* Bridges the gap between SAP's language ABAP and object-oriented Java. * Provides a complete look at SAP's Java connector, Jco. * Demonstrates graphical application development for SAP using Java's Swing libraries. * Shows how to deploy and build Java applications on the Tomcat Java application server. * Teaches how to deploy the Java-based HypersonicSQL database, use SQL to populate the database, and tie the external database into an SAP system with Java.

Austin Sincock has been a strong proponent for the development and use of Enterprise Java to provide access to SAP R/3 systems for the last four years. He has managed product application suites and technical projects around implementing this functionality for major R/3 environments for the last seven years. His projects have included Kraft Foods, Volvo Sweden, and DirecTV. In addition to designing and marketing Java-based SAP applications, Austin evangelizes the use of SAP/Java technologies through both public speaking and web/print publications. He is a frequent speaker at seminars that address the issues of web-enabling SAP, including the Web Enabling Summit 2001, SAP TechEd 2001, and the SearchSAP SAP Developers Summit 2002.