SAP NetWeaver provides complete support for Java technology, including Java 2 Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE) 1.3 APIs, Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) 2.0, J2EE Connector Architecture (JCA), Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI) Java Message Service (JMS), and Java Database Connectivity (JDBC). SAP NetWeaver also supports fast deployment for high development productivity and advanced clustering for high availability and reliability.

In addition, SAP NetWeaver provides an enterprise-scale persistence layer that ensures portability across all supported database systems. Java developers can be assured that their applications will work properly on all supported database platforms. Additional features include database table buffering, statement caches, and SQL trace capabilities for better application debugging and performance monitoring.

Improving Developer Productivity

SAP NetWeaver offers the integrated, fully J2EE-compliant SAP NetWeaver Application Server and an integrated development environment built on the open-source Eclipse framework. SAP NetWeaver Application Server features sophisticated tools that cover the full software development life cycle – as well as tools for declarative, model-based development to promote high productivity.

Additional features for enhanced system monitoring ease the administration and support of Java applications. Logging and tracing functionality accelerates the resolution of issues and improves system availability. While a performance history tool enables you to centrally store, aggregate, and display data for your entire system landscape.

Committed to Java Standards

SAP is an active contributor to the Java Community Process (JCP) and a member of the JCP SE/EE Executive Committee. SAP contributes to more than 40 Java specification requests for Web services, business process integration and management, portals, content management, XML services, distributed transactions, Java connector API, J2EE persistence, Java supportability, virtual machine management, and more.