Software Business: 7th International Conference, ICSOB 2016, Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 13-14, 2016, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing, 240)

Annotation This book contains the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Software Business, ICSOB 2016, held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, in June 2016. Software business refers to commercial activities in and around the software industry aimed at generating income from the delivery of software products and services. The theme of the event was "Software as a New Way of Providing Cutting-edge Solutions". The 10 full and 5 short papers for ICSOB were selected from 38 submissions. The papers span a wide range of issues related to contemporary software business, ranging from strategic aspects to operational challenges. The strong presence of software ecosystem papers confirms the importance of this topic and influence on software business. In addition, a short abstract of the key note by Peter Lick and Hans-Bernd Kittlaus is also included Front Matter....Pages I-XII Supporting Strategic Decision-Making for Selection of Software Assets....Pages 1-15 Software Analytics for Planning Product Evolution....Pages 16-31 Ecosystems Here, There, and Everywhere....Pages 32-46 PDISC – Towards a Method for Software Product DISCovery....Pages 47-62 Supporting the Evolution of Research in Software Ecosystems: Reviewing the Empirical Literature....Pages 63-78 A Survey of Modeling Approaches for Software Ecosystems....Pages 79-93 The Impact of Internet of Things on Software Business Models....Pages 94-108 Leveraging Bitcoin Blockchain Technology to Modernize Security Perfection Under the Uniform Commercial Code....Pages 109-123 To Network or not to Network? Analysis of the Finnish Software Industry – A Networking Approach....Pages 124-134 A Dynamic Pricing Model for Software Products Incorporating Human Experiences....Pages 135-144 A Case Study of the Health of an Augmented Reality Software Ecosystem: Vuforia....Pages 145-152 Towards ‘Human/System Synergistic Development’: How Emergent System Characteristics Change Software Development....Pages 153-160 User Dimensions in ‘Internet of Things’ Systems: The UDIT Model....Pages 161-168 How Do Software Startups Pivot? Empirical Results from a Multiple Case Study....Pages 169-176 Mobile Gamification Principles Applied to Social Engagement....Pages 177-183 Back Matter....Pages 185-185