Replacing pieces of component-based systems carries a serious risk on the expected stability. Substitutability of components must then be carefully identified. With this intent, this paper presents a process to evaluate replacement components by complementing the conventional compatibility analysis with component testing criteria. Functions of data transformation encapsulated by components (i.e...

The proposed patterns presented in this paper describe a sequence of steps for the Distributed Component Development integrating different known principles to support the process. The involved principles are: part of Catalysis method used as a Component-Based Development (CBD) method to define, specify and design the distributed components; the middleware to support components distribution and ...

Structural changes and increasing market dynamics in the health care sector intensify the hospitals’ need for cost-savings and process optimization. A first step is the documentation of processes in order to clarify the actual needs. As in health care processes are rather complex and often different players with divergent demands are involved, a disciplined approach to effectively and efficient...

The advancement in the technology has made the user more dependent on information technology, for these information technologies the software serve as the platform. However the rapid growth shown by IT industry also faces challenges of fast growing demand of heavy and complex software systems. In order to fulfill the needs of the end user or to overcome this challenge, software community is mov...