* 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.