Doing Business on the Web with SAP R/

SAP has developed ways R/3 (and even its predecessor, R/2) can be used with the Internet. Version 4.x is Java enabled.

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Java A programming language. Think of it as an extension to your Web browser (Netscape or Internet Explorer). With Java, small programs are sent to you that automatically run inside your browser. Programs written in Java run on any browser that supports it, whether or not the browser is running on a Windows PC, a Macintosh, or a network computer.

With Microsoft, SAP has developed technologies that create numerous opportunities:

  • Running the regular SAP-GUI on your PC, with connection being provided through the Internet.

  • Connecting a remote user to a central R/3 system through ...

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