In software development, product maintenance is most likely managed as an entirely separate project.

在软件开发中，产品维护通常是被作为一个完全分开的项目来进行管理的。

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Installations of software tend to take months, maintenance costs more than the original product price, and unexpected delays and down time result in a massive drop in productivity.

有时候软件的安装要花上数月的时间，有时候维护成本甚至超过了原始产品的价格。有时意想不到的延误和宕机会导致生产率出现明显下降。

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As the most costly and complex phase in software product 's life cycle, software maintenance has a direct and important effect on the quality and reliability of software products.

软件维护作为舰艇装备软件生命周期中费用最高、工作最复杂的一个阶段，对软件产品的质量和可靠性均有着直接而重要的影响。

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The product, which includes hardware, software and maintenance, is available now for less than 50 cents per subscriber per month.

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Like Salesforce.com , RightNow aimed to sell its customer relationship management (CRM) software as a low-maintenance, Web-based service, not a shrink-wrapped product.

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