This article focuses on how to effectively cope with the open source software (OSS) adoption in the enterprise context. Based on the Linux in Munich case study and the identified technological risks of OSS we show challenges and risks for CIOs and propose recommendations to follow when...

The last decade has changed the face of electronic world: from Web 2.0 to open source software; from e-(electronic) to m- (mobile) and now to touch. For Web developers is a real challenge to make compatible interfaces to all existing Internet browsers. This proves to be even more expensive than...

The America Invents Act (“AIA”) gave modern patent law in the United States a general prior user rights defense. The patent right is enforced via infringement litigation, but enterprises sometimes obtain patents for defensive purposes. Alternately, an enterprise that does not pursue a patent...

Empirical research is an important methodology for the study of conceptual modeling practices. The recently published article "Representing part-whole relations in conceptual modeling: an empirical evaluation" (Shanks et al. 2008) uses the lens of ontology to study a relatively sophisticated...

There has been a recent surge of interest in open source software development, which involves developers at many different locations and organizations sharing code to develop and refine programs. To an economist, the behavior of individual programmers and commercial companies engaged in open...

Software vulnerabilities represent a serious threat to cyber security: most cyber-attacks exploit known vulnerabilities. Unfortunately, there is no agreed-upon policy for their disclosure. Disclosure policy (protected period given to a vendor to patch the vulnerability) indirectly affects the...

This research studies the price competition between a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) vendor, who adopts subscription-based pricing scheme, and an on-premises vendor, who uses perpetual license scheme. The SaaS vendor decides its subscription price, and the on-premises software vendor decides the...