The DCOM component connector is a means for technical interoperability of SAP components and COM components (written in VB, Java, C++, Cobol, Delphi or any other COM-compliant language) on the basis of Microsoft´s DCOM.

The SAP Java Connector is a toolkit that allows a Java application to communicate with any SAP system.

The drive to automate and integrate business processes is never ending. Operational and technical constraints to integration have high costs that hinder the growth and acceptance of data exchange standards. XML offers a more flexible and cost-effective platform, which has dramatically lowered the entry barriers to integration. The SAP Business Connector is fundamental to secure for efficient access to all services necessary to develop a complete business solution. It constitutes a framework, which allows information to move into and out of Business applications. This Internet Business Framework seems poised to bridge the gap between the traditional ERP systems and Internet frontiers.