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Software Reliability-related Papers

NASA Software Assurance Technology Center

Software Risk Assessment - Maximizing your Returns - Reliametrics from Nortel Networks Corporation.
Written and published by Hurwitz Group, Inc.
"Managing identified risk is hard. Unearthing the buried landmines so they can be managed is even harder. Whether it is a new business venture or a major development project in an established business, one key to success is identifying as many of the attendant risks as possible and then allocating the appropriate resources to risk containment and risk management."
Nortel Reliametrics.pdf 190kb

Wringing Risk out of Software - Reliability Assurance and Defect Prediction.
March 2000,
Written by John P. Desmond, Editorial Director, Software Magazine
The consequences of software failure are rising as more people and companies worldwide go on-line.
"When software fails, the results can be dramatic, expensive, and even catastrophic."
Reliametrics_WP.doc 131kb
Reliametrics_WP.pdf 123kb