Leveraging Developed Software: an Economic Perspective
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چکیده
The result of leveraging, successfully done, is a continual reduction of both the up-front costs associated with acquiring and installing software applications as well as the long-term support costs. These cost reductions are achieved through economies of scale realized as common elements of a software application are repetitively applied and costs are prorated across a larger set of installations.
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