Foreword xiii
 Introduction xvii
 Methodology and Organization xxv
 Preface xxxiii
 Acknowledgments xli
 PART I: COMPONENT DEFINITION 1 (74)
 Definition of a Software Component and Its 5 (16)
 Elements
 Bill Council
 George T. Heineman
 The Component Industry Metaphor 21 (12)
 Hedley Apperly
 Component Models and Component Services: 33 (16)
 Concepts and Principles
 Rainer Weinreich
 Johannes Sametinger
 An Example Specification for Implementing a 49 (26)
 Temperature Regulator Software Component
 Janet Flynt
 Jason Mauldin
 Summary 65 (6)
 References 71 (4)
 PART II: THE CASE FOR COMPONENTS 75 (96)
 The Business Case for Components 79 (20)
 John Williams
 COTS Myths and Other Lessons Learned in 99 (14)
 Component-Based Software Development
 Will Tracz, Ph.D.
 Planning Team Roles for CBD 113 (18)
 Paul Allen
 Stuart Frost
 Common High-Risk Mistakes 131 (12)
 Wojtek Kozaczynski
 CBSE Success Factors: Integrating 143 (28)
 Architecture, Process, and Organization
 Martin L. Griss, Ph.D.
 Summary 161 (6)
 References 167 (4)
 PART III: SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PRACTICES 171 (68)
 Practices of Software Engineering 175 (14)
 George T. Heineman
 From Subroutines to Subsystems: 189 (10)
 Component-Based Software Development
 Paul C. Clements
 Status of CBSE in Europe 199 (14)
 Barry McGibbon
 CBSE in Japan and Asia 213 (26)
 Mikio Aoyama
 Summary 227 (6)
 References 233 (6)
 PART IV: THE DESIGN OF SOFTWARE COMPONENT 239 (128)
 INFRASTRUCTURES
 Software Components and the UML 243 (20)
 Kelli Houston
 Davyd Norris
 Component Infrastructures: Placing Software 263 (22)
 Components in Context
 Steve Latchem
 Business Components 285 (22)
 James Carey
 Brent Carlson
 Components and Connectors: Catalysis 307 (14)
 Techniques for Designing Component
 Infrastructures
 Alan Cameron Wills
 An OPEN Process for Component-Based 321 (20)
 Development
 Brian Henderson-Sellers
 Designing Models of Modularity and Integration 341 (26)
 Kevin J. Sullivan
 Summary 355 (8)
 References 363 (4)
 PART V: FROM SOFTWARE COMPONENT INFRASTRUCTURES 367 (64)
 TO SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
 Software Architecture 371 (18)
 Judith A. Stafford
 Alexander L. Wolf
 Software Architecture Design Principles 389 (16)
 Len Bass
 Product-Line Architectures 405 (26)
 Martin L. Griss
 Summary 421 (4)
 References 425 (6)
 PART VI: THE MANAGEMENT OF COMPONENT-BASED 431 (122)
 SOFTWARE SYSTEMS
 Measurement and Metrics for Software 435 (18)
 Components
 Jeffrey S. Poulin
 Implementing a Practical Reuse Program for 453 (14)
 Software Components
 Donald J. Reifer
 Selecting the Right COTS Software: Why 467 (12)
 Requirements Are Important
 Cornelius Ncube
 Neil Maiden
 Building Instead of Buying: A Rebuttal 479 (6)
 George T. Heineman
 Software Component Project Management 485 (14)
 Bill Councill
 The Trouble with Testing Components 499 (14)
 Elaine J. Weyuker
 Configuration Management and Component 513 (14)
 Libraries
 Hedley Apperly
 The Evolution, Maintenance, and Management of 527 (26)
 Component-Based Systems
 Mark Vigder
 Summary 541 (8)
 References 549 (4)
 PART VII: COMPONENT TECHNOLOGIES 553 (116)
 Overview of the CORBA Component Model 557 (16)
 Nanbor Wang
 Douglas C. Schmidt
 Carlos O'Ryan
 Overview of COM+ 573 (16)
 Tim Ewald
 Overview of the Enterprise JavaBeans 589 (18)
 Component Model
 David Blevins
 Bonobo and Free Software GNOME Components 607 (14)
 Michael Meeks
 Choosing Between COM+, EJB, and CCM 621 (20)
 Andy Longshaw
 Software Agents as Next Generation Software 641 (28)
 Components
 Martin L. Griss
 Summary 659 (4)
 References 663 (6)
 PART VIII: LEGAL AND REGULATORY COMPONENT ISSUES 669 (70)
 Component-Based Software Engineering As a 673 (20)
 Unique Engineering Discipline
 John Speed
 Bill Councill
 George T. Heineman
 The Future of Software Components: Standards 693 (16)
 and Certification
 Janet Flynt
 Manoj Desai
 Commercial Law Applicable to Component-Based 709 (10)
 Software
 Stephen Y. Chow
 The Effects of UCITA on Software Component 719 (20)
 Development and Marketing
 Stephen Y. Chow
 Summary 731 (6)
 References 737 (2)
 PART IX: CONCLUSION 739 (38)
 Summary 741 (12)
 Bill Councill
 George T. Heineman
 The Near-Term Future of Component-Based 753 (24)
 Software Engineering
 Hedley Apperly
 Grady Booch
 Bill Councill
 Martin Griss
 George T. Heineman
 Ivar Jacobson
 Steve Latchem
 Barry McGibbon
 Davyd Norris
 Jeffrey Poulin
 References 775 (2)
 Glossary and Acronyms 777 (10)
 About the Editors 787 (2)
 About the Authors 789 (12)
 Index 801