable, personalized work environments
• Forms-Driven processes and ad-hoc process design
• Integrated business intelligence reporting

• Faster time to value:
• Unified, Eclipse-based development across webMethods Suite (webMethods Designer)
• Streamlined installation with persona-based guides

• Increased return on existing infrastructure investments:
• Mainframe service enablement via Integration Server -- webMethods EntireX for ESB
• XPDL import support for process model interoperability between ARIS and webMethods
• Additional new standards support

To learn more, and view the customer webinar from the FCS announcement, visit the webMethods 8 Resource Center at http://www.softwareag.com/webmethods8
 

This service pack focuses on the following core areas:

Support for multi-threaded asynchronous upload/download of files between Integration Server and ActiveTransfer server. The upload/download of files can also now work with streams.
Publish Alert notification document to webMethods Broker or to JMS over webMethods Broker.
Support Checkpoint restart feature for FTP, SFTP and FTPS protocols.

You can learn more about this release by reading the latest documentation, available in the webMethods area of the Software AG Documentation Web site (http://documentation.softwareag.com/).

If you have questions about Software AG solutions and services, please contact your account representative.

Software AG is pleased to announce the availability of webMethods ActiveTransfer Platform Server 7.2. This advanced managed file transfer solution enables an organization to secure and control file-transfer activity on all platforms throughout the enterprise. Whether transferring critical business files between applications, integrating data from a network of stores or branch locations, or sending large files to an offshore data center, webMethods ActiveTransfer Platform Server is the robust solution that enterprises can depend upon to meet their stringent requirements.

The key features of ActiveTransfer Platform Server include:

Guaranteed delivery
End-to-end automation
Large file handling
Built-in security
Accelerated transfers
Trigger alerts
Direct integration with webMethods Integration Server

You can learn more about this release by reading the latest documentation, available in the webMethods area of the Software AG Documentation Web site (http://documentation.softwareag.com/).

If you have questions about Software AG solutions and services, please contact your account representative.

Software AG is pleased to announce the availability of webMethods SWIFT Module 7.1 FCS. webMethods SWIFT Module 7.1 combines SWIFT FIN and SWIFTNet support into a single solution enabling unified connectivity for both SAA (SWIFT Alliance Access) and SAG (SWIFT Alliance Gateway). The webMethods SWIFT solution is SWIFTReady and was recently awarded the SWIFTReady Financial Label for 2009.

This release provides the following major features:

MQHA connectivity with SAG and SAA
User interface to configure connectivity with SAG
Support for MX (ISO 20022) and MT messages
Support for FpML messages
Support for XML v2 format
Reconciliation of MT and MX messages
Support for BICPlusIBAN directory

You can learn more about this release by reading the latest documentation, available in the webMethods area of the Software AG Documentation Web site (http://documentation.softwareag.com/).

If you have questions about Software AG solutions and services, please contact your account representative.

Dear Customers,

The Software AG Product Management and Marketing team is currently in the process of reviewing and making changes to the webMethods Peoplesoft EnterpriseOne Adapter.

The webMethods PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne Adapter is a product that is developed and maintained by Oracle. Oracle recently revised their strategy for this product and has announced plans to end standard support in October, 2010 and provide sustenance support beyond that without any end date set. During the standard support phase, the existing customers will get new patches, fixes and upgrades. However, during the sustenance support phase, there will not be any new fixes or patches but the customers will still be supported with the existing fixes

Consequently, the End of Maintenance (EOM) date for webMethods Peoplesoft EnterpriseOne Adapter has been set to October, 2010. The End of Support (EOS) date is currently being reviewed and it will be communicated in the near future.

The review process will mainly deal with the aim to retire the product webMethods Peoplesoft EnterpriseOne Adapter. Meanwhile, Software AG is also in the process of finding an alternate way to integrate with Peoplesoft EntepriseOne.

As always, the PMM team is interested in receiving any related input to this subject from the field. Please direct your comments also to Suryanarayanan.Nagarajan@softwareag.com

Software AG is pleased to announce the General Availability of the webMethods X.400 Adapter 7.1 and the webMethods OFTP Adapter 7.1.
Major features of webMethods X.400 Adapter 7.1 include:

• Send and receive interpersonal messages as well as X.435 EDI messages.
• Receive delivery and non-delivery notifications.
• Receive receipt and non-receipt notifications.
• Receive correlation documents.
• Send delivery notifications and EDI specific administrative advisories. Major features of webMethods OFTP Adapter 7.1 include:
• Send documents and receive inbound notifications from the OFTP server.
• Access to ISDN and TCP/IP networks.
• Process status and error messages.
• Process inbound messages in ANSI X.12, EDIFACT, EANCOM, VDA, ODETTE, IDOC and other formats.

A detailed list of features is found in the release notes and documentation for the product.
User documentation for this release, including installation instructions, is available in the "webMethods" area of the Software AG Documentation Web page.
 

Software AG is pleased to announce the following platform certifications.

The following products are now certified for use with Windows Server 2008 on x86 and ix86-64 platform:

webMethods Ariba Supplier OnRamp 7.1
webMethods AS/400 Adapter 6.0.1
webMethods Enterprise JavaBeans Adapter 6.5.2
webMethods JDBC Adapter 6.5
webMethods JMS Adapter 6.1
webMethods Oracle Applications Adapter 6.0
webMethods PeopleSoft Adapter 6.0
webMethods Salesforce.com Adapter 7.1
webMethods Siebel Adapter 6.0 SP3

webMethods ACH Module 6.1
webMethods Chem eStandards Module 7.1
webMethods ebXML Module 7.1
webMethods HIPAA Module 6.0.2
webMethods RosettaNet Module 7.1 SP1
webMethods SWIFT FIN Module 6.1 SP2

The following products are now certified for use with Windows Server 2008 on x86 platform:

webMethods SWIFTNet Module 6.0.1 SP1

Note: For complete support information for the products above, see the Adapters System Requirements and the eStandards Modules System Requirements documents, available in the "webMethods" area of the Software AG Documentation Web site (http://documentation.softwareag.com/).

The highlights of this release include:

·         JCo3 support

·         Dynamic connections

·         Enhanced logging support

·         Usability enhancements


A detailed list of features is found in the release notes and documentation for the product.  

User documentation for this release, including installation documentation, is located on the website: https://advantage.webmethods.com/bookshelf_product_documentation
 

General information related to certification of Software AG webMethods 7.1.2 Suite running on Windows 2008 Standard and Enterprise Edition:

WebMethods Installer 801_129 or later should be used to install WebMethods product suite, especially for the 64 bit Windows environment.
CentraSite GE 7-1 SP2 Fix4 requires a minimum of 8K buffer pool/page size on DB2 backend database.

You can learn more about the contents of this certification by reviewing the documentation available in the Advantage Bookshelf If you have questions about Software AG solutions and services, please contact your account representative.

A new version of the webMethods eStandards Modules System Requirements has been posted to Advantage. This version of the document
has been updated as follows:-

webMethods SWIFTNet Module 6.0.1 SP1 is now supported (via a fix) on IBM AIX 5.3/6.1 and Solaris SPARC 9/10.
The updated document is available from the Cross-Product Documentation page on the Bookshelf:
http://advantage.webmethods.com/bookshelf_cross_component

 Software AG is pleased to announce the availability of webMethods RosettaNet 7.1 SP1.

This service pack focused on the following core areas:

1. Strict adherence to RNIF Specs for message handling with improved error handling.
2. Improved validation of partner interactions through TPA configuration.
3. Improved support for encryption, compression, large docs and synchronous interactions.
4. Provides additional services for easier and streamlined migration from prior RosettaNet releases to 71 SP1.

This service pack also contains all fixes for webMethods RosettaNet 7.1 module available since the 7.1 release.

You can learn more about the contents of this release by reviewing the Readme and the Enhancements and Fixes document available in the Advantage Bookshelf
If you have questions about Software AG solutions and services, please contact your account representative.

Software AG is pleased to announce the following platform and/or database certifications.

The following products are now certified for use with AIX 6.1. In addition, products that support Oracle databases now support Oracle 11.1:

webMethods Ariba Supplier OnRamp 7.1
webMethods AS/400 Adapter 6.0
webMethods Enterprise JavaBeans Adapter 6.5.2*
webMethods JDBC Adapter 6.5
webMethods JMS Adapter 6.1
webMethods Lotus Notes Adapter 6.0
webMethods PeopleSoft Adapter 6.0
webMethods Remedy Adapter 6.0
webMethods Siebel Adapter 6.0
webMethods Tuxedo Adapter 6.0
webMethods WebSphere MQ Adapter 6.5
webMethods Chem eStandards Module 7.1
webMethods ebXML Module 7.1
webMethods HIPAA Module 6.0
webMethods Oracle Applications Adapter 6.0
webMethods RosettaNet Module 7.1
webMethods SWIFT FIN Module 6.1**
In addition, the following products are now certified for use on DB2 9.5:

webMethods JDBC Adapter 6.5
webMethods SWIFT FIN Module 6.1**
*Note: There is a known issue with the webMethods Enterprise JavaBeans Adapter 6.5.2 on AIX 6.1 where the EJB XA Connection does not get enabled when used with the WebLogic server. A fix will be available soon to address this issue. **Note: In order to use the webMethods SWIFT FIN Module 6.1 in these new environments, you will need to apply the following fix: SWIFTFIN_6-1_SP2_Fix14 – This fix supports DB2 9.1/9.5 database for webMethods SWIFT FIN Module 6.1 SP2.

For information about our updated system requirements, see the Advantage Bookshelf http://advantage.webmethods.com/bookshelf_cross_component.

Software AG is pleased to announce the general availability of the Spanish language Packs (SLP) and Simplified Chinese Language Packs (SCLP) for the following components:

My webMethods Server 7.1.2
webMethods Monitor 7.1.2
webMethods Optimize for B2B 7.1.2
webMethods Optimize for Infrastructure 7.1.2
webMethods Optimize for Process 7.1.2
webMethods Trading Networks 7.1.2
webMethods Task Engine 7.1.2

Visit the Localization section on Product Globalization Information page at Advantage (https://advantage.webmethods.com/product_globalization_information).

You can learn more about these releases by reviewing the Readme and Enhancements & Fixes documents available on the Advantage Bookshelf (http://advantage.webmethods.com/bookshelf).

Software AG is pleased to announce the availability of the webMethods Adapter System Requirements document. It contains the platform and supported backend details for all generally available adapters. This document supersedes all platform-related information that you may find in any of the adapter's installation and user's guide. In the future, the adapter installation and user's guides will be updated to remove the system requirements information. 

This document will be updated as needed to reflect information for new adapters, as well as any platform-related changes to current adapters.

Please visit https://advantage.webmethods.com/bookshelf_adapters to download the document.
 

Software AG is pleased to announce the general availability of webMethods 7.1.2 Certification on AIX 6.1, DB2 9.5, Oracle 11.1, and DataDirect Connect 4.0 support for the database components of the following products:

Integration Server 7.1.2
Broker 7.1.2
Trading Networks 7.1.2
Optimize 7.1.2
Monitor 7.1.2
Process Engine 7.1.2
Task Engine 7.1.2
My webMethods Server 7.1.2

You can install webMethods database components on all platforms that are supported by the host RDBMS. All webMethods products come with the client component of the DataDirect Connect JDBC driver. Please follow the instructions below to upgrade this driver to version 4.0. For information about the database components and the webMethods products that use them, see the webMethods Installation Guide.

In order to use the webMethods products in these new environments you will need to apply the following two fixes:

SCG_7-1-2_DataDirect_Fix1 - This fix upgrades DataDirect Connect for JDBC from version 3.6 to version 4.0.
DCC_7-1-2_Fix1 - This fix affects the webMethods Database Component Configurator and underlying database scripts. The fix is available as the latest CDC 7.1.2 build on Advantage.
Detailed instructions for applying these fixes are included in the respective fix readmes.

After applying these fixes, you will need to configure the database pool for Analytical Engine using the Central Configurator in My webMethods Server to define a DB2 split by user or schema. Add the parameter "showSelectableTables=false" to the JDBC URL (for example, “jdbc:wm:db2://host:port;DatabaseName=;AlternateID=;showSelectableTables=false”).

For information about our updated system requirements, see the Cross-Component Documentation bookshelf on Advantage.

Software AG is pleased to announce the General Availability (GA) of Designer 7.2. The highlights of this release include:

• New ESB Eclipse-Based Editors - Designer 7.2 includes Eclipse-based editors you can use to create and view flow services, documents, JMS triggers, and Web service descriptors. You can create flow services using the standard tree view or a new graphical view that is similar to a flow chart.
• Usability Enhancements - In Designer 7.2, it is now easier configure and manage connections to Integration Server, browse and view Integration Server contents, define working sets, and simplified perspectives.
• Improved Interoperability - Improved interoperability among the ESB, BPM, and CAF tools simplifies development. These tools include drag-and-drop functionality, easy-to-use mapping tools, common navigation and tool bars, unified look-and-feel, and new perspectives.
• Debugging Services - Users can run and debug services using the built-in Eclipse debugging tools. Developers can set breakpoints, step through flow services, and modify pipeline contents while debugging. Designer 7.2 also includes new views for debugging and examining service results.
The new Designer 7.2 supports all the webMethods 7.1.2 runtime environments. A detailed list of features is found in the release notes and documentation for the product.

User documentation for this release, including installation documentation, is located on the website:
https://advantage.webmethods.com/bookshelf_product_documentation
 

Software AG is pleased to introduce the webMethods Peoplesoft EnterpriseOne Adapter 8.98 for integrating with Peoplesoft EnterpriseOne 8.98.
This version of the adapter provides the same set of capabilities that are provided in Oracle's PeopleSoft EnterpriseOne 8.98 One-Off Adapter for XPI 8.94. 

You can learn more about this release by reviewing the Readme and Release Notes documents available on the Advantage Bookshelf
(https://advantage.webmethods.com/bookshelf_adapters_peoplesoft).

Regards,
Software AG Product Management
 

Software AG is pleased to announce the First Customer Ship (FCS) of Designer 7.2. During the FCS period, you may request access to Designer 7.2 by contacting your webMethods sales representative. This release is now available for download from Advantage. You can find the release on Advantage at Releases > Current Releases > Designer 7.2. This release includes significant additions and enhancements, including the key features and benefits described below.

The highlights of this release include:
 

• New ESB Eclipse-Based Editors - Designer 7.2 includes Eclipse-based editors you can use to create and view flow services, documents, JMS triggers, and Web service descriptors. You can create flow services using the standard tree view or a new graphical view that is similar to a flow chart.
• Usability Enhancements - In Designer 7.2, it is now easier configure and manage connections to Integration Server, browse and view Integration Server contents, and define working sets. In addition, perspectives have been simplified.
• Improved Interoperability - In Designer 7.2, improved interoperability among the ESB, BPM, and CAF tools simplifies development. These tools include drag-and-drop functionality, easy-to-use mapping tools, common navigation and tool bars, unified look-and-feel, and new perspectives.
• Debugging Services - In Designer 7.2 , you can run and debug services using the built-in Eclipse debugging tools. You can set breakpoints, step through flow services, and modify pipeline contents while debugging. Designer 7.2 also includes new views for debugging and examining service results.
   

A detailed list of features is found in the release notes and documentation for the product. If you have questions about Software AG solutions and services, please contact your account representative.

User documentation for this release, including installation documentation, is located on the website: https://advantage.webmethods.com/bookshelf_product_documentation

 

Software AG is pleased to announce the general availability of the German language Pack (GLP) for the following components: 

My webMethods Server 7.1.2
webMethods Monitor 7.1.2
webMethods Optimize for B2B 7.1.2
webMethods Optimize for Infrastructure 7.1.2
webMethods Optimize for Process 7.1.2
webMethods Trading Networks 7.1.2
webMethods Task Engine 7.1.2

Visit the Localization section on Product Globalization Information page at Advantage.

You can learn more about these releases by reviewing the Readme and Enhancements & Fixes documents available on the AdvantageBookshelf page.

Software AG is pleased to announce the availability of webMethods Insight 7.2 product. WebMethods Insight helps customers gain deep visibility into their SOA Architectures, performance monitoring for SOA and minimizes disruptions in your operational infrastructure.

This release provides the following capabilities:

• Ability to monitor and manage services hosted on a variety of platforms
• Integration with CentraSite Enterprise Edition and Governance Edition.
• Insight Agent for webMethods Integration Server
• Insight Agent for webMethods X-Broker

A detailed list of features is found in the release notes and documentation for the product. If you have questions about Software AG solutions and services, please contact your account representative.

Software AG is pleased to announce the General Availability of webMethods v7.1.2. The maintenance release is available for download from Advantage at https://advantage.webmethods.com/downloadinstaller. 

While this release is on the scale of a service pack, it has undergone full system testing by Software AG. It is now the reference release, and customers are strongly encouraged to plan their adoption of v7.1.2 as soon as possible in their maintenance cycle. Upgrading to this release requires a simple "install over" approach.

The highlights for this maintenance release are:

• Full roll-up and system tests for customer issues included since the v7.1.1 release
• Performance improvements in Process Engine, Integration Server HTTP processing, and XML parsing on multi-core architectures
• Accelerated features planned for the next major release but brought forward to enrich your use of the product.

Some of the most requested features and enhancements include:

• My webMethods Server now offers bidirectional text support for right-to-left languages (such as Arabic and Hebrew)
• Support for MWS clustering, and NT Service support
• webMethods Designer can now import process definitions in XPDL format from third-party environments, including simulation information
• Usability enhancements to webMethods Deployer, Designer, Trading Networks administration, and Broker administration
• Improved, single-machine installation reducing the number of post-install configurations required
• Access to multiple Trading Networks installations from within MWS

More details of these and other improvements are available in the component Readme files. Updated and new webMethods documentation can be found at

Product Documentation

Installation and upgrade documentation can also be found on the Advantage Bookshelf at

Installation and Upgrade Documentation

Software AG is pleased to announce the general availability of the Japanese Language Packs (JLP) for the following components:

- Integration Server 7.1.1 JLP
- Developer 7.1.1 JLP
- Trading Networks 7.1.1 JLP
- Broker 7.1 JLP
- Monitor 7.1 JLP
- Designer 7.1.1 JLP
- Process Engine 7.1.1 JLP
- Task Engine 7.1.1 JLP
- Optimize for Infrastructure 7.1 JLP
- Optimize for Process 7.1 JLP
- Optimize for B2B 7.1 JLP
- My webMethods 7.1.1 JLP

Software AG is pleased to announce the general availability of the Russian Language Packs (RLP) for the following components:

- My webMethods Server 7.1.1 RLP
- Task Engine 7.1.1 RLP
- Optimize for Infrastructure 7.1. RLP
- Optimize for Process 7.1. RLP
- Monitor 7.1 RLP

Software AG announces the arrival of the following maintenance releases:

- CentraSite Governance Edition 7.1 SP1
- webMethods X-Broker 7.1 SP1

Software AG announces that the following maintenance releases are now available:

- Designer 7.1.1
- Process Engine 7.1.1
- Task Engine 7.1.1
- Composite Application Framework 7.1.1
- Fair Isaac Blaze Advisor 6.5.3
- My webMethods 7.1.1
- Metadata Library 7.1.1
- Optimize for Infrastructure 7.1.1
- Trading Networks 7.1.1
- Optimize for B2B 7.1.1

Software AG is pleased to announce the General Availability of webMethods 7.1.  Since we announced the First Customer Ship release on Aug 31 we have registered over 100 customers in the FCS program and many of them are actively using the product.  We have used the FCS period to get our field ready and we are now making this release available to all customers.  

This release is full of important features that will improve the way you build systems.  More importantly, this release continues on our promise to enable you to improve your business with the solutions built on this proven platform.

Software AG is pleased to announce the availability of webMethods for Microsoft Package 7.1. The webMethods for Microsoft Package provides a tight bidirectional integration between the webMethods product suite and the Microsoft .NET Framework. The package simplifies access to business and integration logic built using the Microsoft .NET Framework and languages from enterprise integrations.

This release adds several new features to the webMethods for Microsoft Package including the following:

- Support for Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0
- Support for Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2005
- JDK 1.5 Support, including support for 64-bit JVM and .NET CLR
- Enhanced Introspection, simplifying the process of developing integrations with .NET environments.