CHAPTER 12: Software Support and Maintenance

12.1 Customer Support

Large software products go through a very lengthy and expensive development process. However, the postrelease product support and maintenance cycle is several times longer than the original development cycle. The software product life span after the initial release lasts many years. The success of the product is dependent ...

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