Industry trends and software assurance

A first-hand perspective on the commercial software industry and the pressures that are shaping trends will be discussed. Specifically, the following aspects will be emphasized: Customers' desire for high quality/reliability from their software. Growing adoption of Industry standards. Increasing mix of open source and proprietary code. New deployment patterns, like Grid and Pervasive computing During this presentation, Graham will explore the implications of these trends and explain how software development practices are changing in response. © 2005 IEEE.