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- 1 2 3 webMethods web services Development
- 1 2 orielly 2001 article on GLUE
- ↑ webMethods to offer OEM license of Glue
- 1 2 3 Glue3.0 release article
- ↑ Glue detailed feature list
- 1 2 cnet article "WebMethods buys a new direction"
- 1 2 Glue 4.1 released Article
- ↑ Glue featured in Microsoft Press book
- ↑ webMethods Press release on The Mind Electric takeover
- ↑ webMethods press release on the product end of life
- ↑ The Server Side Glue4.0 announcement
- ↑ Announcing Glue 4.0
- ↑ The Serverside Glue 4.1 announcement