http://www.netweaverteam.com/analysts-about-sap-netweaver.aspx http://www.NetWeaverTeam.com is an excellent industry resource providing the latest news on SAP NetWeaver and upcoming industry events. en-US Copyright 2006 EPAM Systems 2005-12-12T17:00:00.0000000+01:00 60 http://www.netweaverteam.com/images/logos/epam_header.gif http://www.netweaverteam.com/analysts-about-sap-netweaver.aspx 96 25 The article gives a clear picture of SAP strategy, highlights the main differences between NetWeaver and other SOA platforms, NetWeaver’s background and direction, and makes user recommendations. http://www.technologyevaluationcenters.com/Research/ResearchHighlights/ERP/2006/02/research_notes/EN_ER_PJ_02_01_06_1.asp By P.J. Jakovljevic, Technology Evaluation Centers 2006-02-01T17:00:00.0000000+01:00 Era of composite applications is coming, an era that will create a market with a lower time to value, a lower total cost of ownership, and a much better return on investment. While NetWeaver is not a prerequisite for implementing a composite application, using it as the application platform helps ensure that the application will take full advantage of the service oriented architecture functionality. http://www.managingautomation.com/maonline/magazine/read/view/The_Composites_Are_Coming_6979591 By Joshua Greenbaum, Enterprise Application Consulting 2006-01-30T17:00:00.0000000+01:00 NetWeaver has begun to wield a software industry-wide influence that will help shape the future of software architectures in the Internet age. SAP's NetWeaver initiative is being watched and followed by software providers in nearly every category as a potentially landscape-altering undertaking that could breathe new life into the enterprise applications market. http://www.managingautomation.com/maonline/magazine/read/view/Unraveling_SAPs_NetWeaver_2326557 By Jeff Moad, Managing Automation 2006-01-17T17:00:00.0000000+01:00 The recent report by LWC Research, based on 300 user interviews split between existing R/3 users and early adopters to NetWeaver, provides an insightful look into early adopters of SAP's NetWeaver platform and their experiences regarding scalability, integration, usability, and emerging set of best practices. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/1/prweb327850.htm By LWC Research 2006-01-04T17:00:00.0000000+01:00 Organizations that are unable to decide whether SAP NetWeaver BI should be used to store non-SAP data should assess SAP's dominance in their structured data landscape. Although NetWeaver BI is ideal for SAP reporting and analysis, organizations with large volumes of data from many sources will find more benefit from a hybrid approach, using both NetWeaver BI and generic architectures. http://www.forrester.com/Research/Document/Excerpt/0,7211,37939,00.html By Forrester 2005-10-04T17:00:00.0000000+01:00 In Europe, the adoption of next-generation enterprise apps — ERP or CRM based on service-oriented architecture (SOA) principles — will drive a rationalization of infrastructure choices. In North America, the situation is different: Customers will want next-generation apps to run on their preferred infrastructure platform choices. http://www.forrester.com/Research/Document/Excerpt/0,7211,35377,00.html By Forrester 2005-03-22T17:00:00.0000000+01:00