「元件化軟體開發」（Component-Based Development）是近年興起的最重要的軟體技術創新之一，強調元件的再用（reuse）以及軟體組裝的系統建構思維，重視軟體品質與彈性的提升，以降低開發成本、增進生產力。在面對此一極有可能成為主流的軟體技術時，不同的公司組織往往出現不同的採用狀況與成效，部份已採用者卻仍多處在評估試用階段，為什麼？為理解此一現象，本研究嘗試打開「採用」的黑盒，從新興軟體科技的架構創新特質以及組織學習的角度，探討不同的公司在面對技術大幅變遷時，如何成功採用新興資訊技術。 　　實證的結果大體支持假說的成立：組織原有的相關知識未必能有助於創新的內化，當技術發生「架構創新」改變時，組織若對先前的「架構知識」愈熟悉，反而不利新技術的採用與內化。而「內部學習的投入」、「外部知識來源」與「外部學習連結緊密程度」均有助於新技術採用與導入成效；此外，若技術不確定性愈高，則組織會愈頃向外部學習。

90年代後，軟體產業善用強大的知識力量建構數位王國，在知識經濟狂潮裡獨據鰲頭，他們如何利用知識征服全球的祕密，一直引發各界好奇。本研究嘗試設計一套「全新且視覺化」的衡量模式以分析、瞭解及解釋軟體產業推行知識管理之情形，取代個案研究無法見林的遺憾，從宏觀角度觀諸整個產業的現況。 　　透過前測的檢驗，確認此種衡量模式測量變項的問卷內容，將它命名「知識管理雷達圖衡量模式」，藉由「知識管理雷達圖」的視覺呈現，能輕易地辨識軟體公司實踐知識管理的深度與廣度，是屬於「知識管理實踐成效六大類型」的何類；除此之外，本研究更提出5個假設，企圖解開幾個「知識管理雷達圖衡量模式」與軟體產業所衍生的疑竇，例如：軟體公司的特徵（資本額、員工數、上市上櫃情形、年營業額以及業務重心）的不同，知識管理的實踐深度（或廣度）有顯著差異嗎？「知識策略」與「資訊科技」是否顯著相關等等。 　　在發出447份附上回郵信封的問卷、213份e-mail電子問卷，並持續進行近4個星期的監控及問卷追縱後，最終回收率為21.03%，有效問卷回收率則是19.69%。經過資料分析，發現目前高達9成軟體公司皆從事過知識管理的相關活動，然而實踐知識管理的程度卻僅僅「三顆星」等級，顯示未來努力的空間仍不少；仍有7%左右的軟體業者，在各大要素的努力乏善可陳，這些公司屬於「不知不覺」型，絲毫沒察覺知識時代已經來臨，未來前景堪憂。在假設檢定方面，其結果出乎意料，公司的規模大小、上市上櫃與否、年營業額多寡以及業務範疇的差別，皆不影響知識管理的成敗，似乎在宣告「知識管理」非大企業的專利，無名小卒亦有出頭日的機會。 / Since the 1990s, software industry has been good at building a virtual kingdom by its incredible knowledge power. And now it is a pioneer navigating by the flooding water of knowledge-base economy. Everyone is curious to understand how software firms manipulate their knowledge spells to have the world in hands. Nevertheless, the researches of industrial knowledge management usually focused on case study of best practices and resulted in many myths. Unlike them, one of the purposes of this thesis is trying to develop a new and visual knowledge management measurement model, using it to judge and explain the software industry's implementation of knowledge management and analyzing whole industry in a macro view. 　　The questionnaire operationalized to measure the variables of the new measurement model was verified after pretesting. Then the new model is framed and named “Radar Visual Measurement Model of KM.” Through a radar graph, to judge the depth and breadth of the software firm's achievements of knowledge management and to position the kind of “The Six Types of Knowledge Management Achievement” are easy to accomplish. Furthermore, five hypotheses are set up to explore some suspicions between software industry and “Radar Visual Measurement Model of KM,” such as “Are the performances (depth and breadth) of knowledge management significant different if one software firm's characteristics (included the capital, the amount of employees, listed or not listed, revenues and major scope of business) differ greatly from the others' ?” or “Is there a significant relationship between ‘knowledge strategy’ and ‘information technology’ ?” and so on. 　　After sending 447 mails (each one accompanied by a qestionnaire and a self-addressed stamped envelope) and 213 electronic questionnaires by e-mail, monitoring and tracing returns were begun and continued about four weeks. The final response rate is 21.03% but the valid response rate is 19.69%. Then the result of the qualitative data analysis indicates that 1) it's a common phenomenon in the software industry that over 90 per cent of software firms have ever performed knowledge management but the average level of performance depth only belongs to ‘three-star’ class. So all the software firms have to keep on making their extra efforts in the future. 2) There are near 7 percent of software firms doing nothing effort on five dimensions called ‘Unconsciousness’. They are unaware that the knowledge era is coming; therefore, they probably have a dark future. Moreover, two of the five hypotheses are not supported by the facts and surprised us. They point out that the scale of a company, the situation of listed, the total revenues and the scope of business don't affect the performances of knowledge management. In other words, they may proclaim that KM is not a monopoly of a large enterprise and a small firm still has its chance to be strong by knowledge management.

資訊軟體產業為知識密集的產業，在台灣已發展了許多年。由於科技不斷創新以及市場激烈的競爭下，資訊軟體產業從早期為個別客戶量身訂作的系統專案開發，一直發展到今日以套裝軟體或中介軟體標準產品的銷售方式。因軟體產品具有功能習慣性，客戶一旦使用後就不會隨意更換。各資訊軟體廠商為了推廣各式各樣的軟體產品以搶攻市場，紛紛提出了各種激勵業務人員的激勵制度以擴大市場佔有率。從企業的角度來說，企業組織應以獲取最大合法利潤為主要目標。因此在其經營管理權限內，必然會以各類管理策略和激勵措施來提升員工之工作效率和品質，績效激勵與評估制度即屬最被廣泛實施之方法。本文研究之核心為：資訊軟體產業之激勵與評估制度有那些特性，評估制度是否公平，針對不同產品生命週期的銷售策略有何差異，以及不同的工作類型與不同職掌之員工對於不同的激勵與評估制度之效益反應。本研究將透過與從業人員深度訪談程序，收集資訊軟體產業內不同公司之各種績效激勵與評估制度加以分析比較。針對上述議題，深入研究各種不同的制度對業務人員的激勵效益與合理性。其研究成果，一方面可提供給資訊軟體廠商作為未來規劃制定績效激勵與評估制度的參考；另一方面，亦可作為員工評估公司獎勵制度合理運用模式的對照，讓各界瞭解其精神並加以應用。 / IT Software Industry is unique and knowledge-intensive industry in Taiwan. It have been developed with special functions to keep customer loyalty once used. Promotion with a wide range of programs in order to gain market share is the most important factor of success. But which is company really do last longer for success, and is the product life cycle impacted by effective sales incentive plan? This studied looks at which performance incentive program can best motivate employees. The incentive programs were studied by interviewed with different companies within IT software industry and try to understand the effectiveness of evaluation strategies vs. sales performance. The results supported my hypothesis by showing that the employees under attractive incentive plan performs with productivity increasing superiority. The results also showed that fairness evaluation strategies does improve sales performance by enlarging the coverage. In additional of the benefits, my research also provided some suggestions for employees who was hired by relative industry. I hope it can be more valuable when employees assess the system for understand and apply the spirit of incentive programs.

近年來，『自有品牌』一直是熱門的話題。但在同步發展代工業務與品牌業務之時，卻看到許多高科技企業最後面臨代工與品牌必須切割的決定。過去已有宏碁分割代工成立緯創科技，及友訊分割代工業務成立明泰科技。為何代工與品牌不能並存？可並存的原因為何？此為本研究主要探討的問題。 本研究針對國內網路通訊領導大廠—友訊科技＆明泰科技，及多媒體軟體產業績優企業—訊連科技，針對品牌與代工可否並行的議題進行探討。個案公司分別代表著硬體及軟體產業，均曾經或正在同步經營代工與品牌業務。代表硬體產業的友訊科技在代工與品牌業務共存七年之後，最後選擇分割代工成立明泰科技，友訊科技則專注於品牌。整理出其代工與品牌的衝突原因如下： 1. 品牌與代工客戶的終端市場客戶相同，產品類似，造成直接衝突 2. 品牌市場的發展造成代工客戶的疑慮 3. 需投入大量資金兼顧品牌和代工 4. 內部資源分配嚴重衝突，造成品牌業務發展遲緩 5. 代工與品牌追求之目標與核心能力不同 而代表軟體產業的訊連科技，目前代工與品牌業務同時進行下，強調無分家的必要，分析出的原因如下： 1. 代工與品牌市場之終端客戶不同，產品不同，無衝突情況產生 2. 代工客戶觀感：對訊連品牌發展不反對 3. 產業特色：軟體產業價值鏈較短，所涉入的環節較少，故資源衝突上較少。且位於價值鏈上游，屬於零組件供應商，為代工客戶的供應商之一。 4. 品牌屬性：軟體產品品牌屬於要素品牌，與代工客戶品牌不易起衝突。 5. 產品特性：軟體產品具不易模仿性及多樣化的特色，且軟體代工產品和自有品牌產品實為同一原始碼所發展出來，產品本身具有不可分割性。 台灣高科技產業的代工與品牌議題，其源由來自代工客戶反對廠商發展自有品牌，因市場上有利益衝突及競爭。以內部組織來看，若此兩種業務處於同一組織架構下，會產生資源分配的衝突。故本研究建議，若高科技廠商的代工客戶市場與自有品牌市場為相互競爭的狀態，最好是將代工與品牌以不同的組織形式分隔，才能解決最終衝突問題。如中小企業因資源有限與營業規模限制，無法做切割分隔。本研究給予的建議是盡量做好『區隔』--可分成市場與資源區隔。此外，若企業為零組件供應商想要發展自有品牌，則可從發展『要素品牌』開始做起。

中小企業的特色是具有彈性、創新、以及快速的應變能力，台灣中小企業一路歷經了產業外移、亞洲金融風暴、網路泡沫、通貨緊縮與膨脹，直到近期的全球金融海嘯，許多企業依然屹立不搖。能夠在逆境中化危機為轉機的企業，皆能做正確的判斷，適時採取因應策略。中小企業雖然能夠迅速因應外界變化，但也因為受限於規模，很容易受到外界環境的影響。因此，即使規模不大、財務狀況不若大企業周全，也需要制定全面性的營運策略，健全公司體制。台灣的中小企業一向以國內市場為主，面對全球化市場的潮流，很難不在這股洪流之下被湮滅。如果能夠結合國際大廠，在對方的帶領之下，便能進軍國際，提升競爭力。這樣的策略，非常適合中小型資訊軟體產業，因此，本研究擬藉個案分析的方式，深度剖析國內一家中小型資訊軟體廠商個案A公司的現況，並探討該廠商參與一國際知名C硬體大廠的 B夥伴計畫。經過平衡計分卡以及SWOT的分析，本研究呈現國內一家中小型資訊軟體廠商的現況與優劣勢以及該廠商與國際知名硬體大廠之間的夥伴關係。此外，本研究也應用平衡計分卡的策略架構，為個案公司建議未來的經營策略。 關鍵字：中小企業、資訊軟體產業、平衡計分卡、SWOT、B夥伴計畫 / Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are characterized with adaptivity, creativity, and coping ability. SMEs in Taiwan have been through a lot of challenges since the economic bubble came to abrupt. After the financial tsunami hit the whole world, many SMEs were able to survive by adopting new business strategies. Although SMEs can react to the economic change instantly, they are easily affected by the environmental change of the whole world. The SMEs in Taiwan have been focused on local market for a long time. They need to expand their business to the international market. One way to accomplish is to collaborate with some well-known international companies. Using a single case study design, this research intended to investigate a small business company in Taiwan. Established in 1996, this company has devoted to image design, but restricted in local market. In order to understand the present situation of the company and its collaboration with a big international company, the assessment structure of the Balanced Scored (BSC) and the SWOT analysis were conducted. A business strategy using the BSC framework was recommended for the company. Keywords: small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), software and information industry, Balanced Scorecard (BSC), SWOT, B plan

本篇論文主要是從民眾的角度，深入瞭解政府在推動業務電子化的過程，在便民服務方面所產生的效益，進而探討國外先進國家的推動概況，由於國情不同，各國均有其特別之處可供參考；隨著我國電子化政府快速的推展，在國際著名調查機構對世界各國的評比中大多名列前茅，使政府願意在電子化政府的投資加碼，因此在數位台灣計畫中包括了許多e 化政府的計畫；目前在電子化政府相關計畫中除了更新現有大型系統的計畫之外，其核心計畫是一個跨機關橫向整合的計畫，建立e政府服務平台，以期能達到「提供民眾更豐富、精緻的資訊內容、更深化的網路申辦服務、與網路公民更多的互動，經由網路的溝通管道，實踐政府治理的目標」。 本文中除探討e政府服務平台對各級政府機關e化的影響之外，也一併探討在政府e化過程，可能對國內軟體產業的影響，以及目前政府推動建置平台的政策，對產業生態的可能影響；這些政策的落實，未來對於國內軟體產業的衝擊將非常可觀，因此，本論文也對國內軟體業者提出一些建議，以供業界因應與轉型參考。 / This paper mainly emphasizes on the effect of which the electronic government interface in Taiwan brings to the citizens, especially in the aspect of citizen-oriented services. Moreover, this article reviews the e-government services in other countries and their vary kinds of developing experiences as reference. Along with the quick development of the e-government service, the rank of Taiwan is always in the top list judged and rated by world-famous institutions. As a result, the government of Taiwan is willing to invest more to the plans of e-government which play an important role in the e-Taiwan project. Currently the plan attempts not only to renew the existing mainframe system, but also to build an “e-government service platform” to integrate services over different departments and resources. This platform is the core of Taiwan e-government plan. It can offer citizens vary and delicate information, more high level applications of service, and more interaction with Internet citizens. By utilizing Internet as a communication channel, it can implement the aim of governance more effectively. In the final part of this paper, it analyzes the influence of “e-service platform“ towards each level of government units. In addition, it discusses about how the e-government plan affects the software industry. Furthermore, how the policy about the platform influences the status of software industry is also mentioned in this paper. Once the policy is carried out, it is expected to be some serious impacts on domestic software industry. Therefore, this study also gives suggestions to software companies to make a preparation or reformation in advance.

本論文主要在探索作為產業組織核心之「公司」，將其知識以公開或特定之標準或程序加以模組化(modularization)後，進行公司內部與外部以產品開發為主之知識分工(division of knowledge)與再用(reuse)活動，因而衍生的組織與管理問題，以及公司間知識移轉與學習問題。並希望藉由產業實證，發展以「知識模組化與再用」為基礎之技術創新理論。 研究過程採取紮根理論，針對了軟體產業四家公司與半導體設計業四家公司，分別就其採取軟體元件與矽智財之模組化創新現象進行深入訪談研究，進行編碼過程，將觀念類別抽象化為「績效與競爭力」、「研發知識模組技術力」、「知識模組再用力」、「知識模組平台演進力」、「組織政策與文化」、「產業基礎模組主導者之引導力」、「市場異質性」、「知識模組交易/交換成熟度」及「產業中介組織推動力」等九項。 根據實證發現，知識模組創新公司企業常規為(1)採取知識模組再用平台為核心之產品/服務創新模式；(2)以平台為考量之組織構型設計；(3)建立四項公司內部重要能力—包括研發知識模組技術力、知識模組再用力、知識模組再用平台演進力、及組織政策與文化。至於影響產業知識模組交換/交易之因素，則為(1)開放之平台知識模組來源；(2)營造利於知識模組再用之供需脈絡；(3)妥善運用產業網絡。 有關理論之建構，本研究選擇「平台經濟性」作為核心類別，並以「知識模組動態組合價值性」作為演化準則，經由主軸編碼與選擇編碼等程序，發展出九項命題，藉以建構「平台經濟性創新(economies of platforms innovation)」理論。根據該理論，本研究指出知識模組創新公司，可依據能力審視、能力構築、能力持續等三階段，建構其動態核心能力。 本研究最後針對產業與政府等實務界，提出綜合性建議如下： 一、對產業界之建議 應注意與學習辨識所處產業是否正進入後產業化階段之分合(dis-integration)過程所產生之知識分工趨勢，並參考本研究所提出之「平台經濟性創新理論」，研擬以「平台經濟性」為基礎之知識模組化創新策略。同時，應積極運用知識模組供需脈絡與產業網絡之力量。 二、對政府產業政策之建議 針對協助個別企業提升內部能力方面，可加強輔導企業發展以知識模組再用平台為基礎之研發計畫，並且建立標竿案例與最佳實務，以提供企業導入「平台經濟性創新策略」之參考。同時，針對有主導潛力之知識模組創新企業，協助其深化發展產業主流平台。 此外，與國際相較，台灣知識型企業之規模仍屬偏小，政府輔導機制可加強推動國際級產業基礎模組主導者與國內業者結盟、輔導建立夥伴廠商體系(e.g.旗艦計畫)、輔導建立知識模組交易/交換機制、協助釐清知識模組之智慧財產權爭議、以及積極參與國際標準制訂，並快速擴散相關資訊與技術供產業參考等。 / Knowledge modularization is a popular phenomenon in knowledge-based industries. This study explores issues related to companies, which use open or specific stan-dards/procedures to encapsulate their knowledge into modules, and then use such mod-ules to pursue internal and/or external division of knowledge and knowledge reuse activi-ties, for the purpose of developing products. The said issues include the organization and management issues, as well as knowledge transfer and learning. Through the process of empirical field investigations this study aims to develop a new technological innovation theory, which is based on knowledge modularization and reuse. This study adopted the Grounded Theory, together with case studies, as the main methodology to guide the research process. Eight companies were selected as case stud-ies, which included four companies from the software industry and four design houses from the semiconductor industry. We interviewed these companies to discuss in-depth modularization innovation concerning software components in software industry and silicon intellectual properties (SIPs) in the semiconductor industry. The collected data is differentiated into nine conceptual categories, which are the (1) performance and com-petitiveness, (2) technology capabilities for developing knowledge modules, (3) capabili-ties for reusing knowledge modules, (4) evolution of knowledge module platforms, (5) organization policy and culture, (6) leadership in terms of basic industry modules, (7) market heterogeneity, (8) maturity of knowledge module transactions/exchanges, and (9) promotion of intermediary industry organizations. According to the study's findings, knowledge module innovation companies usually adopt the following procedures : (1) use knowledge module reuse platforms as the core of product/service innovation models; (2) organization structure design based on platforms; establish four internal capabilities, including (i) enhance the technology capabilities for developing knowledge module, (ii) reusing knowledge modules, (iii) speed up the evolution of knowledge module reuse platforms, (5) establish organization policy and culture. As for factors impacting industry knowledge module exchanges/transactions, these include 1) knowledge module sources for open platforms, 2) create supply and demand beneficial to knowledge module reuse, 3) making good use of industry networks. Regarding the formation of a theory, the “economies of platforms” are used as the core category, and develop the “dynamic combination value of knowledge modules” as a criterion of evolution. Through axial and selective coding, nine propositions are devel-oped to support and construct the theory of "economies of platform innovation". Accord-ing to this theory, the study finds that knowledge module innovation companies can build their dynamic core capabilities through three phases, including capabilities positioning, building up capabilities, and sustaining capabilities. The study also proposes several suggestions for the industry and government: 1. Suggestions for the industry: Companies should closely watch and learn to recognize whether the structure of the industry in which they operate is entering a dis-integration process leading to division of knowledge. If so, the companies can refer to the theory of "economies of platform in-novation", to take action on knowledge module innovation strategies based on the economies of platforms. Meanwhile, they should utilize the power of the sup-ply-demand of knowledge modules and industrial networks. 2. Suggestions for the government's industry policies: For the purpose of helping individual firms raise their capabilities, the government could improve R&D assistance programs focused on the establishment of knowledge module reuse platforms. The government can also establish benchmarks or best practice cases as references for companies who would like to adopt innovation strategies for economies of platforms. Furthermore, knowledge module innovation companies with the potential to become industry leaders can be further assisted in developing mainstream industry platforms. Besides, compared with international companies, the scale of knowledge-based companies in Taiwan is small. Therefore, the government can strengthen its efforts in promoting alliances between international industry leaders and Taiwanese companies, help Taiwanese companies to establish strategic partner networks, assist companies in establishing transaction/exchange mechanism for knowledge modules, clarify issues re-lated to intellectual properties of knowledge modules, participate in international stan-dards bodies, and provide up-to-date and relevant market and technology information.

開放原始碼軟體(Open Source Software；OSS)或稱自由軟體(free software)近年來備受矚目，許多政府、企業、機構團體認為相較於專屬軟體(proprietary software)，開放原始碼軟體的成本低廉、安全性高，因而支持開放原始碼軟體，一些國際知名大廠也投入開發相關產品以支援開放原始碼軟體；然而，深入分析開放原始碼軟體與專屬軟體在價格、穩定性及功能性之優、缺點，可發現開放原始碼軟體未必如其支持者所稱較專屬軟體具有低成本、高技術性等之優點；至於市場佔有率方面，近十年來開放原始碼軟體雖在網頁瀏覽器(Brower)及行動設備作業系統的市占率呈現顯著成長，但在桌上型電腦、筆記型電腦、小筆電及伺服器的市場占有率則仍遠不及專屬軟體。 　　隨著開放原始碼軟體的興起，相關的問題及風險亦隨之產生。在商業模式方面，過去鼎力支持開放原始碼軟體，並且保證決不會以自家專利攻擊Linux社群及業者的IBM，如今也開始手持自家專利對付開放原始碼軟體業者，此一案例凸顯了開放原始碼軟體追求自由、開放分享的精神，與追求市占率及利潤為目標之企業經營環境，兩者間存在著本質上的衝突與矛盾。而為了降低使用開放原始碼軟體可能產生之風險，已有越來越多使用開放原始碼軟體的企業，改採混合碼（Mixed Source）的軟體策略，亦即在一項產品中，同時使用開放原始碼軟體和專屬軟體，儼然已成為國際趨勢；現今，已有超過50%的開放原始碼軟體供應商將開放原始碼軟體結合其內部專屬原始碼使用，有60%以上的開放原始碼軟體供應商已採用某些類型的商業授權方式，而一些原本非開放原始碼軟體的公司也開始利用開放原始碼來加強其市場競爭力。 　　在智慧財產權方面，部分開放原始碼軟體社群雖強烈反對以智慧財產權保護軟體，然此實與知識經濟時代下保護智慧財產權的發展趨勢背道而馳，因此，開放原始碼軟體不可避免的仍須面對智慧財產權管理及侵權訴訟等問題。然由於傳統開原碼軟體社群缺乏專業之法律或智慧財產管理人員，而技術或程式碼貢獻者又為數眾多，使得採用開放原始碼軟體在智慧財產權的管理、執行及訴訟風險上，面臨許多困難及挑戰。在開放原始碼軟體授權協議方面，開放原始碼軟體社群愈來愈強調使用者必須嚴格遵守授權協議之約定，且對於一些違反授權協議之使用者，已積極展開訴訟程序強制要求其遵守，因此，企業組織若要採用開放原始碼軟體，勢必需建立相關之風險管理和內部管理機制。 　　在歐洲、美洲及亞洲等世界各主要國家的軟體政策方面，過去雖有許多積極推動開放原始碼軟體計劃之媒體報導，然而，近幾年來，各國政府已較少採取獨厚開原碼的推廣政策，而大多數是以技術中立(Technical Neutral)或強調互通性的方式兼容並蓄的廣納各種不同的軟體授權模式，此也印證了混合碼的國際發展趨勢。至於我國的軟體發展政策，過去一直偏重在開放原始碼軟體的發展及補助上，然而執行的結果，不但市場現況與預期成果有相當大的落差，投入與產出顯不成比例，且由我國政府的自由軟體發展政策，亦可看出我國政府在資訊軟體產業發展政策上存在著將對開放原始碼的補助方案當作對整體資訊軟體產業的政策發展方向等等之混淆及迷思，此皆阻礙了我國資訊軟體產業之發展。 　　有鑑於此，本研究乃由策略大師麥可•波特(Michael E. Porter)所提出之國家競爭優勢鑽石體系（National Diamond）架構，分析我國在資訊軟體產業發展上的國家競爭力，並針對我國政府的資訊軟體產業發展政策，由組織領導、法令環境、創新商業模式、施政指標及匡正智庫角色等面向提出具體建議，期能對我國資訊軟體產業之發展有所貢獻及助益。 / Open Source Software (OSS) or Free Software has attracted a great deal of attention in recent years. Comparing with traditional proprietary software, many governments, enterprises and institutions seems to believe that OSS is more cost effective and more secure, and thus support OSS. Similarly, a number of global companies have also started to invest in the development of related products that support OSS. However, after some in-depth analysis of the advantages and shorcomings in pricing, stability and functionality between OSS and proprietary software, it could be found that OSS may not have such high advantages in cost and technical level as its supporters asserted. Regarding the market shares in the last ten years, OSS has gained significant growth in the markets of Web Browser and Mobile Devise OS, but its market shares in Desktop Computer, Notebook, Netbook and Server markets are still far hehind proprietary software. 　　 The increasing popularity of OSS has inevitably triggered relevant issues and risk. From business model perspectives, previously IBM has been a long term OSS supporter and also publicly announced that it will never attack Linux companies and communities with its own patents. However, IBM recently began leveraging its patent portfolio and sending patent infringement warning to an OSS company who may compete with IBM in the server market. This recent case is a good example to highlight the inherent conflict and contradictions between the pursuit of freedom and open sharing spirit in OSS and the pursuit of profit and market shares in enterprise business environment. In order to reduce or manage the potential risk that could be triggered by OSS, more and more companies who use OSS begin to adjust their software strategy by adopting Mixed Source strategy. It has also become a trend in the global ICT industry to adopt or combine both OSS and Commercial Software into one product. Nowadays, more than 50% of OSS vendors start to combine OSS with their internal proprietary source code, more than 60% of OSS vendors have adopted certain types of commercial software licensing model, and some of the original non-OSS companies are also starting to leverage OSS to improve their market competitiveness. 　　With respect to intellectual property rights (IPR), even though some OSS communities still strongly oppose to the concept of IPR protection, some recent cases clearly prove that this kind of ideology is contrary to the trend of further improving IPR protection in the era of knowledge-based economy. Consequently, OSS still inevitably needs to face IPR management, infringement risk and licensing terms enforcement issues. However, due to the lack of professional legal or IPR management personnels in traditional OSS community and OSS projects usually involve numerous technical or code contributors, adopting OSS in current business environment will face many difficulties and challenges in IPR management, IPR enforcement and litigation risk. Another issue lies in the enforcement of OSS licensing terms, recently some OSS communities began to increasingly emphasize that users must strictly comply with all the licensing terms or requirements of the OSS model, and subsequently began to actively pursue legal enforcement actions against those violators. Therefore, it is imperative for any enterprise organization to establish comprehensive risk management and internal control/audit mechanism if it wishes to adopt OSS model. 　　In the past there were lots of media reports that actively promote government sponsored OSS policies in Europe, Asia and other major countries. However, there were less and less OSS only policy in recent years, governments around the world began to take Technical Neutral position or focus on interoperability by adopting a variety of different software licensing models. This development also confirms the international trend of adopting Mixed Source model. As for the software industry development policy in Taiwan, previously it has been focus on OSS related development and subsidy programs only. However, from the execution results, not only there is a huge gap between current market status and the expected results, the return of investment (ROI) from all those government funding programs is also extremely low. Furthermore, from the OSS development policy announced by the government, it is quite clear that there are confusions and myths among related government agencies that our current OSS development or subsidy programs equal to our national information software industry development policy. All of the above issues have seriously hindered the development of information software industry in Taiwan. 　　Based on the above analysis, this study leverages the National Diamond model proposed by the famous compete strategy expert, Michael E. Porter, to analyse the competitive advantages of Taiwan's information software industry. The study further proposes specific recommendations focusing on the organizational leadership, legal environment, innovation of business models, policy index, and the accurate role of think tanks in our government's information software industry development policy. Hopefully there will be some value-added and contributions to the development of information software industy in Taiwan.