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Does your company have a safeguard or policy for monitoring its source code? You may not know that it only takes a small amount of unlicensed code within your software program to raise a lawsuit.
Microsoft were sued for copyright infringement for modifying just 0.03% of Veritas’ software program. It’s no secret that companies often re-use third party, internal and open source code in a bid to reduce production efforts and shorten the time to market but beware, the consequences related to unmanaged third party software licensing can be severe In a more recent lawsuit (2010) Oracle sued Google for wilful infringement of software patents and intellectual property during the development of its Android operating system. Black Duck Software are the market leaders in the management and deployment of open source software. The aim of Black Duck’s Protex solution is to provide businesses with a preventative measure during the use of external code. It works by analysing your company’s source code during the development stages by comparing it against an exhaustive quantity of open source software through the “worlds most comprehensive code Knowlegebase”. Through the use of a Protex platform, companies can take steps to avoid overlooked software licence obligations, become more compliant and ensure best practice within the working environment. As a partner of Black Duck Software, Clearvision can provide Protex as a solution in addition to training, support, consulting and other products to help improve your software development processes. FREE source code scan! For a limited time Clearvision and BlackDuck are offering all prospective customers a FREE sample code scan, which will highlight the open source software already in use and any potential breach of license terms. For more details or to learn more about how your company can benefit please contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Sources: http://www.blackducksoftware.com/ http://www.protecode.com/ http://www.clearvision-cm.com http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-10961705 |
