However, what will happen when SAP releases new version of IW_BEP (e.g. say based on ODATA 4.0), would SAP still maintain the components release independent !
OData v4.0 requires Netweaver version of 7.5 . Nevertheless lets wait for the official announcement of OData v4.
When netweaver V is 7.4+ ,IW_BEP merges to SAP_GWFND.
For Netweaver v < 7.4 IWBEP is an independent component.
Regards
Virinchy