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*** Last Mile ***

Fifth International Conference on Software Business (ICSOB 2014)

Azia Resort and Spa, Paphos Cyprus
June 15-18, 2014

http://www=2Eicsob=2Eorg

Online submission: https://www=2Eeasychair=2Eorg/conferences/?conf=3Dicsob2=
014

Extended Deadline for submissions: February 1, 2014

Conference Theme
Shortening the time-to-market: from short cycle times to continuous value d=
elivery

Advancements in the software industry have had a substantial impact not
only on productivity and on GDP growth globally, but also on our daily work=

and lives=2E Moreover there is a noticeable spillover within other industri=
es
(e=2Eg=2E manufacturing, entertainment industry) enabling new business mode=
ls:
companies bundle their physical products and software services into
solutions (e=2Eg=2E using subscription models or in-app purchases) and star=
t to
sell independent software products in addition to physical products=2E
Software business refers to commercial activities in and around the softwar=
e
industry, aimed at generating income from the delivery of software products=

and software services=2E Although the software business shares common
features with other international knowledge-intensive businesses, it carrie=
s
many inherent features making it a challenging domain for research=2E In
particular software companies have to depend on one another to deliver a
unique value proposition to their customers or a unique experience to their=

users=2E Moreover recent developments like the emerging app economy offer a=

variety of opportunities for entrepreneurs or start-up companies=2E The rec=
ent
acquisition of the three-year old Finnish mobile game startup Supercell wit=
h
the total value of 2=2E2 billion Euros shows that the future of software is=
 not
only in utility and but also in entertainment and increasing freetime of pe=
ople
globally=2E This will have a profound effect on software business and requi=
res
novel business models and new approaches to software product development
as well=2E

ICSOB 2014 addresses researchers and practitioners, who are concerned with
software business in different ways as well as the start-up community, whic=
h
is increasingly focusing on mobile and social software=2E The main theme of=

2014 focuses on speeding up the time from idea to value delivery, towards
continuous delivery of added value=2E

Conference Topics
You are invited to submit papers addressing contemporary issues emerging at=

the intersection of the software and business domains, broadly defined=
=2E Both
papers reporting research results and industrial experiences are welcome=
=2E
Invited are original submissions on the topics listed below, including but =
not
limited to:

Special sessions this year:
* Speeding up time-to-market: towards continuous value delivery
* Business models in game and entertainment software

Regular themes of the conference series:
* Software Platforms and Ecosystems
* Corporate networks between software companies / Software Supply Networks
* Business impacts and business models of Cloud Computing
* Software Product Management
* Software business in the future
* Licensing, Intellectual Property and Patent Issues (IP modularity)
* Business models for software startups and existing software companies
* App Economy
* Productization, Servification, and Servitization
* Impact of Megatrends on software business (e=2Eg=2E Customization)
* Effects of business models on software development
* Global and cultural aspects of software business
* Mobile software business trends

Submission Instructions
Full research papers (15 pages), short papers (6 pages), industrial track
presentations (abstract) and posters are all welcome=2E Accepted full paper=
s
and short papers will be included in the conference proceedings published b=
y
Springer as a volume in Lecture Notes in Business Information Processing
(LNBIP) series (if at least one author of the paper attends the conference
and presents the paper)=2E Extended versions of the best papers selected fr=
om
ICSOB 2014 will be published in a special issue of Journal of Systems and
Software (http://www=2Ejournals=2Eelsevier=2Ecom/journal-of-systems-and-sof=
tware/)=2E
PhD students are invited to submit research abstracts and present and
discuss their work at the Doctoral Symposium=2E A separate CFP
for the Doctoral Symposium will be published later=2E You may also submit
workshop proposals to the conference=2E For details and updates visit http:=
//www=2Eicsob=2Eorg=2E

Important Dates
Paper Submission: February 1, 2014 (extended deadline)
Notification: March 10, 2014
Camera-Ready: April 7, 2014
Conference: June 15-18, 2014

Conference Officers
General Chair
Tiziana Margaria, University of Potsdam

Program Chairs
Casper Lassenius, Aalto University
Kari Smolander, Lappeenranta University of Technology

Local Organization Chair
George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus

Industry Chair
Georg Herzwurm, Universit=E4t Stuttgart

Workshops Chair
Krzysztof Wnuk, Lund University

Doctoral Symposium Co-Chairs
Anna-Lena Lamprecht, University of Potsdam
Tobias Tauterat, University of Stuttgart

Publicity Chair
Eetu Luoma, University of Jyv=E4skyl=E4

Steering Committee
Slinger Jansen, Utrecht University
Michael Cusumano, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pasi Tyrv=E4inen, University of Jyv=E4skyl=E4
Bj=F6rn Regnell, Lund University
Inge van de Weerd, Utrecht University
Tiziana Margaria, University of Potsdam
Sjaak Brinkkemper, Utrecht University
Jan Bosch, Chalmers University
Georg Herzwurm, University of Stuttgart

Program Committee
Sergey Avdoshin, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia
Jan Bosch, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Sjaak Brinkkemper, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Peter Buxmann, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany
Michael Cusumano, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Torgeir Dings=F8yr, SINTEF, Norway
Brian Fitzgerald, University of Limerick / Lero, Ireland
Samuel Fricker, Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden
Peter Gloor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Georg Herzwurm, Universit=E4t Stuttgart, Germany
Thomas Hess, LMU Munich, Germany
Slinger Jansen, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Philippe Kruchten, University of British Columbia, Canada
Thomas Kude, University of Mannheim, Germany
Olli Kuivalainen, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
Patricia Lago, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Ulrike Lechner, Universit=E4t der Bundeswehr M=FCnchen, Germany
Andrey Maglyas, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland
Tiziana Margaria, University of Potsdam, Germany
Rory O'Connor, Dublin City University, Ireland
Samuli Pekkola, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Wolfram Pietsch, FH Aachen, Germany
Bj=F6rn Regnell, Lund University, Sweden
Dirk Riehle, Friedrich-Alexander-Universit=E4t, Germany
Matti Rossi, Aalto University, Finland
G=FCnther Ruhe, University of Calgary, Canada
Stefan Seidel, University of Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein
Klaus-Dieter Thoben, Universit=E4t Bremen, Germany
Pasi Tyrv=E4inen, University of Jyv=E4skyl=E4, Finland
Krzysztof Wnuk, Lund University, Sweden

Updated information and further details are available at http://www=2Eicsob=
=2Eorg=2E
Please, send emails with further questions to info@icsob=2Eorg=2E

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<font face=3D'Geneva'>*** Last Mile ***<br><br>Fifth International Conferen=
ce on Software Business (ICSOB 2014)<br><br>Azia Resort and Spa, Paphos Cyp=
rus<br>June 15-18, 2014<br><br></font><font face=3D'Geneva' color=3D'#F09AF=
F'><u><a href=3D"http://www=2Eicsob=2Eorg">http://www=2Eicsob=2Eorg</a></u>=
</font><font face=3D'Geneva'><br><br>Online submission: </font><font face=
=3D'Geneva' color=3D'#F09AFF'><u><a href=3D"https://www=2Eeasychair=2Eorg/c=
onferences/?conf=3Dicsob2014">https://www=2Eeasychair=2Eorg/conferences/?co=
nf=3Dicsob2014</a></u></font><font face=3D'Geneva'><br><br>Extended Deadlin=
e for submissions: <b><u>February 1, 2014</u></b><br><br><u>Conference Them=
e<br></u>Shortening the time-to-market: from short cycle times to continuou=
s value delivery<br><br>Advancements in the software industry have had a su=
bstantial impact not<br>only on productivity and on GDP growth globally, bu=
t also on our daily work<br>and lives=2E Moreover there is a noticeable spi=
llover within other industries<br>(e=2Eg=2E manufacturing, entertainment in=
dustry) enabling new business models:<br>companies bundle their physical pr=
oducts and software services into<br>solutions (e=2Eg=2E using subscription=
 models or in-app purchases) and start to<br>sell independent software prod=
ucts in addition to physical products=2E<br>Software business refers to com=
mercial activities in and around the software<br>industry, aimed at generat=
ing income from the delivery of software products<br>and software services=
=2E Although the software business shares common<br>features with other int=
ernational knowledge-intensive businesses, it carries<br>many inherent feat=
ures making it a challenging domain for research=2E In<br>particular softwa=
re companies have to depend on one another to deliver a<br>unique value pro=
position to their customers or a unique experience to their<br>users=
=2E Moreover recent developments like the emerging app economy offer a<br>v=
ariety of opportunities for entrepreneurs or start-up companies=2E The rece=
nt<br>acquisition of the three-year old Finnish mobile game startup Superce=
ll with<br>the total value of 2=2E2 billion Euros shows that the future of =
software is not<br>only in utility and but also in entertainment and increa=
sing freetime of people<br>globally=2E This will have a profound effect on =
software business and requires<br>novel business models and new approaches =
to software product development<br>as well=2E<br><br>ICSOB 2014 addresses r=
esearchers and practitioners, who are concerned with<br>software business i=
n different ways as well as the start-up community, which<br>is increasingl=
y focusing on mobile and social software=2E The main theme of<br>2014 focus=
es on speeding up the time from idea to value delivery, towards<br>continuo=
us delivery of added value=2E<br><br><u>Conference Topics<br></u>You are in=
vited to submit papers addressing contemporary issues emerging at<br>the in=
tersection of the software and business domains, broadly defined=2E Both<br=
>papers reporting research results and industrial experiences are welcome=
=2E<br>Invited are original submissions on the topics listed below, includi=
ng but not<br>limited to:<br><br><b>Special sessions this year:<br></b>* Sp=
eeding up time-to-market: towards continuous value delivery<br>* Business m=
odels in game and entertainment software<br><br><b>Regular themes of the co=
nference series:<br></b>* Software Platforms and Ecosystems<br>* Corporate =
networks between software companies / Software Supply Networks<br>* Busines=
s impacts and business models of Cloud Computing<br>* Software Product Mana=
gement<br>* Software business in the future<br>* Licensing, Intellectual Pr=
operty and Patent Issues (IP modularity)<br>* Business models for software =
startups and existing software companies<br>* App Economy <br>* Productizat=
ion, Servification, and Servitization<br>* Impact of Megatrends on software=
 business (e=2Eg=2E Customization)<br>* Effects of business models on softw=
are development<br>* Global and cultural aspects of software business<br>* =
Mobile software business trends<br><br><u>Submission Instructions<br></u>Fu=
ll research papers (15 pages), short papers (6 pages), industrial track<br>=
presentations (abstract) and posters are all welcome=2E Accepted full paper=
s<br>and short papers will be included in the conference proceedings publis=
hed by<br>Springer as a volume in Lecture Notes in Business Information Pro=
cessing<br>(LNBIP) series (if at least one author of the paper attends the =
conference<br>and presents the paper)=2E Extended versions of the best pape=
rs selected from<br>ICSOB 2014 will be published in a special issue of Jour=
nal of Systems and<br>Software (</font><font face=3D'Geneva' color=3D'#F09A=
FF'><u><a href=3D"http://www=2Ejournals=2Eelsevier=2Ecom/journal-of-systems=
-and-software/">http://www=2Ejournals=2Eelsevier=2Ecom/journal-of-systems-a=
nd-software/</a></u></font><font face=3D'Geneva'>)=2E<br>PhD students are i=
nvited to submit research abstracts and present and<br>discuss their work a=
t the Doctoral Symposium=2E A separate CFP<br>for the Doctoral Symposium wi=
ll be published later=2E You may also submit<br>workshop proposals to the c=
onference=2E For details and updates visit </font><font face=3D'Geneva' col=
or=3D'#F09AFF'><u><a href=3D"http://www=2Eicsob=2Eorg">http://www=2Eicsob=
=2Eorg</a></u></font><font face=3D'Geneva'>=2E<br><br><u>Important Dates<br=
></u>Paper Submission: February 1, 2014 (extended deadline)<br>Notification=
: March 10, 2014<br>Camera-Ready: April 7, 2014<br>Conference: June 15-18, =
2014<br><br><u>Conference Officers<br></u><b>General Chair<br></b>Tiziana M=
argaria, University of Potsdam<br><br><b>Program Chairs<br></b>Casper Lasse=
nius, Aalto University<br>Kari Smolander, Lappeenranta University of Techno=
logy<br><br><b>Local Organization Chair<br></b>George Angelos Papadopoulos,=
 University of Cyprus <br><br><b>Industry Chair<br></b>Georg Herzwurm, Univ=
ersit=E4t Stuttgart<br><br><b>Workshops Chair<br></b>Krzysztof Wnuk, Lund U=
niversity<br><br><b>Doctoral Symposium Co-Chairs<br></b>Anna-Lena Lamprecht=
, University of Potsdam<br>Tobias Tauterat, University of Stuttgart<br><br>=
<b>Publicity Chair<br></b>Eetu Luoma, University of Jyv=E4skyl=E4<br><br><b=
>Steering Committee<br></b>Slinger Jansen, Utrecht University<br>Michael Cu=
sumano, Massachusetts Institute of Technology<br>Pasi Tyrv=E4inen, Universi=
ty of Jyv=E4skyl=E4<br>Bj=F6rn Regnell, Lund University<br>Inge van de Weer=
d, Utrecht University<br>Tiziana Margaria, University of Potsdam<br>Sjaak B=
rinkkemper, Utrecht University<br>Jan Bosch, Chalmers University<br>Georg H=
erzwurm, University of Stuttgart<br><br><b>Program Committee<br></b>Sergey =
Avdoshin, Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russia<br>Jan Bosch, Chalmers=
 University of Technology, Sweden<br>Sjaak Brinkkemper, Utrecht University,=
 The Netherlands<br>Peter Buxmann, Darmstadt University of Technology, Germ=
any<br>Michael Cusumano, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA<br>Torg=
eir Dings&oslash;yr, SINTEF, Norway<br>Brian Fitzgerald, University of Lime=
rick / Lero, Ireland<br>Samuel Fricker, Blekinge Institute of Technology, S=
weden<br>Peter Gloor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA<br>Georg H=
erzwurm, Universit=E4t Stuttgart, Germany<br>Thomas Hess, LMU Munich, Germa=
ny<br>Slinger Jansen, Utrecht University, The Netherlands<br>Philippe Kruch=
ten, University of British Columbia, Canada<br>Thomas Kude, University of M=
annheim, Germany<br>Olli Kuivalainen, Lappeenranta University of Technology=
, Finland<br>Patricia Lago, VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands<br>Ulr=
ike Lechner, Universit=E4t der Bundeswehr M=FCnchen, Germany<br>Andrey Magl=
yas, Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland<br>Tiziana Margaria, Un=
iversity of Potsdam, Germany<br>Rory O'Connor, Dublin City University, Irel=
and<br>Samuli Pekkola, Tampere University of Technology, Finland<br>Wolfram=
 Pietsch, FH Aachen, Germany<br>Bj=F6rn Regnell, Lund University, Sweden<br=
>Dirk Riehle, Friedrich-Alexander-Universit=E4t, Germany<br>Matti Rossi, Aa=
lto University, Finland<br>G=FCnther Ruhe, University of Calgary, Canada<br=
>Stefan Seidel, University of Liechtenstein, Liechtenstein<br>Klaus-Dieter =
Thoben, Universit=E4t Bremen, Germany<br>Pasi Tyrv=E4inen, University of Jy=
v=E4skyl=E4, Finland<br>Krzysztof Wnuk, Lund University, Sweden<br><br>Upda=
ted information and further details are available at </font><font face=
=3D'Geneva' color=3D'#F09AFF'><u><a href=3D"http://www=2Eicsob=2Eorg">http:=
//www=2Eicsob=2Eorg</a></u></font><font face=3D'Geneva'>=2E <br>Please, sen=
d emails with further questions to </font><font face=3D'Geneva' color=
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