Frank van der Linden has worked at Philips Medical Systems in The Netherlands since 1999 and been involved with software product lines since then. He was program chair of a series of five workshops on product line engineering, is a member of the steering committee of the SPLC conferences, and co-authored "Software Product Line Engineering" published by Springer in 2005. Klaus Schmid is professor for software engineering at the University of Hildesheim, Germany. Previously, he was department head for requirements engineering and usability engineering at the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE) in Kaiserslautern, Germany. He has been involved in numerous research and industrial projects in product line engineering. Eelco Rommes worked at Philips Research in the area of software architecture for medical systems from 2001 to 2006. During that time he was involved in several research projects and he has published on software product lines and related topics.

"I fully expect that Software Product Lines in Action will become one of the foundational references of this quickly-evolving field. It's the most comprehensive treatment of product line practice in existence today." from the Foreword by Paul Clements, SEI - Carnegie Mellon University, USA "For practicing software developers, or managers considering SPL engineering, this book is highly recommended. The case studies provide excellent examples, and the summary chapters will be invaluable in planning or starting a SPL." from the ACM Review by Andrew R. Huber, Hifn Inc, USA

• Aspects of Software Product Line Engineering.- The Product Line Engineering Approach.- Business.- Architecture.- Process.- Organisation.- The Family Evaluation Framework.- Experience Reports.- Experiences in Product Line Engineering.- AKVAsmart.- Bosch Gasoline Systems.- DNV Software.- market maker Software AG.- Nokia Mobile Phones.- Nokia Networks.- Philips Consumer Electronics Software for Televisions.- Philips Medical Systems.- Siemens Medical Solutions.- Telvent.- Conclusions.- Analysis.- Starting with Software Product Line Engineering.- Outlook.

Frank van der Linden has worked at Philips Medical Systems in The Netherlands since 1999 and been involved with software product lines since then. He was program chair of a series of five workshops on product line engineering, is a member of the steering committee of the SPLC conferences, and co-authored "Software Product Line Engineering" published by Springer in 2005. Klaus Schmid is professor for software engineering at the University of Hildesheim, Germany. Previously, he was department head for requirements engineering and usability engineering at the Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering (IESE) in Kaiserslautern, Germany. He has been involved in numerous research and industrial projects in product line engineering. Eelco Rommes worked at Philips Research in the area of software architecture for medical systems from 2001 to 2006. During that time he was involved in several research projects and he has published on software product lines and related topics.

"I fully expect that Software Product Lines in Action will become one of the foundational references of this quickly-evolving field. It's the most comprehensive treatment of product line practice in existence today." from the Foreword by Paul Clements, SEI - Carnegie Mellon University, USA "For practicing software developers, or managers considering SPL engineering, this book is highly recommended. The case studies provide excellent examples, and the summary chapters will be invaluable in planning or starting a SPL." from the ACM Review by Andrew R. Huber, Hifn Inc, USA

• Aspects of Software Product Line Engineering.- The Product Line Engineering Approach.- Business.- Architecture.- Process.- Organisation.- The Family Evaluation Framework.- Experience Reports.- Experiences in Product Line Engineering.- AKVAsmart.- Bosch Gasoline Systems.- DNV Software.- market maker Software AG.- Nokia Mobile Phones.- Nokia Networks.- Philips Consumer Electronics Software for Televisions.- Philips Medical Systems.- Siemens Medical Solutions.- Telvent.- Conclusions.- Analysis.- Starting with Software Product Line Engineering.- Outlook.