SAP Business Connector

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SAP Business Connector (also known as "SAP BC") is a re-branded version/restricted licence version of webMethods Integration Server provided by SAP as a middleware solution for their R/3 product. It was the result of a partnership which began in 1999 between webMethods and SAP in order to provide an integration platform capabilities to SAP.^[1]

The role of the SAP Business Connector is to provide XML/web services type integration between SAP instances or from SAP to 3rd party system/B2B (as the platform had no similar capabilities).^[1]

SAP has since developed its own integration/middleware product (Netweaver/SAP XI) so the SAP Business Connector product line was frozen at version 4.7 for some years. But in July 2008, SAP will release a new SAP BC version 4.8. This version can be seen as a maintenance update to support newer JVM's and operating systems. See SAP note 1094412.

In response to the split webMethods has created the webMethods for SAP as an updated (version 6.0.1 onward) product for SAP customers wishing to continue using webMethods technology for middleware/B2B integration.^[1]