Achieving Better Buying Power through Acquisition of Open Architecture Software Systems for Web-Based and Mobile Devices.

摘要

Overview: Recent trends in open architecture (OA) software systems. Emerging challenges in achieving Better Buying Power (BBP) via OA software systems for Webbased and Mobile devices. New practices to realize cost-effective acquisition of OA software systems. Conclusions: Our research identifies how new Web/mobile software component technologies, IP and security requirements, and new business models interact to drive-down or drive-up acquisition costs. Managing acquisition costs for OA Web/mobile software components will be demanding. Acquisition workforce will need automated assistance, else acquisition process costs will dominate development costs for OA Web/mobile software components! New technical risks for component-based OA software systems can dilute the cost-effectiveness of BBP efforts. Need R&D leading to automated systems (SORMS) that can model and analyze OA system IP licenses and cybersecurity requirements. SORMS will empower the acquisition workforce, and Identify and manage cost-effectiveness trade-offs.