Proceedings of the European Workshop on Software Ecosystems 2015

The European Workshop on Software Ecosystems is an annual event which connects researchers and fellow professionals in the field of software ecosystems. Presentations in 2015 included: Jon Scott, SVP Corum - Keynote Software M&A Ecosystems, Stefan Henningson, Copenhagen Business School - Cisco is using acquisitions of software companies to re-invent its 'platform core', Andreas Schönberger, Siemens AG - Using ecosystem modeling to drive ecosystem projects, Abilio Avila, Orestis Terzidis, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) - Management of Partner Ecosystems in the Enterprise Software Industry, Alexander Serebrenik, Technical University of Eindhoven - Surveying Challenges in Software Ecosystems Research, Ralf Meyer, Synomic GmbH - Why even successful large Software Ecosystems need professional representation like International Association for SAP Partners, Jonathan Hildenbrand, Netfira - Keynote Business networks, Sami Hyrynsalmi, University of Turku - To Redefine Ecosystem Health, or not to Redefine? A view of scientific knowledge on the 'software ecosystem health' concept, Dominik Dellermann, Alexander Fliaster, University of Bamberg - The Strategic Risks of Software Ecosystems, Christopher Jud, Georg Herzwurm, University of Stuttgart - Platforms and ecosystems from complementers' point of view.