Describing the interplay between business needs and software-architecture decisions, this guide advises business managers on their software decisions. Chapters cover software architecture, product development, markettecture and tarchitecture, business and license model symbiosis, technology-in-licensing, portability, deployment architecture, integration and extension, brand elements, usability, installation, configuration, release management, and security. Hohmann is a consultant. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)