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"A COTS product is often provided in large quantities and at relatively low cost to meet the demands of a wide range of user needs." "Normally, for COTS [[software]], [[source code]] is not provided and [[maintenance]] is provided by the manufacturer under [[licence]]."<ref>[[Glossary of Communication Electronic Terms]], at 2-39.</ref> |
"A COTS product is often provided in large quantities and at relatively low cost to meet the demands of a wide range of user needs." "Normally, for COTS [[software]], [[source code]] is not provided and [[maintenance]] is provided by the manufacturer under [[licence]]."<ref>[[Glossary of Communication Electronic Terms]], at 2-39.</ref> |
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+ | "The use of COTS products is being mandated across many Government and business programs, as they may offer significant savings in [[procurement]] and [[maintenance]]. However, since COTS [[software]] [[specification]]s are written by external sources, Government agencies are sometimes wary of these products because they fear that future changes to the product will not be under their control."<ref>[[Glossary of Security Terms, Definitions, and Acronyms]], at 39.</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:54, 24 January 2014
Definitions
Business transactions
COTS (an acronym for Commercial Off-The-Shelf) is
| “ | a commercially marketed product which is readily available for procurement and normally used without modification.[1] | ” |
| “ | a product that is 1) Sold, leased, or licensed to the general public; 2) Offered by a vendor trying to profit from it; 3) Supported and evolved by the vendor, who retains the intellectual property rights; 4) Available in multiple identical copies; 5) Used without source code modification.[2] | ” |
| “ | [a] term for software or hardware, generally technology or computer products, that are ready-made and available for sale, lease, or license to the general public. Commercial off-the-Shelf (COTS) products are often used as alternatives to in-house developments or one-off Government-funded developments.[3] | ” |
Government entity
See Council on Technology Services.
Overview
"A COTS product is often provided in large quantities and at relatively low cost to meet the demands of a wide range of user needs." "Normally, for COTS software, source code is not provided and maintenance is provided by the manufacturer under licence."[4]
"The use of COTS products is being mandated across many Government and business programs, as they may offer significant savings in procurement and maintenance. However, since COTS software specifications are written by external sources, Government agencies are sometimes wary of these products because they fear that future changes to the product will not be under their control."[5]
References
- ↑ NATO Standardization Agency, NATO Glossary of Terms and Definitions 2-C-10 (2008) (full-text).
- ↑ California Technology Agency, Enterprise Architecture Glossary 2 (Apr. 2011) (full-text).
- ↑ Glossary of Security Terms, Definitions, and Acronyms, at 38.
- ↑ Glossary of Communication Electronic Terms, at 2-39.
- ↑ Glossary of Security Terms, Definitions, and Acronyms, at 39.