SAP NetWeaver Magazine offers best practices, in-depth analysis from noted industry experts, commentaries from leading analysts, detailed case studies, and independent coverage of SAP and partner products and services. Read the following articles from the Fall 2005 edition:

• "5 Keys to McKesson's Rapid BI Transformation" (PDF, 1.1 MB) – Learn how McKesson Pharmaceuticals transformed its multiple data repositories and reporting systems into a unified business intelligence infrastructure on the Sap NetWeaver platform. SAP NetWeaver Magazine (Fall 2005)
• "12 Secrets to Successful Self-Service Financial Reporting" (PDF, 399 KB) – Discover how Avnet, a Fortune 500 company , is gracefully easing IT out of the reporting loop – and providing the business with better, faster financial insights – with self-service financial reporting. SAP NetWeaver Magazine (Fall 2005)
• "How to Harvest Sales Data for a BI Bumper Crop" (PDF, 288 KB) – Read how The Scotts Company evolved its business intelligence infrastructure to support sales, marketing, planning, finance, and customer service/fulfillment – and review its BI best practices in managing sales data. SAP NetWeaver Magazine (Fall 2005)
• "Jet Setters" (PDF, 314 KB) – Consider why Bombardier Aerospace, the world's third largest manufacturer of jet aircraft, no longer has to discount ideas because of IT complexity or cost. The company is using the SAP NetWeaver platform to answer its business needs as they arise. SAP NetWeaver Magazine (Fall 2005)
• "More Work, More Risk" (PDF, 148 KB) – Find out how TransAlta, one of Canada's largest power and mining companies, partnered with SAP to make early adoption of leading-edge portal and mobile technology worth the risk. SAP NetWeaver Magazine (Fall 2005)
• "A New Era in Manufacturer-Retailer Relationships" (PDF, 1.3 MB) – Read how Whirlpool used SAP NetWeaver's global data synchronization capabilities to publish information according to 1SYNCH (formerly UCCnet and Transora) standards – and improve its business processes and efficiencies. SAP NetWeaver Magazine (Fall 2005)
• "Through the Portal: Service-Oriented Government" (PDF, 132 KB) – See how the Israeli Ministry of Justice eliminated 37 disjointed IT infrastructures with a common infrastructure – an enterprise services architecture (ESA) – and review the organization's eight keys to ESA success. SAP NetWeaver Magazine (Fall 2005)
• "Whirlpool's IT Practices for Continuous Innovation" (PDF, 1.4 MB) – Learn how Whirlpool's IT organization enabled the company's business strategy with a business application vision based on SAP applications and technology. SAP NetWeaver Magazine (Fall 2005)