Zeidman Consulting Releases CodeMatch Software for Comparing Source Code Files.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 17, 2003 Zeidman Consulting, (www.ZeidmanConsulting.com), a leading research and development firm and developer of software tools for data analysis, today announced a tool for comparing multiple source code files in order to detect copying, plagiarism Using ideas, plots, text and other intellectual property developed by someone else while claiming it is your original work. , and intellectual property theft. The software, called CodeMatch(TM), was developed for use by lawyers, technical experts, and expert witnesses to help them 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, "I have been involved in a number of patent and trade secret litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. cases as an expert witness where I needed to compare hundreds of files of source code containing hundreds or thousands of lines of code The statements and instructions that a programmer writes when creating a program. One line of this "source code" may generate one machine instruction or several depending on the programming language. A line of code in assembly language is typically turned into one machine instruction. each. The task became very time consuming and it was easy to miss similarities. There are ways that programmers can modify source code enough so that it does not look the same to the human eye. I needed a tool to help analyze the code and find similarities automatically. Nothing existed so I created the tool myself." CodeMatch runs on a personal computer running the Windows operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. . CodeMatch uses sophisticated algorithms to compare source code files and rank them according to similarity. A detailed report is also generated that gives specific information about similarities in each pair of files. CodeMatch currently supports several different programming languages including Basic, C, C++, Java, MASM See macro assembler. MASM - Microsoft Assembler for MS-DOS. , Perl, 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. . CodeMatch is available now starting at $8,000 per copy per programming language. A demo version that compares two files at a time can be downloaded for free from the Zeidman Consulting website at www.ZeidmanConsulting.com. 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, and CodeMatch that compares multiple source code files. The corporate headquarters is at 7599 Squirewood Way, Cupertino, CA, 95014, 408/255-9279. CodeMatch is a trademark of Zeidman Consulting. All other brand or product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies and should be treated as such. |
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