Zeidman Consulting Improves CodeMatch Software and Offers It for Free.CUPERTINO, Calif. -- Zeidman Consulting, (www.ZeidmanConsulting.com), a leading research and development firm, today released CodeMatch(TM) Version 3 for comparing multiple source code files in order to detect plagiarism Using ideas, plots, text and other intellectual property developed by someone else while claiming it is your original work. , 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 , intellectual property theft, and patent infringement patent infringement n. the manufacture and/or use of an invention or improvement for which someone else owns a patent issued by the government, without obtaining permission of the owner of the patent by contract, license or waiver. . CodeMatch was developed for use by lawyers, technical experts, and expert witnesses to help pinpoint computer source code that may have been copied from another program. 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. Bob Zeidman, president of Zeidman Consulting, "The new version is much faster and more accurate than ever before. The algorithms remain the same as the ones that have been successfully used on a number of important copyright cases, intellectual property lawsuits, and negotiated settlements. However, we found ways to change their implementation, allowing CodeMatch to run twice as fast. Also, the output reports are more readable -- extraneous information has been eliminated, allowing the user to focus on suspect sections of code." The best news may be that the full version of CodeMatch is now available for free downloading from the Zeidman Consulting website. It can be used to compare source code files of 1 megabyte or less at no charge. "We did this to give teachers a tool to easily find plagiarism among students. Also, potential customers can run CodeMatch on small jobs to see just how effective it is," says Zeidman. For jobs over 1 megabyte, licenses must be purchased from Zeidman Consulting. CodeMatch runs on a personal computer using the Windows operating system. CodeMatch uses sophisticated algorithms to compare source code files and rank them according to similarity. A detailed report is generated that gives specific information about similarities in each pair of files. CodeMatch supports these programming languages: Basic, C, C++, Delphi, Java, MASM See macro assembler. MASM - Microsoft Assembler for MS-DOS. , Pascal, Perl, SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. , Verilog, and VHDL (VHSIC Hardware Description Language) A hardware description language (HDL) used to design electronic systems at the component, board and system level. VHDL allows models to be developed at a very high level of abstraction. . New languages can be added easily upon request. About Zeidman Consulting Zeidman Consulting is a contract research and development firm specializing in digital hardware and software design including ASICs, FPGAs, CPLDs, PCBs, firmware, and application software. Zeidman Consulting also offers software tools like Molasses molasses, sugar byproduct, the brownish liquid residue left after heat crystallization of sucrose (commercial sugar) in the process of refining. Molasses contains chiefly the uncrystallizable sugars as well as some remnant sucrose. (R) that enables network device emulation in a live network. The corporate headquarters is in Cupertino, California. The website is www.ZeidmanConsulting.com. CodeMatch is a trademark of Zeidman Consulting. Molasses is a registered trademark of Zeidman Consulting. |
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