Managing Corporate Information Systems Evolution And Maintenance

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Managing Corporate Information Systems Evolution and Maintenance addresses the recent developments of systems maintenance research and practices ranging from technicality of systems evolution to managerial aspects of the topic. It includes very contemporary issues such as evolving legacy systems to e-business, applying patterns for reengineering legacy systems to web, architectural recovery of legacy systems, evolving legacy systems into software components. The book offers insight on how information systems evolution and maintenance could be initiated, managed, and engineered. The book is a collection of new ideas, latest techniques and experiences in systems evolution and maintenance.

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TeAM YYePG Digitally signed by TeAM YYePG DN: cn=TeAM YYePG, c=US, o=TeAM YYePG, ou=TeAM YYePG, [email protected] Reason: I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Date: 2005.01.06 00:57:52 +08'00' Managing Corporate Information Systems Evolution and Maintenance Khaled M. Khan University of Western Sydney, Australia Yan Zheng University of Western Sydney, Australia IDEA GROUP PUBLISHING Hershey • London • Melbourne • Singapore Managing Corporate Information Systems Evolution and Maintenance Table of Contents Preface .......................................................................................................................... vi Chapter I Managing Corporate Information Systems Evolution and Maintenance .......................1 Ned Chapin, InfoSci Inc., USA Chapter II Design for Evolution: Fostering Continuity and Responding to Change ................... 24 Darren Dalcher, Middlesex University, UK Chapter III On the Maturity of Software Maintenance and Other IT Services .................