Whether ERP software, office applications, open-source products or online games: In terms of its economic characteristics, software differs fundamentally from industrial goods or services. Based on the economic principles and rules of the software industry, the book reveals strategies and...

A. Background: How the software industry works -- Economic principles at work in the software industry -- Software vendor strategies -- B. Specific Issues: Outsourcing and offshoring of software development -- Platform concepts -- Software as a Service. 7. Open source software

This paper presents an evaluation of Supply Chain Management Software. For this purpose, we conducted an empirical study in the European automotive industry among car manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, and logistic service providers from 25 countries. In particular, we analysed the...

Grundlagen -- Will SaaS and Cloud Computing become a new Industry Platform? -- Software-as-a-Service as Disruptive Innovation in the Enterprise Application Market -- Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen des „Software as a Service“-Konzepts -- Marktsicht -- SaaS: A Love-Hate Relationship for...