News from Cotonou, Benin

Up until now, the 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 community platform has been hosted on the 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐆 website. However, with the recent acquisition of webMethods by IBM, it's certain that the new forum will be moved to the IBM website.

I'm curious to see how this migration will unfold and what the traffic will be like on the new IBM forum, especially as people continue to post about webMethods on the Software AG Tech Forums.

⏩webMethods Tech Forum on Software AG: https://lnkd.in/eexRmvJ

⏩webMethods Tech Forum on IBM: https://lnkd.in/e6xS4cTH

PS: This post has been published on LinkedIn on August 22, 2024 [1].

News from Dakar, Senegal

 A few days ago, I received an email from the IBM Automation Team about 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝘀. Later, I got a LinkedIn message and missed a phone call due to many things I was handling before vacation. 

Today, I had a 6-minute phone conversation with one of the IBM Automation Experts. We discussed my feedback and questions I have on webMethods.

Even though today is my first day of vacation and I had the conversation from the hall of 𝐵𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝐷𝑖𝑎𝑔𝑛𝑒 𝐼𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐴𝑖𝑟𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑡 in Dakar, Senegal, I really enjoyed the conversation and felt honored to be called.

📢 FYI: I have been elected as a 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱𝘀 𝗚𝘂𝗿𝘂 since June 2024.

PS: This post has been published on LinkedIn on August 7, 2024 [1].

IBM bought webMethods from Software AG

In December 2023, IBM reached a definitive agreement with the German software editor Software AG to acquire webMethods, webMethods Super iPaaS, and StreamSets for €2.13 billion in cash. As of July 1, 2024, this acquisition is complete, and the majority of Software AG employees working on these products, including John Carter and Dave Pemberton, have joined IBM.

webMethods and StreamSets are among the leading technologies in application integration, API management, and data integration.

For IBM, this acquisition represents an exceptional opportunity to help their clients unlock the full potential of their applications and data.

With the acquisition of webMethods by IBM, it is time to change its designation in our various formal and informal discussions. From now on, let's say 𝐈𝐁𝐌 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬, 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐛𝐲 𝐈𝐁𝐌 or  𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐝𝐞 𝐈𝐁𝐌 (𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝐹𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐ℎ 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑘𝑒𝑟𝑠) instead of 𝐒𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐆 𝐰𝐞𝐛𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝𝐬.

What do you think about this acquisition and the future of webMethods?

PS: This post is a combination of two posts I published on LinkedIn on July 12, 2024 [1], and July 17, 2024 [2].

webMethods: A promotional video featuring me.

Dear Fellows,

Earlier this year, I was elected as a webMethods Community Champion by Software AG. This nomination recognizes my dedication and contributions to the webMethods Integration Community, where I have shared knowledge about integration issues. As a token of appreciation, I received a gift (i.e., a goodie) from the German company Software AG.

My manager at SII Maroc and the Communication team decided to shoot a promotional video on this topic and the gift I received. I humbly accepted, and the video has been published on LinkedIn.

I would like to thank Toni Petrov from Software AG Bulgaria, who managed the logistics of the gift, and my colleagues from the Middleware team at the headquarters of Crédit du Maroc in Casablanca.