Ebook: COTS-Based Software Systems: 4th International Conference, ICCBSS 2005, Bilbao, Spain, February 7-11, 2005. Proceedings

The theme “Build and Conquer” chosen for this year’s conference fully represents what we (the organizers) want to put across to the software community: software development is an engineering discipline, and not an artistic expression. Once we are ready to “build” our software systems using pieces previously builtin (similar to any other technology manufacturer), we will be able to “conquer” the software engineering process. If we take a look at other engineering disciplines such as car manufacturing, house appliances or aeronautics, we see that the final products are built through the integration of multiprovider commercial components. These components are successfully integrated and constitute an important part of the final product. Most software-related organizations still build software from scratch, omitting thousands of ready-built commercially available software components that could be used very effectively during the development phase. This year ICCBSS moves to Europe for the first time since the first conference took place in Orlando, FL, USA in 2002. The conference scope has enlarged over the years to include the Open Source community and Web Services technologies. The reason for this is that I believe both are considered components-off-the-shelf, so many of the characteristics of COTS are also applied to Open Source and Web Services. Due to this, we will enjoy the presence of keynote speakers and researchers presenting on these two topics for the first time.

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on COTS-Based Software Systems, ICCBSS 2005, held in Bilbao, Spain in February 2005.

The 28 revised full papers presented together with summaries of panels, workshops, tutorials, and posters were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on COTS at business, integration and interoperability, evaluation and requirements, safety and dependability, architecture and design, COTS management, and open source software.

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on COTS-Based Software Systems, ICCBSS 2005, held in Bilbao, Spain in February 2005.

The 28 revised full papers presented together with summaries of panels, workshops, tutorials, and posters were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on COTS at business, integration and interoperability, evaluation and requirements, safety and dependability, architecture and design, COTS management, and open source software.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages -
COTS Component-Based Embedded Systems – A Dream or Reality?....Pages 1-1
Free and Proprietary Software in COTS-Based Software Development....Pages 2-2
2nd International Workshop on Incorporating COTS into Software Systems: Assessment and Prediction of Behavior and QoS Attributes of COTS Software Components and Systems....Pages 3-3
Challenges of COTS IV & V....Pages 4-4
The COTS Product Market: An EU Legal Perspective....Pages 5-5
Composable Spiral Processes for COTS-Based Application Development....Pages 6-7
Heterogeneous COTS Product Integration to Allow the Comprehensive Development of Image Processing Systems....Pages 8-8
A Contextualized Study of COTS-Based E-Service Projects....Pages 9-9
Quality of Service Profiles in Web Service Discovery....Pages 10-10
Decision on Replacing Components of Security Functions in COTS-Based Information Systems....Pages 11-11
Best Paper Award 2004: Characterization of a Taxonomy for Business Applications and the Relationships Among Them....Pages 12-12
Using Earned Value Management for COTS-Based Systems: Issues and Recommendations....Pages 13-24
Business Process Definition Languages Versus Traditional Methods Towards Interoperability....Pages 25-35
The Necessary Legal Approach to COTS Safety and COTS Liability in European Single Market....Pages 36-42
COTS Acquisition: Getting a Good Contract....Pages 43-53
Specifying Interaction Constraints of Software Components for Better Understandability and Interoperability....Pages 54-64
Resolving COTS System Assessment Clashes....Pages 65-76
COTS Components and DB Interoperability....Pages 77-89
On Goal-Oriented COTS Taxonomies Construction....Pages 90-100
Assets and Liabilities of Organizational Trust: COTS Software Adoption in Government Projects....Pages 101-111
Filtering COTS Components Through an Improvement-Based Process....Pages 112-121
Enabling the Selection of COTS Components....Pages 122-131
A Method for Compatible COTS Component Selection....Pages 132-143
One Global COTS-Based System to Replace 20+ Local Legacy Systems....Pages 144-145
Using Goals and Quality Models to Support the Matching Analysis During COTS Selection....Pages 146-156
Addressing Malicious Code in COTS: A Protection Framework....Pages 157-167
Protective Wrapping of Off-the-Shelf Components....Pages 168-177
An Automated Dependability Analysis Method for COTS-Based Systems....Pages 178-190
Loose Integration of COTS Tools for the Development of Real Time Distributed Control Systems....Pages 191-200
Managing Dependencies Between Software Products....Pages 201-211
Analysing the Impact of Change in COTS-Based Systems....Pages 212-222
Considering Variability in a System Family’s Architecture During COTS Evaluation....Pages 223-235
An Approach to Analysis and Design for COTS-Based Systems....Pages 236-247
Resolving Architectural Mismatches of COTS Through Architectural Reconciliation....Pages 248-257
Reuse of Existing Software in Space Projects — Proposed Approach and Extensions to Product Assurance and Software Engineering Standards....Pages 258-267
Ten Signs of a Good Reuse Management Plan....Pages 268-277
Preliminary Results from a State-of-the-Practice Survey on Risk Management in Off-the-Shelf Component-Based Development....Pages 278-288
Managerial and Technical Barriers to the Adoption of Open Source Software....Pages 289-300
COTS and Open Source Software Components: Are They Really Different on the Battlefield?....Pages 301-310
Back Matter....Pages -

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Conference on COTS-Based Software Systems, ICCBSS 2005, held in Bilbao, Spain in February 2005.

The 28 revised full papers presented together with summaries of panels, workshops, tutorials, and posters were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on COTS at business, integration and interoperability, evaluation and requirements, safety and dependability, architecture and design, COTS management, and open source software.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages -
COTS Component-Based Embedded Systems – A Dream or Reality?....Pages 1-1
Free and Proprietary Software in COTS-Based Software Development....Pages 2-2
2nd International Workshop on Incorporating COTS into Software Systems: Assessment and Prediction of Behavior and QoS Attributes of COTS Software Components and Systems....Pages 3-3
Challenges of COTS IV & V....Pages 4-4
The COTS Product Market: An EU Legal Perspective....Pages 5-5
Composable Spiral Processes for COTS-Based Application Development....Pages 6-7
Heterogeneous COTS Product Integration to Allow the Comprehensive Development of Image Processing Systems....Pages 8-8
A Contextualized Study of COTS-Based E-Service Projects....Pages 9-9
Quality of Service Profiles in Web Service Discovery....Pages 10-10
Decision on Replacing Components of Security Functions in COTS-Based Information Systems....Pages 11-11
Best Paper Award 2004: Characterization of a Taxonomy for Business Applications and the Relationships Among Them....Pages 12-12
Using Earned Value Management for COTS-Based Systems: Issues and Recommendations....Pages 13-24
Business Process Definition Languages Versus Traditional Methods Towards Interoperability....Pages 25-35
The Necessary Legal Approach to COTS Safety and COTS Liability in European Single Market....Pages 36-42
COTS Acquisition: Getting a Good Contract....Pages 43-53
Specifying Interaction Constraints of Software Components for Better Understandability and Interoperability....Pages 54-64
Resolving COTS System Assessment Clashes....Pages 65-76
COTS Components and DB Interoperability....Pages 77-89
On Goal-Oriented COTS Taxonomies Construction....Pages 90-100
Assets and Liabilities of Organizational Trust: COTS Software Adoption in Government Projects....Pages 101-111
Filtering COTS Components Through an Improvement-Based Process....Pages 112-121
Enabling the Selection of COTS Components....Pages 122-131
A Method for Compatible COTS Component Selection....Pages 132-143
One Global COTS-Based System to Replace 20+ Local Legacy Systems....Pages 144-145
Using Goals and Quality Models to Support the Matching Analysis During COTS Selection....Pages 146-156
Addressing Malicious Code in COTS: A Protection Framework....Pages 157-167
Protective Wrapping of Off-the-Shelf Components....Pages 168-177
An Automated Dependability Analysis Method for COTS-Based Systems....Pages 178-190
Loose Integration of COTS Tools for the Development of Real Time Distributed Control Systems....Pages 191-200
Managing Dependencies Between Software Products....Pages 201-211
Analysing the Impact of Change in COTS-Based Systems....Pages 212-222
Considering Variability in a System Family’s Architecture During COTS Evaluation....Pages 223-235
An Approach to Analysis and Design for COTS-Based Systems....Pages 236-247
Resolving Architectural Mismatches of COTS Through Architectural Reconciliation....Pages 248-257
Reuse of Existing Software in Space Projects — Proposed Approach and Extensions to Product Assurance and Software Engineering Standards....Pages 258-267
Ten Signs of a Good Reuse Management Plan....Pages 268-277
Preliminary Results from a State-of-the-Practice Survey on Risk Management in Off-the-Shelf Component-Based Development....Pages 278-288
Managerial and Technical Barriers to the Adoption of Open Source Software....Pages 289-300
COTS and Open Source Software Components: Are They Really Different on the Battlefield?....Pages 301-310
Back Matter....Pages -
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