SDC Systems Limited - Protecode: Open source license management

Protecode provides products and services for open source software licensing and copyright management, for software Intellectual Property (IP) management, code portfolio mapping, and for carrying out IP due diligence of software companies.

Protecode System 4 employs lightning fast code scanning that works behind the scenes to manage open source licenses according to the policies set by your organization. Built for ease-of-use and minimal intrusion into existing processes, Protecode ensures an effortless and cost effective understanding of what’s in an enterprise code portfolio. More...

Protecode Enterprise Analyzer (EA) is a platform-independent application that analyzes and identifies all code in any directory to determine code ownership and ensure open source license compliance according to pre-determined internal policies. More...

Protecode Developer Assistant (DA) is the industry's first solution for real-time management of open source software licensing and copyrights. It operates unobtrusively in the background and doesn't require training for software developers. Protecode DA allows developers to concentrate on development rather than open source license management. More...

Protecode Library Audito (LA) ensures that all files committed to a code repository are compliant with an organization's open source licensing policy. This tool is a component of the end-to-end software license compliance process within an organization. More...

Protecode Build Analyzer (BA) is part of the Protecode System 4 solution that ensures that unwanted open source or third party code is not included in products that are shipped to customers. BA monitors the build process, creates a list of files that are used during the build (after the pre-processing stage), and analyzes the files that are used in the build process. More...

Mahshad Koohgoli, CEO of Protecode, explains how companies use open source and other third party content and the legal challenges that come with it. In this webinar he also details how these problems can be dealt with including software recordkeeping, setting up an IP policy as well as automated solutions to help avoid open souce license violations.

In this white paper Dr. Sorin Cohn-Sfetcu and Kamal Hassain introduce three principle aspects of legal compliance. The paper also lists approaches for incorporating legal compliance into the software development process, and software intellectual property management for delivery of a legally compliant product.

This white paper details the six most commonly encountered open source licenses and the obligations they give if code is used internally within an organisation and when it is conveyed outside of the organisation.