SAP BO advantages/disadvantages

Hi,
should you please summarize to me advantages and disadvanteges in using SAP BO and not BW?what are the main differences between the two softwares?
thanx a lot

I think The BW and BO integration can be done using SAP netweaver technology because both are different in use because SAP B1 is a full module system meanwhile BW is a business warehouse.
For more detail, you could browse these links :
1. https://www.sdn.sap.com/irj/sdn/bi-and-portals2005
2. http://www.sap.com/solutions/benchmark/bw.epx
Rgds,

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