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Emenda Announced a Partnership with Protecode

By Anil Sharma, TMCnet Contributor

Emenda, the European software testing tools and services provider, has entered into a partnership with Canada based Protecode Inc.

“Access to fast and effective software governance tools and auditing services should be a priority issue for software executives as they strive for more cost-efficient software development through outsourcing and use of open source software,” said Mahshad Koohgoli, CEO, Protecode (News - Alert), in a statement.

 

Koohgoli said that Emenda’s European-wide expertise, its strong customer base, the extent of its product portfolio and the quality of its consultancy services were the determining factors for a partnership with Protecode.

Protecode Inc. delivers products and services for software governance and Intellectual Property (IP) management.

 

The company claims that its IP Audit Service is an accurate, fast and efficient process to determine open source and other third party licensing obligations in a code portfolio.

Protecode products include Developer IP Assistant, the software industry’s real-time IP management solution, Enterprise IP Analyzer, for bulk analysis and reporting of existing code portfolio, and Build IP Analyzer, for analysis and ensuring end products meet IP obligations.

 

Its products enable enterprises worldwide to achieve mandated IP governance and effective rationalization of their source code assets, increasing corporate value and reducing costs.

 

Emenda officials while giving details of the pact said that the company would distribute and provide support for Protecode throughout Europe.

 

Officials said that Protecode will complement the software testing tools already in the the company’s product portfolio, which includes Klocwork Insight, Cantata++, Lattix, Codenomicon (News - Alert) Defensics and Electric Cloud.

“We are really pleased to announce our association with Protecode. At Emenda, we are committed to helping our customers reduce the time it takes to build and test their software, therefore enabling them to concentrate on improving software quality”, said Neil Langmead , CEO, Emenda.

 

Langmead said that by automating the management of IP rights within the build environment, Protecode will help the customers concentrate on developing software whilst ensuring they comply with any relevant license agreements. 


Anil Sharma is a contributing editor for TMCnet. To read more of Anil’s articles, please visit his columnist page.

Edited by Jessica Kostek