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Subject:Re: Definition of COTS Documentation From:"John W. Wade, Jr." <john -dot- w -dot- wade -at- US -dot- PWCGLOBAL -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 15 Jul 1999 11:36:29 -0400
COTS = "Commercial Off the Shelf" is also the received meaning in the
Federal Government . My exposure to this term is in the context of
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation projects to distinguish
the documentation that comes out of the box from the software developers
(such as Oracle or SAP) from the documentation and training materials
developed for the client to reflect their specific business processes and
system configuration.
John Wade
Principal Consultant
Center for Perfomance Improvement
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
john -dot- w -dot- wade -at- us -dot- pwcglobal -dot- com
"Wing, Michael J" <mjwing -at- INGR -dot- COM> on 07/15/99 10:18:01 AM
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Subject: Re: Definition of COTS Documentation
In our company it means Commercial Off the Shelf. Typically, it is used
when a system is comprised (partially or fully) of existing equipment and,
thus, existing documentation.
Mike
Michael Wing (mailto:mjwing -at- ingr -dot- com)
Staff Writer/ Web Applications Developer
Intergraph Corporation; Huntsville, Alabam http://maps.intergraph.com
> Hello All -
>
> I was wondering if anyone out there knew if there was any kind of a
> standard set up defining what exactly is contained in COTS
> documentation. Or, is it merely a term used by a company to state what
> is considered standard for them?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Kate Skilton
> Engineering Technical Writer
> knskilt -at- accusort -dot- com
>
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