Accelerating COTS middleware acquisition: the i-Mate process

COTS middleware speeds e-business application deployment but can be difficult to select. The i-Mate tool provides a proven, structured software engineering process for COTS middleware acquisition. Using i-Mate in six major projects for a wide range of organizations led to highly visible, accountable...

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Published in:IEEE software 2003-03, Vol.20 (2), p.72-79
Main Authors: Liu, A., Gorton, I.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acceleration
Acquisitions
Application software
Appropriate technology
Business
Communication
Compressed
Computer industry
Computer programs
Design engineering
Engineers
Infrastructure
Internet
Java
Marketing
Middleware
Product differentiation
Protocols
Selection
Software
Software engineering
Technology
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Summary:COTS middleware speeds e-business application deployment but can be difficult to select. The i-Mate tool provides a proven, structured software engineering process for COTS middleware acquisition. Using i-Mate in six major projects for a wide range of organizations led to highly visible, accountable, and ultimately reliable selections of COTS middleware products in greatly compressed time scales. This significantly reduced the risks associated with inappropriate product selections and made these projects more likely to succeed.
ISSN:0740-7459
1937-4194
DOI:10.1109/MS.2003.1184171