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A brief description of the development of SAP Business Client.

The following table outlines the evolution of SAP Business Client:

Client Version

Description

SAP NetWeaver Business Client 3.0 and

SAP NetWeaver Business Client for HTML

Builds on the Signature Design, reintroducing SAP GUI support, and is available for all SAP business lines as one product providing universal access to SAP applications.

With NWBC 3.0, a light-weight HTML-based version is also available, specifically for single SAP NetWeaver AS for ABAP/ABAP system scenarios.

SAP NetWeaver Business Client 3.5

Comes with enhanced navigation features, new menus, and a side panel that shows additional context information relating to the main application.

SAP NetWeaver Business Client 4.0

Released with the User Interface Add-on 1.0 SPS01 for SAP NetWeaver for SAP NetWeaver 7.0/7.01/7.02/7.03/7.31 (a direct shipment). It follows the tabbed browsing paradigm known from modern browsers.

SAP NetWeaver Business Client 5.0

Provides a much tighter integration with SAP GUI for Windows 7.40, supporting a common system connection infrastructure and enabling the access of systems regardless of their release.