DACS Product Announcement:

The DACS Software Reliability Sourcebook

Introduction

Over the past several years, the phenomenal growth of software reliability engineering has resulted in hundreds of hardcopy and on-line resources for both researchers and practitioners.

There appears to be a need, therefore, to bring together basic software reliability techniques and available resources for additional information into one concise handbook that can be used to meet the day-to-day requirements of the practitioner while still satisfying those wishing to expand their understanding of the subject matter. Development and publication of The DACS Software Reliability Sourcebook is intended to meet that need.

Description

The DACS Software Reliability Sourcebook is intended to be a resource for software developers, testers and managers that will include, as a minimum:

• Basic mathematical concepts associated with software reliability engineering

• Basic software reliability definitions and metrics

In addition to these basic concepts and definitions the following areas of the DACS Software Reliability Sourcebook will have an additional DACS URL location that will cross-reference to applicable Websites and keep these references up-to-date in "real-time".

• Concise descriptions and examples of the most popular or promising software reliability engineering models, analytical techniques and test practices

• Descriptions of appropriate automated tools

• Bibliographic references, where readers can go for additional information

• On-line references, where readers can go for additional information

• Identification of current research initiatives and areas of software reliability that require further study

• Identification of COTS software reliability issues and resources

• Concise descriptions of current standards and specifications that deal with software reliability, including ordering information from the appropriate standards organizations

Material for this publication will be developed from the available published literature, Internet on-line searches, internal DACS software reliability engineering expertise, and the DACS Expert Network.

This Product Will Be Available, June 2000.

To Purchase this product contact:

DACS Customer Liaison Anne Robinson Data & Analysis Center for Software 775 Daedalian Dr. Rome, NY 13441-4909 Phone: (315) 334-4905, (800) 214-7921 Fax: (315) 334-4964 [email protected]

To Purchase this product on-line go to the:

DACS Product and Services Orderform

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