Software factory

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In software engineering and enterprise software architecture, a software factory is an organization that specializes in producing computer software applications or software components according to specific, externally-defined end-user requirements. Software factories are generally involved with software projects that have been outsourced from other vendors. See also outsourcing.

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The first company to adopt this term was Hitachi in 1969 with its Hitachi Software Works. Later, other companies such as System Development Corporation in 1975, NEC, Toshiba and Fujitsu in 1976 and 1977 followed the same organizational approach.