PRISM Product Examination Process for component based development

The Portable, Reusable, Integrated Software Modules (PRISM) Program was initiated by the Air Force ESC Software Center (ESC/AXS) to eliminate long procurement cycles and large expenses involved in the custom development of one-of-a-kind command centers. This program has defined a generic component architecture and a process for selecting and integrating software products as components of this architecture. The process is based on user prototyping and involves identifying, evaluating, preparing and maintaining reusable software components that adhere to industry standards. This approach in combination with emerging distributed object-based technologies represents a key advance in the utilization of software components.