Nowadays, SAP customers want to implement all the key processes in their enterprise using standard solutions wherever possible. At the same time, they are faced with the question of how far these let them react flexibly to changes in their business. On the other hand mySAP ERP 2005, for example, not only contains the highly integrated ERP core but also SAP NetWeaver, which already enables enterprises to integrate other IT easily with SAP NetWeaver Portals and SAP NetWeaver Exchange Infrastructure (SAP NetWeaver XI). Furthermore, with the SAP Business Information Warehouse SAP BW) the common processing of data from heterogeneous systems is possible, providing a "single point of truth."
All new applications from the software manufacturer are also systematically moving towards SAP’s enterprise service-oriented architecture (enterprise SOA).
