COTS-Based Software Systems -

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Résumé :
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on COTS-Based Software Systems, ICCBSS 2002, held in Orlando, Florida, USA, in February 2002.The 23 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The book addresses all current issues on commercial-off-the-shelf software systems, from the R&D as well as from the practitioner's point of view.

Sommaire:
COTS-Based Systems (CBS) Functional Density-A Heuristic for Better CBS Design.- Meeting the Challenges of Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) Products: The Information Technology Solutions Evolution Process (ITSEP).- Lessons Learned Integrating COTS into Systems.- Risk Reduction in COTS Software Selection with BASIS.- European COTS User Working Group: Analysis of the Common Problems and Current Practices of the European COTS Users.- Combined Selection of COTS Components.- Identifying Evolvability for Integration.- Issues in Developing Security Wrapper Technology for COTS Software Products.- A Process for COTS Software Product Evaluation.- Five Hurdles to the Successful Adoption of Component-Based COTS in a Corporate Setting.- On Building Testable Software Components.- Streamlining the Acquisition Process for Large-Scale COTS Middleware Components.- Storyboard Process to Assist in Requirements Verification and Adaptation to Capabilities Inherent in COTS.- Realizing the Potential for COTS Utilization: A Work in Progress.- Rethinking Process Guidance for Selecting Software Components.- Definition and Classification of COTS: A Proposal.- The Limitations of Current Decision-Making Techniques in the Procurement of COTS Software Components.- COTS-Based System Engineering: The Linguistics Approach.- Merging Integration Solutions for Architecture and Security Mismatch.- The Integration of COTS/GOTS within NASA's HST Command and Control System.- Replaceable Components and the Service Provider Interface.- The Standard Autonomous File Server, a Customized, Off-The-Shelf Success Story.- Implementing Large-Scale COTS Reengineering within the United States Department of Defense.