Patent ID: 7464119
Filing Date: 2008-12-09
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A computer automated system for measuring software reliability, comprising: at least one processor; a data store including mean time between failure and mean time to repair information on a plurality of software; an analysis component stored on a computer readable storage medium and configured to be executed by the at least one processor, the analysis component configured to determine a reliability index to measure reliability for one of the software and to generate a report associating the reliability index with the software, the reliability index determined by dividing the mean time between failure of the software by mean time to repair of the software; and the analysis component further configured to determine maintenance financial index by the product of the reliability index multiplied by a delivery rate metric, the delivery rate metric proportional to a software size metric and inversely proportional to a software development effort metric, and the reliability index used in combination with the maintenance financial index to evaluate a development plan.