Software systems in-house integration: Architecture, process practices, and strategy selection

Information and Software Technology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 419-444

  Land, Rikard ^a   Crnkovic, Ivica ^a  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Architectural compatibility; Software integration; Software merge; Strategic decisions

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SYNCHRONIZATION;

ARCHITECTURAL COMPATIBILITY; SOFTWARE INTEGRATION; SOFTWARE MERGE; STRATEGIC DECISIONS;

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

EID: 33847683943     PISSN: 09505849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.infsof.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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