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5.4.1 USE OF COMMERCIAL‐OFF‐THE‐SHELF/NON‐DEVELOPMENTAL ITEMS (COTS/NDI) IN DOD SYSTEMS
Author(s) -
May Charlie
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.1995.tb01953.x
Subject(s) - commercial off the shelf , off the shelf , systems engineering , computer science , field (mathematics) , engineering , software engineering , aeronautics , operating system , software , mathematics , pure mathematics
The concept of using COTS/NDI has been advanced as a method for getting new technology to military fleet and field users more rapidly and at less cost. Through use of this concept, new technology can undoubtedly be fielded sooner, but there are some difficulties associated with the concept that need to be examined and dealt with before developers wholeheartedly adopt and implement it.