A key aspect of the design of any software system is its architecture. An architecture
description, from a runtime perspective, should provide a formal specification of the …

This paper gives an overview of the ArchWare European Project. The broad scope of
ArchWare is to respond to the ever-present demand for software systems that are capable of …

Software systems have become increasingly complex and are often used in highly dynamic,
distributed and mobile environments. Formal development of such software systems in order …

A key aspect of the formal development of any software system is the specification and
stepwise refinement of its architecture. In a stepwise refinement, a sequence of steps starting …

The term co-evolution describes the symbiotic relationship between dynamically changing
business environments and the software that supports them. Business changes create …

A key aspect of the design of any software system is its architecture. An architecture
description, from a runtime perspective, should provide a formal model of the architecture in …

More and more software applications have to be able to dynamically change during
execution in order to adapt to changes in their environment. In the context of architecture …

A key aspect of the design of any software system is its architecture. An architecture
description, from a runtime perspective, should provide a formal specification of the …

Most real world software systems evolve over time to meet changing requirements or
changing business rules. Sometimes, old and new requirements have to be simultaneously …

Software development techniques were, at first, to the design of single applications,
satisfying specific requirements. Today it is necessary, for cost and “time to market” reasons …