Component based software development : case studies A Survey of Proposals for Architecting Component Software T. Ihm (VTT Electronics Finland) Describing Specifications and Architectural Requirements of COTS Components L. Iribarne (University of Almeria Spain) J.M. Troya A. Vallecillo (University of Magala Spain) Definition of COS Software Component Acquisition Process The Case of a Telecommunication Company P. Ulkuniemi V. Seppanen (University of Oulu Finland) The Library Systems Product Line: A Case Study Demonstrating the KobrA Method J. Bayer D. Muthig (Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering Germany) Component based Sy stetn Design and Composition: An ALpxtoriented Approach P.J. Clemente J. Hernindez J.M. Murillo M.A. Pkrez F. Sinchez (University of Extremadura Spain) Properties of Software Systems Synthesized from Components D. Hamlet (Portland State University USA) D. Mason D. Woit (Ryerson Polytechnic University Canada) Component based Measurement and Control Software fur Embedded Systems W. Maydl H. Sick W. Grass (University of Passau Germany) Fault based Testing of CORBA Component Sofnyare S. Ghosh (Colorado State University USA) A.P. Mathur (Purdue University USA) ARIFS Methodology: A Case Study R.P. Diaz Redondo J.J. Pazos h a s A. Fernandex Was (University of Vigo Spain) REBOUND: A Framework for Automated Component Adaptation J. Penix (NASA Ames USA) P. Alexander (University of Kansas USA) A Web enabled Component based Architecture for Legacy Applications G. Wang R. Robinson S. Sripada (The Boeing Company USA) Component based Problem Solving Environments for Compurutional Science M. Li (Brunel University UK) 0.E Rana D.W. Walkcr M. Shields Y. Huang (Cardiff University UK)