Component Software: Beyond Object-Oriented Programming

Intended for software architects and managers, this book explains the nature of component software and how it will affect the engineering, marketing, and deployment of software. Szyperski, who works for Microsoft and is affiliated with Queensland University of Technology, discusses some issues raised by component engineering problems, and presents several approaches to component frameworks. The second edition adds sections on XML, Enterprise JavaBeans, COM+, and the .NET framework This book is the most complete, technically sophisticated introduction to the problems of second generation e-business development that I have read. It provides the kind of overview that managers need and then proceeds to provide the kind of details that architects, designers and developers need, as well.
- Paul Harmon, Editor, Component Development Strategies, Senior Consultant, Cutter Consortium Faculty

Not only does this book provide important insights into its two advertised topics, but it also provides a valuable how-to guide for modeling and developing applications in any business. The book is packed with examples showing that the author has been there, done it and knows exactly how to explain the sophisticated concepts and techniques at the confluence of modern business and modern software technology. Well done, Paul!
- Meilir Page-Jones, Senior Methodologist, Wayland Systems Inc.

This is the first book that clearly describes how to do component-based development driven by business models. It does this with practical real-world e-Business examples and describes not only the technology and the integration with the business requirements, but also a pragmatic process how to actually succeed. A book by one of the world's leading experts on components.
- Magnus Penker, CEO, Open Training

This book provides practical advice for planning, analysis and design of e-business systems using component-based development (CBD). It includes
architectures, processes, modeling techniques, economic models and organizational guidelines, all of which are well placed to ease migration of large organizations toe-business.

The core of the book is an extensive example that tracks the experiences of a typical company, with a traditional set of business processes and supporting software systems, through various stages along the road to e-business.

Plus!
· how to grow your e-business capability at minimum risk.
· how to integrate e-business objectives plans with software solutions
· how to model e-business system requirements
· how to structure software projects to meet e-business needs.
· how to organize teams to provide e-business solutions
· how to provision and manage components
· how to architect and specify components and interfaces
· how to identify the business benefits of your component-based project.
· how to fund and measure the success of component projects

020167520XB04062001 We are all well aware of the growth e-business initiatives. What you may not realize is the growth in components use: According to Gartner Group "By 2003, at least 70 percent of the total number of new applications will be built primarily from building blocks" ("Component based development - the Next Wave, Research Note, Jan 1999). This book is designed to give practical help by showing how a company can evolve its e-business capability using a step by step component-based approach, providing innovation while leveraging investments in existing systems and software packages. Components provide an ideal underlying fabric for the new world of e-Business. They offer flexible services that can be reused across organizational and geographical boundaries, in different combinations which reflects the open, fluid nature of Internet business. 01Prelims......Page 2 02Chap01......Page 34 03Chap02......Page 50 04Chap03......Page 60 05Chap04......Page 66 06Chap05......Page 82 07Chap06......Page 116 08Chap07......Page 142 09Chap08......Page 172 10Chap09......Page 184 11Chap10......Page 202 12Chap11......Page 228 13Chap12......Page 238 14Chap13......Page 264 15Chap14......Page 294 16Chap15......Page 362 17Chap16......Page 414 18Chap17......Page 418 19Chap18......Page 430 20Chap19......Page 440 21Chap20......Page 448 22Chap21......Page 458 23Chap22......Page 490 24Chap23......Page 502 25Chap24......Page 508 26Chap25......Page 514 27Chap26......Page 520 28Chap27......Page 528 29Chap28......Page 532 30Epilogue......Page 540 31Appendix......Page 542 32Biblio......Page 548 33Glossary......Page 576 34Index......Page 604 "This book provides practical advice for planning, analysis and design of e-business systems using component-based development (CBD). It includes architectures, processes, modeling techniques, economic models and organizational guidelines, all of which are well placed to ease migration of large organizations to e-business." "The core of the book is an extensive example that tracks the experiences of a typical company, with a traditional set of business processes and supporting software systems, through various stages along the road to e-business."--Jacket Provides practical advice for planning, analysis, and design of e-business using Component-Based Development, (CBD). Shows the reader how to increase e-business capability without risk, how to integrate e-business objectives plans with software solutions, how to provision and manage components, plus a host of other tasks.