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What is your software worth?
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Volume 49 ,  Issue 9  (September 2006) table of contents
Privacy and security in highly dynamic systems
Pages: 65 - 75  
Year of Publication: 2006
ISSN:0001-0782
Author
Gio Wiederhold  Stanford University
Publisher
ACM  New York, NY, USA
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ABSTRACT

By applying well-known principlesof intellectual property valuation,sales expectations, growth of maintained software, discounting to present value, and the like, a method is presented for valuingsoftware based on the income that use of the softwareis expected to generate in the future.


REFERENCES

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Thomas M. Pigoski, Practical Software Maintenance: Best Practices for Managing Your Software Investment, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY, 1996
 
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CITED BY
Javier Garzás , Félix García , Mario Piattini, Do rules and patterns affect design maintainability?, Journal of Computer Science and Technology, v.24 n.2, p.262-272, March 2009

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
      D.2.9 Management

Additional Classification:
  D. Software
  D.2 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
      D.2.1 Requirements/Specifications
      D.2.3 Coding Tools and Techniques
      D.2.7 Distribution, Maintenance, and Enhancement

  K. Computing Milieux
  K.6 MANAGEMENT OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
      K.6.4 System Management


General Terms:
Economics, Management


REVIEW

"Shantanu Bhattacharya : Reviewer"

Software valuation is a complex task, since it involves the software's perceived value in the market, and the amount of returns the purchaser sees due to its usage. This article effectively and thoroughly covers some aspects of software valuation.  more...


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