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Developing Web Applications - SAP vs. IBM

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Hi all

can anyone of you tell me if there are any essential advantages in developing a web application using SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio (and creating a WebDynpro application) then using IBM WebSphere or IBM Rational Application Developer instead?

The only condition is to use an existing ABAP application (consisting of RFC function modules) as the backend system.

I'm really interested in your opinion!

Thanks for all answers,

Torben

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MichaelSambeth
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Hello Torben,

Speaking of your use case to create a web application on top of RFC calls:

- You can choose various technologies to achieve this since RFC connectivity exists for Java, .NET, PHP, LotusScript and other technologies

- If you choose Java technology you can leverage SAP accelerators like Web Dynpro or the NetWeaver Visual Composer to facilitate application UI development

However, I also know that some companies use freeware / open source tools for Java development like Tomcat, CVS, ANT and Eclipse natively instead of IBM's or SAP's IDEs or tools.

I'd rather have a look at the complete picture:

- Source code maintenance

- staging / deployment options

- personell skills

to derive an answer to the choice of IDE / technology for your web app.

Regards

Michael