Black Duck Software Ships protexIP 4.0 Software Compliance Management System and SDK.Grows Customer Base by More than 800 Percent in Past 18 Months Based on Superior Technology, Flexible Services and Global Reach WALTHAM, Mass. -- Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of software compliance management solutions, today shipped protexIP/development 4.0, the newest release of its flagship offering. The major upgrade, announced in September 2006, boasts a new graphical interface See GUI. and improved workflow to boost user productivity, as well as enhanced code-matching technology. In related news, Black Duck also announced the shipment of the protexIP/sdk (software development kit), which allows tighter integration of protexIP into customers' computing computing - computer environments. Taken together, the new features, usability enhancements and SDK (Software Developer's Kit) See developer's toolkit and Windows SDK. SDK - Software Developers Kit (or "Software Development Kit"). underscore The underscore character (_) is often used to make file, field and variable names more readable when blank spaces are not allowed. For example, NOVEL_1A.DOC, FIRST_NAME and Start_Routine. (character) underscore - _, ASCII 95. Black Duck's technology lead and illustrate its continuing emphasis on innovation. protexIP allows large enterprises, technology product companies and outsourcers engaged in geographically distributed software development to know the contents of their software code and therefore to help ensure compliance with open source and proprietary licenses alike. It streamlines workflow to allow teams of software developers, architects and lawyers to collaborate to protect software intellectual property (IP) and integrates into corporate software development environments that include source code management systems and integrated development environments See IDE. integrated development environment - interactive development environment (IDEs). Douglas Levin lev·in n. Archaic Lightning. [Middle English levene, levin; see leuk- in Indo-European roots.] , CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Black Duck Software, commented: "Both the software industry and large enterprises understand the benefits of using proprietary, open source and third-party software. But companies have to understand which components are in their code and at the same time respect license terms. Together, protexIP 4.0 and our new SDK provide the most comprehensive solution for knowing what's in a code base and if the license requirements are right. We think these product introductions will make major market inroads inroads Noun, pl make inroads into to start affecting or reducing: my gambling has made great inroads into my savings inroads npl to make inroads into [+ among all types of software developers in the fourth quarter of 2006 and into 2007." Black Duck's protexIP platform creates a new work environment that helps organizations effectively manage their increasingly complex software IP and licensing issues. By validating software contents, finding issues to be addressed early in the development cycle or well in advance of a due diligence Research; analysis; your homework. This term has caught on in all industries, because it sounds so "wired." Who would want to do analysis or research when they can do due diligence. See wired. event, and verifying license compliance, the protexIP platform helps companies reduce business risks, complete software projects on time and on budget and stay on track with their business plans. The protexIP/sdk provides companies the ability to tightly integrate license compliance management into their existing development lifecycle and with their existing development tools, such as configuration management and build systems. The SDK is available for customers to use for integration, or Black Duck Software's professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. team can provide custom integration. protexIP is available from Black Duck Software and its resellers in Asia, Europe and Australia. In the U.S., protexIP/development Enterprise Edition is priced starting at $25,000; protexIP/development Professional Edition is priced starting at $9,500. protexIP/sdk is priced starting at $10,000 and requires a base protexIP/development subscription. About Black Duck Software Black Duck Software([TM]) is the leading provider of software compliance management solutions that help companies govern how software assets are created and managed. Black Duck's offerings help businesses take maximum advantage of open source software while at the same time ensure that they satisfy the obligations associated with the code they use. Black Duck's customer base includes enterprises, product developers, outsourcers, law firms This list of the world's largest law firms by revenue is taken from The Lawyer and The American Lawyer and is ordered by 2006 revenue:[1]
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