Over 30,000 IT jobs every day Mobile Technology email newsletter Get ZDNet's mobile news and reviews. Like many firms, parcel delivery service TNT Post Group found that costs could be high if it wanted to alter software at its sites. It also found that changes to its software could take a long time to roll out. TNT's aim was to gain flexibility while reducing its software management and distribution costs.
Components are units of software that can be combined in various ways to form applications.
The use of CBD by firms is still fairly limited, but it is growing and those that do use it report good results provided they prepare properly. CBD is initially more expensive than using conventional development. There's an invest-ment in resources and management issues to consider, and there needs to be a change of culture. Developers adapt well but managers typically don't, and become concerned about an apparent lack of progress. TNT is based in the Netherlands, but operates worldwide.