Software product evaluation
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1. An automated method for evaluating a combination of software products, comprising:
- receiving product data relating to a plurality of software products;
generating environment data from the product data, the environment data relating to a software environment which comprises a combination of the software products;
applying a plurality of weighting values to the environment data; and
generating at least one score for the software environment in response to the weighted environment data, each score representing an evaluation of the software environment.
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Abstract
A system (10) for evaluating a software product includes an interface (12). The interface (12) receives product data relating to the software product, and a first memory (14) stores the product data. A second memory (23, 32) stores a plurality of weighting values. A processor (26, 36) is coupled to the first memory (14) and the second memory (23, 32). The processor (26, 36) applies the plurality of weighting values to the product data to generate at least one criterion score for the software product. Each criterion score represents an evaluation of the software product.
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20 Claims
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1. An automated method for evaluating a combination of software products, comprising:
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receiving product data relating to a plurality of software products; generating environment data from the product data, the environment data relating to a software environment which comprises a combination of the software products; applying a plurality of weighting values to the environment data; and generating at least one score for the software environment in response to the weighted environment data, each score representing an evaluation of the software environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An automated method for evaluating a combination of a first software product and a second software product, comprising:
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receiving first product data for the first software product; receiving second product data for the second software product; generating environment data from the first product data and the second product data, the environment data relating to a software environment which comprises a combination of the first and second software products; applying a plurality of weighting values to the environment data; and generating at least one score for the software environment in response to the weighted environment data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for evaluating a combination of software products, comprising:
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an interface operable to receive product data relating to a plurality of software products; a first memory coupled to the interface and operable to store the product data; a second memory operable to store a plurality of weighting values; and a processor coupled to the first memory and the second memory, the processor operable to generate environment data from the product data, the environment data relating to a software environment which comprises a combination of the software products, the processor further operable to apply the weighting values to the environment data to generate at least one score for the software environment, the score representing an evaluation of the software environment. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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