What types of software sizing has COSMIC been used for?

The COSMIC method has been used to size a remarkable variety of software, for different Purposes, mostly in connection with performance measurement and estimating.  Examples include:

· Business application software in banking, insurance, utilities and such-like (many cases, e.g. Rabobank, Netherlands)

· The infrastructure software supporting business application software, e.g. for web-services, messaging and such-like

· The avionics software of a major fighter aircraft system and of other Defence systems

· Software of telecoms switching systems, mobile phone SMS messaging, etc (e.g. NTT Japan)

· The applications of mobile phone handsets, in order to compare the functionality of competitive product offerings (Nokia, Finland)

· Software for the control of engine and fuel injection systems (Bosch Diesel Systems, Germany)

· Software for the control of paper copier systems

· Size measurement of basic re-usable Objects

· Software that handles the parsing of text in HTML format

· Safety-critical software for a US Regulatory Commission