Software re-use, reliance on open source code, and outsourced development have become standard practices to accelerate software development.

 

Third party code, internal code, and open source code are just a few components that developers use to shorten time to market and reduce production efforts. However, any software product that contains these components can be potentially infringing on the intellectual property (IP) rights of someone or some organization that originally created that software.

Protecode Inc. delivers leading products and services for code scanning and license or copyright detection, software governance, and Intellectual Property (IP) management. Protecode’s Software Lifecycle IP Management portfolio includes the Enterprise IP Analyzer for bulk analysis and reporting of existing code portfolio, Developer IP Assistant, the software industry’s first real-time IP management solution, Library IP Auditor repository plug-ins for analysis of code that is checked into the library, and Build IP Analyzer, for ensuring end products meet IP obligations.

In addition, Protecode offers its high performance Core IP Analysis Engine Software Development Kit (SDK) for integration into client’s IP management workflow solutions.

Using its automated and high speed technology, Protecode also offers software IP Audit services, and a Portfolio Comparison Service that can detect code-reuse or cross-contamination between projects.

All solutions are easy to install, require no IP training, and operate unobtrusively within a development environment. Protecode solutions are secure and confidential with no code ever leaving the organization. All records are encrypted with full central management and reporting capabilities. Protecode solutions require minimum infrastructure requirements, and can be scaled to cover a multi-site organization seamlessly.