Sun Microsystems and SAP AG have established a joint Java Technology Centre at the SAP AG headquarters in Walldorf, Germany.
Building on Sun's leadership and innovation in Java technology, the centre's charter is to assess, promote and optimise Java technology for adoption in the SAP NetWeaver services-oriented technology platform for all SAP solutions.
Since its introduction in 1995, the Java platform has spread more quickly across the industry than any other new technology in computing history, and is widely recognised as the first computer language developed with the network in mind.
"Engineers assigned to the centre from Sun and SAP can leverage this momentum and expertise for faster time to market and a higher quality of service of Java technologies in SAP NetWeaver," says Sean O'Hare, Java engineer at Sun Microsystems SA.
"SAP is delivering to the commitment of an open, standards-based technology architecture. We consider Java to be a core component of our strategy because of the momentum the Java community has in shaping a standard platform for e-business applications," says Stephan Rossius, senior VP of global partner management, SAP AG.
According to a survey conducted by Peerstone Research, four of five Fortune 1000 organisations running or evaluating a major enterprise software package, say they expect these programs to run on a J2EE-compliant application server. The evolution and global adoption of Java technology helps inspire innovation supported by a level playing field and protected by the Java Community Process. With Java technology standards, customers can leverage existing technology with future applications in a secure, Web-ready environment.
To support and adopt Java technology in SAP solutions, and to accelerate time-to-market, engineers from both companies sit side-by-side to:
* Integrate Java technology into SAP solutions;
* Continuously optimise the performance of Java-based applications from SAP; and
* Support SAP customers using Java-based applications, including those running on Windows.
"By drawing together in the joint Java Technology Centre, SAP and Sun are working to deliver highly reliable solutions for the SAP NetWeaer platform," says O'Hare. "Since its inception, Sun's vision and single purpose is to provide the building blocks of an open, standards-based, secure global network. We see the joint Java Technology Centre as a means to enable SAP to build mission critical applications to the same principles, with the SAP Web Application Server and Java technology at the heart of the enterprise," he concludes.
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