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PERSISTEN T W H ITE PA PER Java SAP R/3 Integration November 2004 Abstract Enterprises of all descriptions have long sought to integrate and manage all their information assets within a single system. The goal remains elusive because enterprises create and store their assets in a myriad of disparate systems relational databases, mainframes, different operating systems, hierarchical repositories, and so on. Using new and existing assets in an efficient, integrated, and interchangeable manner has become the key to surviving, and thriving in the new economy. SAP remains the world leader in enterprise-software domain, with over 11000 installations worldwide.

With over 60% of market share in ERP segment, it becomes an obvious choice for the EAI and EII product vendors to target SAP R/3 Enterprise as a data source, and therein emerges the need for integration. With the emergence of Java as a platform for developing enterprise applications and its portability across different Operating Systems, it becomes the obvious platform for integration with SAP R/3 Enterprise.

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