The research on software ecosystems still is a young and emerging field. We created the European Workshop on Software Ecosystems to bring together the research community from all over Europe and to share, present and discuss their latest research with business experts from the software industry A big thank you to the many people who supported this workshop and the proceedings.

Proceedings of the European Workshop on Software Ecosystems 2012 The research on software ecosystems still is a young and emerging field. We created the European Workshop on Software Ecosystems to: - bring together the research community from all over Europe and - share, present and discuss their latest research with business experts from the software industry A big thank you to the many people who supported this workshop and the proceedings. Researchers and Presenters: - Josef Waltl / Technical University of Munich, Germany What makes a software platform attractive for ecosystem partners? - Karthik Jayaraman / University of Oslo / Norway Managing the Arbitrage of Control and Generativity in Software Ecosystems - M. Schreiner, T. Hess / Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Germany The Success of Software Companies Internationalization: The Case of Germany - K.-B. Schultis, C. Elsner, Siemens AG, D. Lohmann / FAU University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany Architectural guidance and governance in industrial software ecosystems - S. Hyrynsalmi, A. Suominen, T. Makila & A. Jarvi / University of Turku, Finland Analyzing Developers Challenges in Mobile Application Marketplaces - J. Wollersheim, A. Teufl, P. Hoberg, P. Wolf, fortiss GmbH, H. Krcmar, Technical University of Munich, Germany Mechanisms to gather customer feedback - Requirements in the cloud service ecosystem Industry Sponsors: BlackDuck Software, Corum M&A, fluid Operations, InnoWerft, Netfira, Partner-Port, Suse Software, Synomic. WWW.EWSECO.ORG

For mergers and acquisitions in the software industry this book lays the foundation for successful due diligence. Based on methodological foundations, a business model driven approach for due diligence is presented. The key difference between this book and other due diligence books: this book focuses on a business model driven approach, M&A processes, M&A organization and software industry specifics. The book focuses on four goals. First, it focuses on creating a holistic view of acquisition targets using business models. Second, the book defines differences of the software industry to other industries. Third, the book tries to lay the foundation for standardization of due diligence activities. It also analyses the right setup for acquirers to successfully carry out acquisitions. Fourth, it elaborates on typical business models, business ecosystems and partnerships in the software industry. Many examples from real life due diligence activities and many hints make this book a valuable resource for business professionals in mergers and acquisitions in all industries.