Ottawa, ON – October 15, 2008 – Protecode(R) Inc., today announced the commencement of its Pedigree Analysis and Reporting program for public open source projects. This complimentary service is dedicated towards the clean and unfettered growth of open source software utilization. The analysis will be done using the Protecode Enterprise IP AnalyzerTM in conjunction with the Protecode Global IP Server (GIPS)™ software governance tools.
“Recent court decisions have reinforced the need for acquiring full knowledge of the complete pedigree of software projects and the proper handling of the licensing requirements particular to each software component in order to avoid copyright infringement and license violations of open source and 3rd party software modules,” said Dr. Mahshad Koohgoli, CEO of Protecode. “Advanced automated software governance and Intellectual Property (IP) management tools are becoming key business tools for CEOs and legal officers. These tools help reduce business risks, ensure IP compliance and protection and achieve higher revenues at lower costs with software intensive products and services.”
In addition to offering a pedigree map with the composition of a software project and providing the necessary information for proper software IP management, Protecode tools deliver a software bill of materials, a stepping stone towards safe and profitable management of the software capital accumulated by the organization.
“With an increasing complexity of the software development processes and the multitude of license variations within the use of open source software, IP and copyright issues are becoming significant and businesses may experience delays in projects, product sales cycles or business transactions from code IP contamination,” according to analyst, Laurie Wurster, Research Director for Gartner Inc.
Pedigree reports of public open source projects are available at www.protecode.com. Individuals interested in having their projects analyzed with higher priority are welcome to contact Protecode by submitting their requests to [email protected].
About Protecode
Protecode Inc. delivers leading tools for software governance and Intellectual Property Management. Protecode solutions enable cost-effective, disciplined software development through automated detection, logging, identification, pedigree-tagging of software content, and provisioning of IP compliance reports and the associated software Bill of Materials. Seamlessly integrated with the leading software development environments, Protecode products enable enterprises and software developers worldwide to achieve mandated IP governance, increasing corporate and developer value and reducing costs. Protecode Inc. offers secure and accurate software development tools that are simple to adopt, easy to use, and scalable from a single creator to thousands of developers working in multiple sites on a project. Protecode, which is a member of the Eclipse community, has received Ready for IBM Rational Software integration validation with IBM Rational Application Developer. For more information, visit www.protecode.com.