Visual Composer and BI Consumer Services questions

Hi experts,

Does anybody know if, with VC 7.1 EhP1, it is possible to use the BICS service on a separate BI java instance? The reason I am asking is that we have the following systems:

BI (ABAP) 7.0 EhP1

BI (java) 7.0 EhP1

CE 7.1 EhP1

and most probably, both BI java & ABAP systems will evolve together at a different pace than de CE system. With that in mind, maybe it is recommanded to use the BICS services hosted on the BI java instead of CE.

If you have any opinions or recommandations on the subject, I will be more than happy to hear about them.

Nathalie