Speed Time-to-Market.
Govern Open Source Use.

Open source software has had a revolutionary impact on the software industry. With the success and ubiquity of open source projects, most enterprise and commercial software development teams now mix open source with internal code to shorten software development schedules. However, open source and other third-party code introduce risks and challenges that must be managed, including hidden license obligations, security vulnerabilities and version proliferation. You need robust processes that allow engineers and policy administrators to communicate and collaborate without grinding productivity to a halt.

When you need to manage open source, would it help to find a solution that mitigates risks while improving productivity, security and quality? Let Black Duck help you —

• Manage use of mixed code. Augment your installed development platform to manage mixed-origin code throughout the software lifecycle. Black Duck solutions streamline the search, selection, approval, validation and tracking of software components, even across geographically dispersed organizations and complex software development supply chains.

• Clarify roles & responsibilities. Provide engineers, managers, security personnel, corporate counsel and executives with a framework for collaboration and timely information they can use. Dashboards, detailed reports, full licensing text, and real-time alerts provide role-specific data views, promoting efficient coordination.

• Promote standardization & code reuse. Give engineers one place to go for a comprehensive collection of reusable open source and third-party code. Enable contributions to a growing, internal catalog of approved code. At the same time, accelerate code vetting with an interactive framework that captures policies over time.

Get to Know Your Code™ better with Black Duck. We can help you mitigate risks and grow the value of your software assets. Find out how Black Duck is helping organizations like yours accelerate productivity and enable component standardization while adhering to sound governance policies.

How can you find out more information?

• Explore Black Duck™ Code Center, which allows organizations to efficiently leverage open source and third-party code by providing revolutionary visibility into key component metadata.

• Learn about Black Duck™ Protex, which validates your software bill-of-materials for each project and provides reports on license and policy violation risks.

• Download and read the whitepaper entitled Best Practices for Managing Software Intellectual Property in an Open Source World. Learn a set of best practices that companies can use to avoid the risks and gain the benefits of mixed-origin software development.