Leverage open IT standards support to integrate people, information, and processes

Get full support of Java technology. Deploy quickly with high development productivity, availability, reliability, and portability across supported systems.

• Improve developer productivity with tools for the software development life cycle
• Gain enhanced system monitoring for administration and support of Java applications
• Benefit from SAP commitment to Java standards as a contributor to Java activities

Increase compatibility and interoperability among your packaged and customized Web applications – in an economical, standardized, and vendor-neutral manner.

• Transform your IT landscape into one for Web services development and deployment
• Extend the syntax and standards of Web services to enable enterprise services
• Combine functionality of multiple applications into easy-to-use enterprise services
• Ensure interoperability among platforms and access of application data to users

Get a variety of security features and functions available in SAP NetWeaver to ensure that the right people can access the right applications at the right time.

• Authentication mechanisms include standard digital certificates and ticketing
• Other authentication tools include smart cards as well as username and password
• Encryption features ensure that information exchanged among users remains private
• HTTPS, the secure variant of HTTP, is supported
• Secure network communications protect links among distributed software components

Today information must be available anywhere, anytime. Get full support of business and legal requirements for conducting business worldwide with SAP NetWeaver.

• Support multiple languages, currencies, time zones, and translation tools
• Get country-specific features such as address management functions
• Gain transcription facilities for automatic creation of business documents
• Feel confident with support from SAP with installations in more than 120 countries

SAP and Microsoft partner to benefit mutual customers with Microsoft .NET development platform. We are both committed to deliver tight integration of products.

• Gain a high level of software integration through the use of Web services
• Support Web services, business applications, and application development
• Provide a scalable, reliable communication infrastructure
• Support a foundation for effective management of heterogeneous systems
• Integrate information and functions from a range of sources in an enterprise portal

SAP and IBM partner to benefit our customers. As industry leaders on numerous standards councils, both work to develop standards and build them into solutions.

• Provide effective management of heterogeneous systems at lower costs
• Protect existing investments and accelerate content development
• Develop portal content on your preferred platform
• Support groupware and collaboration products such as Lotus
• Support Web services, business applications, and application development

Accessibility helps everyone, including those with disabilities, gain benefits from technology. SAP NetWeaver provides a foundation for accessible solutions.

• Ensure that SAP solutions address accessibility requirements
• Incorporate accessibility into software development and product innovation
• Research and stay current with international accessibility issues
• Cooperate with corporate leaders in IT accessibility
• Work with organizations committed to making software accessible