Definition of SAP NetWeaver

SAP NetWeaver is a comprehensive technology platform, which can be integrated smoothly into existing systems. Because of the minimum amount of expenses of internal company integration, the operating costs of your entire IT landscape are reduced. With SAP NetWeaver, you can flexibly implement, execute and improve business processes. In this way, you can pursue growth strategies and, at the same time, react quickly to changes.

SAP NetWeaver is the technical basis of the solutions from mySAP Business Suite and the Composite Applications, the SAP xApps. Furthermore, SAP NetWeaver is the core of the Enterprise Services Architecture, SAP’s basic concept for Web Service solutions.

SAP NetWeaver is therefore an extensive, strategic integration and application platform that allows you to reduce the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of your SAP landscape. SAP NetWeaver helps you to bring together and organize people, information, and business processes across system and organization boundaries.

All mySAP solutions will be based on SAP NetWeaver in the future. At the same time, SAP NetWeaver supports the execution of cross-application software, so-called xApps. xApps are the new class of integrative standard software. xApps enhance existing (heterogeneous) IT landscapes with new business processes. SAP NetWeaver therefore provides the technical foundation for an Enterprise Services Architecture. Different software interfaces ensure full interoperability of applications that are running on Microsoft .NET and IBM WebSphere.

The Basic Elements of SAP Solutions

The basic elements of SAP solutions are listed below:

SAP NetWeaver

SAP NetWeaver is the technological infrastructure for all SAP solutions. For more information, see http://www.sap.com/netweaver.

mySAP Business Suite

mySAP Business Suite bundles all cross-industry, SAP NetWeaver-based SAP solutions. For more information, see http://www.sap.com/solutions.

SAP Smart Business Solutions

SAP solutions for small and midsize businesses. The mySAP All-in-One solution is an SAP R/3-based system that has been extended with business functions from other SAP solutions. This

means that each combination of functions results in a different “mySAP All-in-One package”. This product is suitable for customers with a few dozen to a few hundred end users.

SAP xApps (SAP Collaborative Cross Applications)

allow you to integrate existing applications with each other by accessing existing datasets and

functions using open interfaces. This means that you can implement new applications based on an existing infrastructure. For more information, see http://www.sap.com/xapps.

Industry Solutions

Industry Solutions provide business functions for selected industries. These functions are implemented in an SAP R/3 (Enterprise) System and are available as Add-Ons. For more information, see http://www.sap.com/industry.