The
basic idea of software product integration is to integrate all the
separate components, combining them for a bigger working system.
Reports say that the data integration tools market will grow to $2.2
billion by the year 2010. Product integration software solves the
critical business problems for a company having various external
interactions and systems that are used by customers and stakeholders
to complete multiple processes.
There
are various practices, standards and models being followed in the
software product integration market. Some of the best practices and
models are discussed below:
ISO/IEC
12207:
The
main objective of ISO/IEC 12207 is to provide the software market
with a guideline for software life cycle process. It contains the
various processes, tasks and models that constitute a software life
cycle and thus help in the planning, development, operation and
maintenance of the software products. It also gives valuable guide
for the acquisition, purchase and supply of the software products,
services and systems. ISO/IEC 12207 consists of two parts. The first
part is all about integration of software units or components into
specific software items that can be integrated into a bigger system.
Second part consists of system integration tasks, to integrate the
software into the system and testing its viability.
IEEE
Std 1220-1998:
IEEE Std 1220-1998 provides comprehensive guidelines for the
software product development companies for careful planning of
product development, operation, maintenance and disposal stages of a
product. It also considers health and environmental risks. System
integration and testing is one of the main components of IEEE Std
1220-1998.
EIA-632:
The
main objective of this standard is to provide software developers an
overview of processes that assist in engineering a system. The use
of this standard would enable development of requirements to enable
delivery (of systems and solutions) in a cost-effective and timely
way. The various practices mentioned here guide the developers to
plan and execute tasks so as to retain interest of all the
stakeholders.
CMMI,
version 1.1:
CMMI
or Capability Maturity Model Integration focuses on the best
practices for product and systems engineering. The model includes
areas covering the full product life cycle and for product
development, maintenance and operation. CMMI aims at process
improvement and optimum utilization of resources. CMMI focuses on
product integration, interface comparability and assembling of the
products and services to get optimum results.
Software
product integration
is the latest industry buzzword to achieve that sustainable revenue
and growth and it is going to gain importance in coming years.
