Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Presentation
Java AWT
Web
browser
Microsoft
Windows
OSF/Motif
OS/2
Presentation
Manager
MQSeries
MSMQ
Tibco
TIB/active enterprise
Communication/
middle layer
COM DCOM
ActiveX
CORBA
http
XML
OLE
RFC
RPC
Language
ABAP objects
C/C++
Java
Adabas
IBM DB2
/400
Oracle
Microsoft
SQL Server
Informix
Database
/UDB
/390
External
interfaces
Communication
protocols
X.400/X.500
EDI
ALE
SNA LU6.2
CPI-C
TCP/IP
OSF/DCE/DME
UNIX
Windows
Midrange
Operating
system
Compaq/
Digital
Unix
HP-UX
IBM AIX
Linux
Siemens
Relant
Unix
SUN
Solaris
MS Windows NT
IBM OS/400
Intel
Architecture
Alpha
PA
Power PC
MIPS
SPARC
lpha
Intel
AS/400
ACER
Amdahl
Bull
Compaq
Data gen
DELL
Fujitsu
Hitachi
HP
System
Compaq
HP
IBM
Bull
Compaq
HP
IBM
Siemens
Siemens
SUN
Intergraph
IBM
NEC
NCR
Sequent-IBM
Siemens
Unisys
IBM
Figure 5.2
Some of the platforms supported by SAP.
tremendous advantages in terms of performance and costs. This also enables any installations to
benefit from the latest developments in infrastructure technologies (hardware, O/S, networking,
DBMS, and so on) without disrupting the SAP system in production.
5.2.13.2 Interoperability
Open system interfaces permit SAP to be integrated with other applications using earlier-
noted industry standard interfaces like Object Linking Enabling (OLE) and Remote Function
Call (R FC).
Figure 5.3 shows the standard protocols used by SAP with reference to the OSI-layered model
for networks.
5.2.14 SAP Worldwide Services
SAP provides companies with a comprehensive set of services during the implementation and sup-
port phases of their implementations. SAP delivers support services mainly on remote connections
between customer SAP installations and the network of SAP support servers spread throughout
the world.
