Since the horrific events of September 11, 2001, the federal government has intensified its efforts to improve communications, collaboration, and information sharing between government and private sector agencies at all levels. The task of creating a seamless system of data and communication between disparate agencies has faced both technological and political obstacles.

webMethods, Inc. , a leading business integration and optimization software company, today announced the appointment of Marc Breissinger to the position of chief technology officer (CTO), effective immediately. In his new capacity, he will serve as a member of the company's executive management team. Breissinger had previously served as the company's chief architect, leading efforts supporting the development of the webMethods Fabric(TM) product suite.

The Deputy Treasurer and Budget Officer of New York's Tioga County has gone on record as to the secret behind ithe county's ability to streamline the distribution of information and eliminate the potential for human errors as it processes a wide variety of forms for human resource and finance applications: it's an enterprise-class report and document management solution called infoWEB.

In contrast to '800-pound gorilla' load testing tools, WAPT is designed to minimize the learning curve and give the user an ability to create a heavy load from a single regular workstation. You can create a basic test scenario and get meaningful information about your performance landscape in a matter of minutes. WAPT is able to generate up to 2000 simultaneously acting virtual users for an 'average' test scenario using standard hardware configuration (Pentium 4 2GHz, 512MB RAM, Gigabit Ethernet).