Software ecosystem

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A Software Ecosystem is set of businesses functioning as a unit and interacting with a shared market for software and services, together with relationships among them. These relationships are frequently underpinned by a common technological platform and operate through the exchange of information, resources, and artifacts.[1][2][3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ David G. Messerschmitt and Clemens Szyperski (2003). Software Ecosystem: Understanding an Indispensable Technology and Industry. Cambridge, MA, USA: MIT Press. ISBN 0262134322. 
  2. ^ (2001) "Software acquisition: A business strategy analysis". Proceedings of the Fifth IEEE International Symposium on Requirements Engineering: 76–83, IEEE. doi:10.1109/ISRE.2001.948546. Retrieved on 2009-05-29. 
  3. ^ (2007) "Providing transparency in the business of software: A modeling technique for software supply networks". Proceedings of the 8th IFIP Working Conference on Virtual Enterprises, IFIP. doi:10.1007/978-0-387-73798-0. 
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