Short Take: Dell, others stake e-commerce firm

WebMethods, an e-commerce infrastructure firm that makes business-to-business software, today received a $17 million round of financing from Dell Computer, SAP, KPMG, Eastman Chemical and FDX. The firm also added FDX chief information officer Dennis Jones to its board of directors. WebMethods has received more than $39 million in financing so far.

Jan. 2, 2002 4:43 p.m. PT

an e-commerce infrastructure firm that makes business-to-business software, today received a $17 million round of financing from Dell Computer, SAP, KPMG, Eastman Chemical and FDX. The firm also added FDX chief information officer Dennis Jones to its board of directors. WebMethods has received more than $39 million in financing so far.