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COTS Software Integration: State of the Art

Overview This paper outlines the current state of the art in using Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS) software to build systems, and identifies the issues which must be resolved in order to make the use of COTS software components a cost-effective solution to system development and support. The paper is based on interviews and discussions with organizations that are users of COTS components (rather than organizations that are builders of COTS components). The technologies and methods for integrating COTS software are described; and the problems encountered during development and maintenance are identified. The main issues in COTS usage are identified and provide a direction for further research.

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Publisher	National Research Council of Canada	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	January 2004	Downloads	17
Format	White Papers
Topics	Systems Integration, Graphics Applications, Component-Based

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