Start managing open source before it's used in your product
Posted by Lacey Thoms on Thu, Sep 01, 2011 @ 08:24 AM
Assessing, and approving third party or open source code before it is introduced into the development environment is an efficient way to ensure license compliance. Protecode recently announced the launch of a new tool, Code Administrator™(CA), that facilitates a software package pre-approval process.
CA is another workflow capability, and step two in Protecode's Open Source Software Adoption Process, that further simplifies license compliance management in any organization. With CA, a user can request that a package be approved by submitting detailed information about the package and how it will be used within the organization. The request is then logged and its status is tracked. An administrator performs an audit of the requested package using Protecode Enterprise Analyzer™. If the package does not conflict with the organization's established licensing policies the administrator either approves or rejects the package. Once approved the package is then made available to the organization
Protecode System 4™, with the addition of CA, ensures that unwanted open source or third party code is detected as early as possible in the software development lifecycle, reducing costs and time of fixing compliance issues before the product is released to the market.
Stay tuned next week for a video demo of CA.
View the CA Datasheet.