This book describes the state-of-the-art of software ecosystems. It constitutes a fundamental step towards an empirically based, nuanced understanding of the implications for management, governance, and control of software ecosystems.

Contents: Foreword David Messerschmitt and Clemens Szyperski Introduction Slinger Jansen PART I: INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE ECOSYSTEMS 1. Defining Software Ecosystems: A Survey of Software Platforms and Business Network Governance Slinger Jansen and Michael A. Cusumano 2. Business Network Management as a Survival Strategy Slinger Jansen, Sjaak Brinkkemper and Anthony Finkelstein 3. Guiding Principles of Natural Ecosystems and their Applicability to Software Ecosystems Deepak Dhungana, Iris Groher, Elisabeth Schludermann and Stefan Biffl 4. A Systematic Mapping Study on Software Ecosystems from a Three-dimensional Perspective Olavo Barbosa, Rodrigo Pereira dos Santos, Carina Alves, Claudia Werner and Slinger Jansen PART II: BUSINESS NETWORK MANAGEMENT 5. Managing Software Ecosystems through Partnering Joey van Angeren, Jaap Kabbedijk, Karl Michael Popp and Slinger Jansen 6. The Challenge of Heterogeneously-Licensed Systems in Open Architecture Software Ecosystems Thomas A. Alspaugh, Hazeline U. Asuncion and Walt Scacchi 7. Framing Management Practices for Keystones in Platform Ecosystems Martti Viljainen and Marjo Kauppinen 8. Architectural Openness: Comparing Five Mobile Platform Architectures Mohsen Anvaari and Slinger Jansen 9. The Open Software Enterprise Model: How Open is My Software Business? Slinger Jansen, Sjaak Brinkkemper, Jurriaan Souer and Lutzen Luinenburg 10. Quality Review and Approval Methods for Extensions in Software Ecosystems Slinger Jansen and Guido van Capelleveen PART III: VISUALIZATION AND ANALYSIS OF SOFTWARE ECOSYSTEMS 11. Measuring the Health of a Business Ecosystem Erik den Hartigh, Wouter Visscher, Michiel Tol and Adolfo Jiménez Salas 12. Analyzing Ecosystems for Open Source Software Developer Communities Mathieu Goeminne and Tom Mens 13. Open Source Ecosystems: A Tale of Two Cases Terhi Kilamo, Imed Hammouda, Tommi Mikkonen and Timo Aaltonen 14. The Technological Roadmap of Cisco’s Business Ecosystem Yan-Ru Li 15. Unraveling Ruby Ecosystem Dynamics: A Quantitative Network Analysis Jaap Kabbedijk and Slinger Jansen Index