"This book gives an overview of the current research streams in the field of free and open source software development. A multitude of research approaches are used to explore free and open source software development processes, attributes of their products and the workings within the development...

1. A framework for managing consistency of evolving UML models / Tom Mens, Ragnhild Van Der Straeten, Jocelyn Simmonds -- 2. Constructing safety-related scenarios to support architecture evaluation / Dingding Lu, Robyn R. Lutz, Carl K. Chang -- 3. A unified software reengineering approach...

"The speed with which companies are bringing new software products to market is having a serious impact on information technology use in organizations. As vendors release new software products, customers are faced with the prospect of upgrading to the new software. If not managed properly, the...

"Software process reengineering has become highly visible over the past several years. Efforts are being undertaken by organizations of all types and sizes as they attempt to deal with the challenges of quality, complexity and competitiveness. As an emerging technology, the effectiveness and...

"This book reviews the development, design, and use of free and open source software, providing relevant topics of discussion for programmers, as well as researchers in human-computer studies, online and virtual collaboration, and e-learning"--Provided by publisher.

"This book presents a strong understanding of Portals, SOA, the published research in these fields, as well providing an enterprise-based experience of factors that challenge implementation of Portal and SOA projects in practice"--Provided by publisher.

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An overview of accessibility and usability of educational games / Marion A. Hersh, Barbara Leporini -- Usability of online virtual learning environments: key issues for instructors and learners / Ian John Cole -- Educating university students: can mobile technologies help? / Geraldine Ryan ......