Protecode Announces Pedigree Analysis and Reporting Program for Public Open Source Projects.-- Complimentary Pedigree Analysis pedigree analysisn. The study of an inherited trait in a group of related individuals to determine the pattern and characteristics of the trait, including its mode of inheritance, age of onset, and phenotypic variability. Service Now Available for Public Projects in the Open Source Community -- OTTAWA -- 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 Analyzer analyzer /ana·ly·zer/ (an´ah-li?zer) 1. a Nicol prism attached to a polarizing apparatus which extinguishes the ray of light polarized by the polarizer. 2. (TM) in conjunction with the Protecode Global IP Server (GIPS GIPS - /gips/ or /jips/ [Analogy with MIPS] Giga-Instructions per Second (or possibly "Gillions of Instructions per Second"; see gillion). In 1991, this was used of only a handful of highly parallel machines and one sequential processor built with Josephson devices. ) [TM] software governance tools. "Recent court decisions have reinforced the need for acquiring full knowledge of the complete pedigree pedigree Record of ancestry or purity of breed. Pedigrees of domesticated animals are maintained by governmental or private record associations or breed organizations in many countries. of software projects and the proper handling of the licensing requirements particular to each software component in order to avoid copyright infringement Noun 1. copyright infringement - a violation of the rights secured by a copyright infringement of copyright plagiarisation, plagiarization, piracy, plagiarism - the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own and license violations of open source and 3rd party software modules," said Dr. Mahshad Koohgoli, 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 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 The list of components that make up a system. For example, a bill of materials for a house would include the cement block, lumber, shingles, doors, windows, plumbing, electric, heating and so on. , 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 according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. 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 info@protecode.com. 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 (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Rational Software integration validation with IBM Rational Application Developer This article is about the IBM Rational IDE, formerly IBM WebSphere Studio Application Developer (WSAD). For the gaming keyboard configuration, see WASD IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software . For more information, visit www.protecode.com. Protecode, Protecoding and the Protecode logo are trademarks of Protecode Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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