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Black Duck Software Names 2011 Open Source Rookies of the Year

mdegruttola — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:40:12 -0500

Black Duck Software Names 2011 Open Source Rookies of the Year

Cloud, Gaming and Social Media Development Toolkits Take Center Stage in Top 10 Open Source Projects; Data Reveals Decisive Shift to GitHub Use, Diverse License Choices

BURLINGTON, Mass., January 18, 2012 – Two open source cloud platform-as-a-service (PaaS) projects, two projects tailored to the needs of game developers, and a toolkit to aid social media application developers in the creation of web apps are stand-outs in the Black Duck Software 2011 Open Source Rookie of the Year list, announced today. The fourth annual Open Source Rookies of the Year program recognizes the top new open source projects initiated in 2011.

Using data on open source projects from Ohloh.net and the Black Duck® KnowledgeBase™, Black Duck reviewed thousands of open source projects started in 2011 to select the Open Source Rookies of the Year. Using a weighted scoring system, points were awarded based on commit activity (commits per day), size of the project team and the number of in-bound links to the project. Black Duck determined the top 10 projects following an audit of its findings and normalization of scores.

Highlights of this year’s analysis include:

Nine of the top 10 and 56 percent of the top 50 projects are now on github. In 2010, just four of the top 10 and 32 percent of the top 50 projects were on github, a major shift in just one year. In the balance of the top 50 projects, GoogleCode was the repository for 10 percent, followed by SourceForge at four percent.
Javascript (28 percent), Java (14 percent) and Ruby (12 percent) were the languages of choice for the top 50 Open Source Rookies.
Three of the top 10 new projects in 2011 use the Apache License, Version 2.0, and one each chose the GPLv2, GNU AGPLv3, SpringSource License, Eclipse Public License, Mozilla Public License Version 1.1, WTFPL, and the Common Public Attribution License.

The Black Duck 2011 Open Source Rookies of the Year include:

Bootstrap is a toolkit from Twitter designed to kickstart development of web applications and sites. It includes base CSS and HTML for typography, forms, buttons, tables, grids, navigation and more.
BrowserID is part of Mozilla’s exploration into an identity system that puts users in control, independent of any particular service provider. Browser ID is a secure, decentralized, open source, cross-browser way to sign onto websites using your email address. With BrowserID, users select from their various email addresses, giving them a consistent experience across all of their personas. BrowserID helps users keep their online experience secure and private through the browser by limiting the flow of information to what is strictly necessary to let users log in.
Canvas is the only commercial open source learning management system and the only LMS native to the cloud. The Canvas LMS source code is primarily developed at Instructure, but is supported by a global community of developers that share Instructure's vision. Canvas leverages other modern technologies like HTML5, jQuery, OAuth, and numerous external service integrations. All of these high-performing best-of-the-web solutions, through Canvas, help educators and learners collaborate more effectively.
Cloud Foundry is an open Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) providing a choice of clouds, developer frameworks and application services. Initiated by VMware with broad industry support, Cloud Foundry makes it faster and easier to build, test, deploy and scale applications. It is an open source project and is available through a variety of private cloud distributions and public cloud instances
Moai, billed as the mobile platform for pro game developers, differentiates itself through its cloud-based game services and rapid development of iOS, Android, and Chrome titles, all built in the industry standard Lua scripting language. Moai developers appreciate the ability to write both client and server-side game logic without context switching or cross-team projects, as well as the open-source nature of the Moai SDK that ensures they can build titles without compromises. Previously announced game companies using Moai include Bungie Aerospace, Harebrained Schemes, DistinctDev, Go Go Kiddo and Nay Games.
Mooege is an open source and freely available educational game server emulator written in C#.
OpenShift is Red Hat's free, auto-scaling Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) built on open source technologies that enable developers to quickly deploy applications to the cloud. OpenShift supports many popular languages, frameworks and middleware components.
Orion is a browser-based open tool integration platform built by the Eclipse platform team and focused on moving software development to the web as a web experience. Orion addresses the core coding activities (code editing, project navigation, search, and working with your source control system) and provides extensibility mechanisms to allow application level linking with other web-based tools.
rstat.us - Microblogging has taken the world by storm, and rstat.us is the newest place to participate in the collective conscious of the planet. There are two things that make rstat.us special: simplicity and openness. Our interface is clean and easy to understand. We give you just enough features to be interesting, but not enough to be complicated and confusing. The programming code that makes up rstat.us is available for anyone to download, free of charge. Programmers can use that code to run their own websites just like rstat.us, and you can subscribe to your friends on any site that supports the OStatus protocol, like identi.ca. This also means that you can own your data: we'll never stop you from having full access to everything you've put into rstat.us.
Salt is an open source configuration management and remote execution application. Salt is written with the intent of making central system management and configuration as simple, yet as flexible as possible. Salt is the core application of the saltstack project.

“The data underlying the 2011 Open Source Rookies list is consistent with shifts we see in our day-to-day business, where cloud, mobile and gaming draw great support from involved communities of open source developers,” said Tim Yeaton, president and CEO of Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of strategy, products and services for enabling enterprise scale adoption of open source software. “The key observation – that open source is driving innovation across many industries – shows the power of the open source community model and the increasing importance of social development, where developers are supported by social communities connected through social media.”

“Another example of the importance of evidence based assessment and decision making,” said Stephen O'Grady, Principal Analyst and Co-founder, Redmonk. “The Black Duck Open Source Rookies of the Year program is an intriguing, quantitative measurement of project performance and traction.”

Honorable Mentions
In addition to the Open Source Rookies of the Year, Black Duck identified three projects that deserve Honorable Mention due to their outstanding rate of commits and team support. These include:

Apache Rave, a podling under development in the Apache Incubator, Apache Rave is a new web and social mashup engine. It will provide an out-of-the-box as well as an extendible lightweight Java platform to host, serve and aggregate (Open)Social Gadgets and services through a highly customizable and Web 2.0 friendly front-end. Rave is targeted as an engine for internet and intranet portals and as a building block to provide context-aware personalization and collaboration features for multi-site/multi-channel (mobile) oriented and content driven websites and (social) network oriented services and platforms.
OpenStack Dashboard, code-name Horizon provides a baseline user interface for managing OpenStack services. It is a reference implementation built using the django-openstack project which contains all of the core functionality needed to develop a site-specific implementation.
Rudder is a new open source tool in the configuration management domain. Specifically aimed at drift assessment, it addresses automation, ongoing verification and repairs, centralizing information and knowledge about your infrastructure, compliance reporting thus helping to keep drift from nominal behavior low. In a nutshell, clearly separated tasks permit technical experts to create configuration templates for the tools they know best, thus letting non-experts leverage this power via a modern web interface, such as: architects or security officers who implement policy, junior sysadmins who use and reuse such policies to setup services, and pretty much anyone who digs into real-time compliance reports and error logs.

“Recognizing open source projects in their early stages is crucial to fostering the OSS community and encouraging innovation,” said Jonathan Bryce, OpenStack Project Policy Board. OpenStack was a 2010 Open Source Rookie of the Year, and new core project OpenStack Dashboard, code-name Horizon, garnered Honorable Mention in 2011. “It is exciting to see OpenStack included in the Black Duck Open Source Rookie of the Year program for the second consecutive year.”

For more information about the 2011 Black Duck Open Source Rookies of the Year, visit www.blackducksoftware.com/rookies. For more information about Black Duck Software, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community of free and open source software developers and users. Black Duck is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

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Black Duck Software Reports Another Year of Record Growth

mdegruttola — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:33:08 -0500

Black Duck Software Reports Another Year of Record Growth

34% Year-Over-Year Growth Fueled by New License Sales, Existing Customer Expansion; Customer Base Tops 1,000 with Addition of 1st Holdings, Dyn, Hortonworks & Pentaho

BURLINGTON, Mass., January 17, 2012 – Black Duck Software, the leader in open source software knowledge, adoption and governance, today announced record 2011 results, extending its rapid growth and market leadership. The company, which has achieved growth in excess of 30 percent since 2008, achieved 34 percent year-over-year growth in 2011, fueled by increased demand for solutions which provide management and governance for customers deploying open source software. Exceptionally strong growth occurred in the Asia-Pacific region, the result of early investment by the company in sales, partnerships and development of a strong support infrastructure.

Black Duck’s success comes despite the challenging economic environment, pointing to the strength of enterprise demand for solutions to provide management and governance of open source within the software development process. The Black Duck® Suite, the company’s flagship enterprise solution, enables enterprise adoption of open source in conjunction with internally developed and third party code, which leading companies use to speed innovation, improve operational efficiency, and increase competitive advantage.

“Organizations rely on complex sourcing for innovative software delivery, and use of open source software has increased dramatically in the wake of economic volatility," said Melinda Ballou, program director for IDC's Application Lifecycle Management and Executive Strategies service. "Management and governance are key for companies seeking adaptive software use and reuse in this context, since OSS increasingly dominates agile software creation and platforms for emerging areas such as mobile and Big Data.”

Black Duck Software 2011 milestones included:

The addition of 240 new customers, bringing the company’s total to 1,000 global customers. New customers in the fourth quarter of 2011 include 1st Holdings, Inc., Dyn, Hortonworks and Pentaho.
Black Duck closed a $12M round of financing, led by new investor Split Rock Partners, with participation from existing investors. The company, which has been cash-flow positive since 2009, is using the funds to accelerate growth, advance key development projects, continue acquisitions and expand its global presence.
Black Duck announced significant enhancements to its Code Sight 2.0 code search engine, dramatically boosting code search productivity for individual developers and global enterprise development organizations.
Black Duck launched two free educational initiatives: the Open Source Delivers blog (www.opensourcedelivers.com) and the Open Source Resource Center (http://www.blackducksoftware.com/osrc/).
- The Open Source Delivers blog focuses on the value open source brings to enterprises and communities, particularly around the adoption and enablement of OSS. Contributors in 2011 included Gil Yehuda of Yahoo!, Ian Skerrett of the Eclipse Foundation, RedMonk analyst Steve O’Grady, Claus von Riegen of SAP AG, Erynn Petersen of AOL and Robert Blasi, Esq. of Goodwin Procter, among others.
- The Open Source Resource Center, an educational initiative for those interested in learning more about open source, includes a glossary of open source software terms, information about webinars and events, as well as a list of open source resources.
Black Duck was named to Software Magazine’s Software 500 for the third consecutive year. The list recognizes the 500 largest software companies in the world.
The company launched the Black Duck University Training & Certification program, providing online courses to help users of the Black Duck® Suite™ learn to manage OSS, encourage innovation, increase development speed and ensure compliance. For more information about the program, please visit http://www.blackducksoftware.com/services/training/bdu.
Black Duck announced support for SPDX™ Version 1.0, an open source standard under development by the SPDX Working Group of the Linux Foundation, which Black Duck co-chairs. For more information about the standard and Black Duck’s support, please visit http://www.blackducksoftware.com/spdx.

“This past year was strong for Black Duck and 2012 promises to be equally successful,” said Tim Yeaton, Black Duck Software president and CEO. “The funding we received from Split Rock in 2011 will allow us to significantly accelerate organic growth as we invest in expanding our product and services offerings, and invest in sales and marketing to bring these offerings to a broader set of markets. This funding will also enable us to consider additional acquisitions and to invest in international expansion as we work to drive our growth in 2012 and beyond. In 2011, we expanded our workforce by 43, and expect to add an additional 61 people to our team in 2012.”

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of free and open source software (FOSS), at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck® powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source; Ohloh.net, the largest FOSS community and free public directory of open source, and The Olliance Group, the leading open source business and strategy consulting firm. Among the 400 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com, the company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

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Olliance Group Announces 7th Annual Open Source Think Tank Focusing on Industry-Driven Community Innovation

mdegruttola — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:06:30 -0500

Olliance Group Announces 7th Annual Open Source Think Tank Focusing on Industry-Driven Community Innovation

2012 Event to Include Case Study from the GENIVI Alliance, Keynote from Red Hat

Palo Alto, CA, January 12, 2012 – Olliance Group, a Black Duck company, and DLA Piper today announced the upcoming Open Source Think Tank 2012 conference, which will be held April 12-14, 2012 in Napa, California. The exclusive, semi-annual conference brings together CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, legal experts, investors and senior executives involved in the commercial application of open source, mobile and cloud computing technologies to discuss the current state and future direction of open source.

This event’s theme, “Industry-Driven Community Innovation,” will examine recent industry consortia efforts including GENIVI Alliance in automotive, Polarsys in aerospace, OSEHR in health care and OpenMAMA in financial services. With the stated purposes of increasing the pace of innovation and sharing costs around non-differentiated technologies, this movement towards “super communities” or “communities of communities” could have a far reaching impact on open source and the technology ecosystem in general.

The conference will feature a case study by the GENIVI Alliance, and a keynote presentation from Paul Cormier, Executive Vice President and President, Products and Technologies, Red Hat. In addition, there will be a keynote panel of community luminaries including: Doug Cutting, founder of Hadoop, Rod Johnson, founder of Spring and Jono Bacon, community manager for Ubuntu and author of The Art of Community.

"With the constant maturing and adoption of open source and the advent of super communities, open source continues to gain acceptance as a strategic technology for both technology vendors and enterprise IT organizations. We believe this year’s Think Tank theme, industry-driven community innovation, illustrates the strategic value of OSS for enterprises in all sectors,” said Andrew Aitken, GM, Olliance Group and the Founder of the Open Source Think Tank. “We're very excited to have the participation of numerous well-respected industry leaders for our spring conference, and are eager to continue to foster a community of healthy debate and collaboration."

The spring 2012 Open Source Think Tank will be held at the Silverado Resort in Napa. Co-hosted by Olliance Group and DLA Piper, the conference includes an interactive format of group sessions, brainstorming and real-world case studies in which participants actively contribute, allowing them to openly share concerns, issues, experiences and common challenges while collaboratively developing solutions. The event will be led by co-hosts Andrew Aitken, founder and GM, Olliance Group, a Black Duck company, and Mark Radcliffe, Partner, DLA Piper.

“The Open Source Think Tank is unique: it brings together the thought leaders of the open source industry to discuss and influence the future of the industry,” said Mark F. Radcliffe, Partner, DLA Piper. “With open source being widely used and accepted, the industry faces a new set of challenges, and the Open Source Think Tank provides an unparalleled forum to discuss how to address them.”

For more information about Open Source Think Tank Napa 2012, please visit: http://thinktank.olliancegroup.com.

About the Open Source Think Tank
The Open Source Think Tank is the only by-invitation gathering where leading global experts come together to collaborate on the issues facing commercial open source and the evolution of cloud computing. The unique format uses real-world business cases to engage the audience in brainstorming solutions to the adoption and maturation of open source and cloud computing. The structured working sessions and social activities are designed to connect the participants and facilitate the building of strong business relationships across the entire ecosystem.

For more information about Think Tank, or to apply for an invitation, please visit http://thinktank.olliancegroup.com.

About Olliance Group
Olliance Group, a Black Duck company, is the leading open source business and strategy consulting firm. Our mission is to help clients capitalize on the strategic, technological, and financial benefits of open source software. Clients include Fortune 500 enterprises, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), start-up firms, venture capital groups and government entities.

About DLA Piper
DLA Piper a leading global legal services practice providing services to the open source industry. The firm provides advice in corporate, tax, licensing, trademark and licensing to both large and small companies. With 3,500 lawyers in 29 countries and 67 cities, DLA Piper can assist companies virtually anywhere in the world, from the US to the People's Republic of China to Dubai. For more information, please visit http://www.dlapiper.com.

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Black Duck Software Announces Release of Export 6.0 with Rapid ID

mdegruttola — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:34:18 -0500

Black Duck Software Announces Release of Export 6.0 with Rapid ID

Component of the Black Duck Suite 6, Export 6.0 Offers Expanded Encryption Analysis for Software Export

Waltham, Mass., December 7, 2011 – Black Duck Software, the leader in open source software knowledge, adoption and governance, today announced the release of Export 6.0, a component of the Black Duck® Suite™. The Suite is a comprehensive, automated code management platform which enables the enterprise-scale use and management of open source software (OSS) in software development.

An enhancement to Black Duck Suite 6, Export 6.0 includes expanded functionality using Rapid ID™, Black Duck’s code identification technology, as well as an enhanced Encryption Bill of Materials.

With Rapid ID, Export 6.0 enables developers and export managers to “teach” code IDs to the Suite, speeding the encryption analysis process to discover undetected encryption algorithms. More than 20,000 open source projects include encryption algorithms strong enough to require filing with the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) if the code is exported from the United States. Rapid ID speeds the analysis process by allowing companies to automatically recognize and identify files with encryption algorithms.

The enhanced Encryption Bill of Materials (BOM) improves tracking of a customer’s export data. The BOM includes newly-added customer-defined fields for tracking custom data and audit trail capability to enable customers to track comments and other events, including identification, reset, declarations, exclusions and results.

“Using the new Rapid ID capabilities within Black Duck Export will reduce time spent discovering and identifying encryption within our software,” said Lisa McKinley, Export Compliance Manager, Sonus Networks, a leader in IP networking with proven expertise in delivering secure and reliable next generation infrastructure and subscriber solutions. “By allowing Sonus to 'teach' encryption identification, which can then be used throughout all of Sonus, we'll manage our export/import compliance requirements more efficiently.”

Sonus has benefitted from the use of Export to enable it to compete in the worldwide mobile market while ensuring compliance with the export/import regulations of various countries.

“Open source encourages and simplifies software reuse, which saves development cycles and speeds time-to-solution,” said Bill McQuaide, Executive Vice President of Products and Strategy, Black Duck Software. “However, companies may be unaware of encryption technology in their software products, especially in third-party and OSS code. Black Duck Export 6.0 provides powerful new tools to detect encryption algorithms, enabling companies to easily and quickly comply with software export regulations.”

Export 6.0 is available today.

For more information about Black Duck Software, Black Duck Suite 6 or Export 6.0, visit http://www.blackducksoftware.com.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community of free and open source software developers and users. Black Duck is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

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Black Duck Software
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Black Duck Software Joins GENIVI Alliance

mdegruttola — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 11:32:21 -0500

Black Duck Software Joins GENIVI Alliance

Leading Provider of Open Source Management Solutions Brings Open Source Governance Expertise to Automotive Industry Alliance

WALTHAM, Mass., November 17, 2011 – Black Duck Software, the leader in open source software knowledge, adoption and governance, today announced it has joined the GENIVI Alliance as an Associate Member. Black Duck will work with the GENIVI Alliance to provide open source compliance strategy, program development and training to Alliance members, which include top automakers and automotive software suppliers.

The GENIVI Alliance is an automotive and consumer electronics industry association driving the development and adoption of an open in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) reference platform. Among the Alliance’s goals are the delivery of a reusable, open source IVI platform consisting of Linux-based core services, middleware and open application layer interfaces; development and support of an open source community of IVI developers; and training and support programs to help software developers create compliant IVI applications.

“The automotive industry is in a perfect position to leverage the cooperative open source development approach with GENIVI,” said Tim Yeaton, President and CEO, Black Duck Software. “With our expertise in helping developers find, select and use open source code components, Black Duck is already an active member of the Alliance, supporting both automotive manufacturers (OEMs) and software developers in their efforts to develop and deliver open, compliant IVI systems.”

Recently, Black Duck partnered with fellow GENIVI-member MontaVista, developer of the MontaVista Automotive Technology Platform (ATP), an embedded Linux-based development platform used by Tier 1 automotive software suppliers. Tier 1 suppliers, which work directly with leading OEMs to deliver in-vehicle infotainment systems, use the MontaVista ATP embedded platform to integrate OEM proprietary components and third-party open source software into comprehensive, GENIVI-compliant IVI solutions.

“We are pleased to welcome Black Duck as a member of the GENIVI Alliance,” said Steve Crumb, Executive Director, GENIVI Alliance. “We look forward to Black Duck teaming with other GENIVI members to help the Alliance and its members enhance open source scanning and license compliance policies to ensure code contributed to the Alliance meets open source licensing requirements.”

Black Duck’s flagship product, the Black Duck® Suite™, enables the enterprise-scale use and management of open source software (OSS) in software development. Black Duck tools help companies and software developers effectively acquire, manage and govern the use of OSS in software development, improving development ROI, accelerating time-to-solution and concentrating effort and investment on creating business value in their software. Many of the largest companies in the world, including leading automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, use Black Duck software daily to help improve the effectiveness of their software development initiatives via expanded use of OSS.

For more information about Black Duck Software visit http://www.blackducksoftware.com.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community of free and open source software developers and users. Black Duck is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

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Black Duck Software
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About GENIVI Alliance
GENIVI Alliance is a non-profit industry association whose mission is to drive the broad adoption of an In-Vehicle Infotainment (IVI) open source development platform. GENIVI will accomplish this by aligning requirements, delivering reference implementations, offering certification programs and fostering a vibrant open source IVI community. GENIVI’s work will result in shortened development cycles, quicker time-to-market, and reduced costs for companies developing IVI equipment and software. GENIVI is headquartered in San Ramon, Calif. www.genivi.org.

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MontaVista and Black Duck Announce Partnership to Provide Open Source Code Management Solutions to the Automotive Market

mdegruttola — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 09:24:21 -0500

MontaVista and Black Duck Announce Partnership to Provide Open Source Code Management Solutions to the Automotive Market

Integration of Black Duck tools with MontaVista’s Automotive Technology Platform facilitates open source code management for Tier1s and OEMs

SANTA CLARA, Calif., November 9, 2011 – MontaVista® Software, LLC, today announced a partnership with Black Duck Software to deliver tools to ease management of open source software and licensing compliance for the automotive industry. MontaVista has entered into this partnership with Black Duck to better automate the management, governance and secure use of open source software to provide a level of confidence unprecedented in the automotive industry.

As many automotive OEMs and Tier1s move to adopt open source Linux-based systems, there is a requirement to deliver complete code inventory and licensing reports. The combination of MontaVista’s Automotive Technology Platform (ATP) and Black Duck tools enables companies developing solutions for the In-Vehicle-Infotainment (IVI) market to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. A complete IVI solution is an intricate combination of components drawn from a multitude of vendors and open source projects. The integration of Black Duck tools into ATP allows MontaVista to deliver GENIVI-compliant solutions while allowing Tier1s and OEMs to maximize the use of open-source solutions with confidence throughout the product development lifecycle.

MontaVista’s ATP enables companies to administer how software assets are created, managed and licensed. Fully integrated solutions provided by MontaVista combine customer proprietary components, GENIVI-compliant open source software and MontaVista’s embedded platform and services. The ATP platform, integrated with Black Duck tools, simplifies the management of intellectual property (IP) rights in this sophisticated development environment.

With this partnership MontaVista removes a barrier to the transition from proprietary software environments to cost effective and standardized open source implementations that are delivering today’s more consumer orientated IVI solutions.

“MontaVista offers the automotive electronics industry a great embedded platform, and is also providing advice and know how on all aspects of software development,” said Tim Yeaton, Black Duck Software President and CEO. “We are thrilled MontaVista is helping its customers manage the use of open source software in development with Black Duck tools.”

“With the release of our latest version of MV Automotive Technology Platform, MontaVista added secure and powerful application oriented environments of HTML5 and Android,” said Vincent Rerolle, President of MontaVista Software “The addition of Black Duck tools takes MV ATP to the next level. We are enabling our customers to leverage open-source solutions while providing confidence in managing intellectual property rights and navigating the complexity of software licenses. Reducing the complexity surrounding open source code license management will result in faster adoption of Linux-based solutions in the automotive industry.”

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community of free and open source software developers and users. Black Duck is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

About MontaVista Software
MontaVista Software, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Cavium, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAVM), is a leader in embedded Linux commercialization. For over 10 years, MontaVista has been helping embedded developers get the most out of open source by adding commercial quality, integration, hardware enablement, expert support, and the resources of the MontaVista development community. Because MontaVista customers enjoy faster time to market, more competitive device functionality, and lower total cost, more devices have been deployed with MontaVista than with any other Linux. To learn more, please visit www.mvista.com.

Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States and other countries. MontaVista is a registered trademark of MontaVista Software, Inc. All other names mentioned are trademarks, registered trademarks or service marks of their respective owners

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Black Duck Software
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Black Duck Software Announces Code Sight 2.0

mdegruttola — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 16:55:59 -0400

Black Duck Software Announces Code Sight 2.0

Source Code Search Engine’s Enhancements Include Faster Search, Indexing and Advanced Filtering Capability to Boost Productivity for Developers and Enterprises

Waltham, Mass., October 26, 2011 – Black Duck Software, the leader in open source software knowledge, adoption and governance, today announced significant enhancements to its Code Sight™ source code search engine that dramatically boosts productivity for individual developers and global enterprise development organizations. Black Duck Code Sight 2.0 is a scalable source code search engine that indexes code across an enterprise and version control systems to provide developers with fast, easy access and visibility into code resources.

Code Sight 2.0 enhancements include the following:

Search performance –searches a larger code base faster
Indexing performance – four to six times faster indexing
Advanced filtering techniques:
- Enhanced user interface allows developers to quickly narrow search results based on relevant metadata
- Aggregate filtering across projects and enterprise-wide, combined with advanced search and segmentation capabilities, provides deep insight for unlocking hidden code resources
Enhanced administration:
- Enterprise-ready with LDAP support
- Ability to assign roles, for example, designating an “indexer” for a group
- Customizable permission levels by user groups or individuals, including authorization and authentication features
- Support for both the Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems

“We implemented Black Duck Code Sight to enable project members to become productive users of the Bank’s existing code base,” said Gert Gregers Christiansen, senior system administrator, Saxo Bank. “With real time IDE and browser-based search, our development teams have greatly increased their understanding and reuse of internal code.”

Ecosystem Support and Scalability
With industry-leading ecosystem support, Code Sight can be accessed from a web browser, the Eclipse development environment, or Microsoft Visual Studio. It can index code from a dozen version control systems including Git, Mercurial, Subversion, AccuRev, ClearCase (IBM), Perforce, TFS (Microsoft), and others. The Code Sight server runs on the Linux and Microsoft Windows operating systems.

Code Sight is designed for the specific needs of individual developers and enterprise organizations, and can scale to meet changing requirements. Three offerings are available: a Free Personal Edition, Free Team Edition and Enterprise Edition. Learn more about Black Duck Code Sight at http://www.blackducksoftware.com/code-sight.

“Code Sight 2.0 enables developers to build better code faster by providing new ways to explore and understand internally-developed code,” said Jim Berets, vice president of product management, Black Duck Software. “This encourages code and knowledge sharing. Developers spend a lot of time searching through code, for reasons ranging from bug fixing to finding code to reuse. Code Sight 2.0 gives developers a tool that delivers targeted, relevant results quickly.”

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community of free and open source software developers and users. Black Duck is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Press Contacts

Sarah Gerrol
Black Duck Software
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+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
Topaz Partners
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+1 781-404-2432

Black Duck Software Launches Open Source Delivers Blog

mdegruttola — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 12:29:19 -0400

Black Duck Software Launches “Open Source Delivers” Blog

New Blog Features Expert Commentary Regarding the Global Adoption and Enablement of Open Source Software

Waltham, Mass., October 18, 2011 – Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, announced the launch of the Open Source Delivers blog at www.opensourcedelivers.com. The new blog features expert insights, trends and commentary by leading influencers and thought leaders from around the world dedicated to enabling adoption of open source software.

Current contributors include Claus von Riegen, SAP AG; Gil Yehuda, Yahoo!; Ian Skerrett, Eclipse Foundation; Robert Blasi, Goodwin Procter LLP; Erynn Petersen, AOL; and Steve O’Grady, RedMonk, among others

“Our primary goal is to create an exciting and vibrant dialogue around the issues, trends and innovations enabling wider adoption of open source software by organizations, developers and their communities,” said Tim Yeaton, Black Duck’s president and CEO, in his inaugural post on Open Source Delivers. “We hope this site will serve as a hub of expert commentary for open source influencers dedicated to innovation in today’s multi-source development environment.”

Call for Open Source Delivers Contributors
Open Source Delivers is seeking contributors. Contact Sarah Gerrol (sgerrol@blackducksoftware.com) or Megan DeGruttola (mdegruttola@blackducksoftware.com) for more information. You can also reach out via Twitter @black_duck_sw.

Tweet this: @black_duck_sw seeks contributors to Open Source Delivers Blog. Please reply to nominate yourself & other thought leaders.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community of free and open source software developers and users. Black Duck is among the 400 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Press Contacts

Sarah Gerrol
Black Duck Software
press@blackducksoftware.com
+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
Topaz Partners
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+1 781-404-2432

Black Duck Software Secures $12 Million in New Funding Round Led By Split Rock Partners

tkenny — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 07:52:32 -0400

Black Duck Software Secures $12 Million in New Funding Round Led By Split Rock Partners

Funding will Fuel Black Duck’s Aggressive Business Development and Expansion Initiatives

Waltham, Mass., October 13, 2011 –— Black Duck Software, the leader in open source software knowledge, adoption and governance, today announced it has closed a $12M round of financing led by new investor Split Rock Partners, with participation from its existing investors as well. The company, which has been cash-flow positive since 2009, will use the funds to accelerate growth, advance key development projects, continue acquisitions and expand its global presence

Black Duck’s current investors also include General Catalyst Partners, Volition Capital (formerly Fidelity Ventures), Flagship Ventures, Focus Ventures, Intel Capital, SAP Ventures and Red Hat.

Founded in 2002, Black Duck has nearly 1,000 customers globally. The company’s flagship product, the Black Duck® Suite™, enables the enterprise-scale use and management of open source software (OSS) in software development. Black Duck has built its leading market share position by pioneering software tools to enable companies to effectively acquire, manage and govern the use of OSS in software development, helping these companies improve development ROI, accelerate time-to-solution and concentrate more investment on creating business value in their software. Many of the largest companies in the world use Black Duck software daily to help improve the effectiveness of their software development initiatives via expanded use of OSS.

“What drew our attention to Black Duck was their dramatic growth and the successful evolution of their business from compliance and code-scanning to a provider of enterprise scale products and services that enable the broad adoption and governance of open source software,” said Jim Simons, Managing Director, Split Rock Partners. “The company now leads a sector with a $1B market opportunity, and has a compelling vision enabling the world's development organizations to more effectively use open source to enhance productivity and innovation.”

“We’ve been extremely impressed with the leadership team’s ability to execute in a competitive market and uneasy economic times, and are pleased to have the opportunity to help Black Duck accelerate its growth and expand its footprint,” Leo de Luna, Black Duck Board Observer, Split Rock Partners.

The financing follows a strong year in which Black Duck posted significant growth in excess of 35% in year-over-year sales. In the third quarter of 2011 alone, the company added 69 new customers and grew headcount to 150.

"In a volatile economy as the use of complex sourcing is expanding exponentially – including open source and use of on-shoring and off-shoring – Black Duck has extended its capabilities through evolving its own suite and through savvy, differentiating acquisitions in the open source arena," said Melinda Ballou, Program Director of the Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) service at IDC, a research advisory firm headquartered in Framingham, MA. "Business innovation and agility are enabled by software, and management and governance are key to success as software sourcing as well as deployments on diverse platforms (including mobile and the cloud) create significant challenges for companies."

“Split Rock is an exciting addition to our strong roster of investors,” said Tim Yeaton, president and CEO, Black Duck Software. “This top-off investment round, including continuing support from our existing investors, allows us to further accelerate our growth through both organic investment and expansion, as well as continued acquisitions.”

For more information about Black Duck Software visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community of free and open source software developers and users. Black Duck is among the 400 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Press Contacts

Sarah Gerrol
Black Duck Software
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+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
Topaz Partners
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+1 781-404-2432

Black Duck Software Reports Significant Third Quarter Growth

tkenny — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:51:24 -0400

Black Duck Software Reports Significant Third Quarter Growth

Top Line Quarterly and Year-to-Date Sales Grow Over 35%, Success Enhanced by Customer Expansion and 69 New International Clients

Waltham, Mass., October 11, 2011 – Black Duck Software, the leader in open source software knowledge, adoption and governance, today announced record third quarter results, including sales growth of more than 35 percent worldwide in both quarterly and year-to-date sales as compared to 2010. Black Duck saw the greatest growth in North America and Asia, reinforcing the importance of open source governance, compliance and license management solutions globally.

Third quarter 2011 milestones included:

The addition of 69 new customers, adding to Black Duck’s total customer count of nearly 1,000. New customers including Alfresco Software, Allscripts, Altech UEC and Altobridge, among others, representing a diversity of markets including health care, mobile, enterprise software and technology manufacturing. In addition to new customers, many current Black Duck clients significantly increased their engagements by subscribing to additional services, capacity and new products.
Black Duck launched two free educational initiatives: the Open Source Delivers blog (www.opensourcedelivers.com) and the Open Source Resource Center (http://osrc.blackducksoftware.com).
- The Open Source Delivers blog will focus on the value open source brings to enterprises and communities, particularly around the adoption and enablement of OSS. Contributors include Gil Yehuda from Yahoo!, Ian Skerrett of the Eclipse Foundation, RedMonk analyst Steve O’Grady, Claus von Riegen of SAP AG, Erynn Petersen from AOL and Robert Blasi of Goodwin Procter, among others.
- The Open Source Resource Center, an educational initiative for those interested in learning more about open source, includes a glossary of open source software terms, information about webinars and events, as well as a list of open source resources.
Black Duck was named to Software Magazine’s Software 500 for the third consecutive year. The list recognizes the largest software companies in the world.
The company launched the Black Duck University Training & Certification program, providing online courses to help users of the Black Duck® Suite™ learn to manage OSS, encourage innovation, increase development speed and ensure compliance. For more information about the program, please visit www.blackducksoftware.com/bdu.
Black Duck announced support for SPDX™ Version 1.0, an open source standard under development by the SPDX Working Group of the Linux Foundation, which Black Duck co-chairs. For more information about the standard and Black Duck’s support, please visit www.blackducksoftware.com/spdx.

“The growth in adoption and management of open source is accelerating, particularly in large enterprises,” said Tim Yeaton, Black Duck Software president and CEO. “Perhaps most gratifying for Black Duck, our growth in this period was driven by both new marquee customer acquisitions, and expanded relationships with existing customers who are scaling their use and management of open source software with our automated solutions. We believe as our customers’ successful use of open source grows, it creates a virtuous cycle of innovation and growth – both for their organizations, and their industries over time.”

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community of free and open source software developers and users. Black Duck is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Press Contacts

Sarah Gerrol
Black Duck Software
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+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
Topaz Partners
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+1 781-404-2432

Black Duck Software Named to Software Magazine’s 29th Annual Software 500

mdegruttola — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 16:10:52 -0400

Black Duck Software Named to Software Magazine’s 29th Annual Software 500

Black Duck Ranked as One of the World’s Largest Software Companies for 3rd Consecutive Year

Waltham, Mass., September 29, 2011 – Black Duck Software today announced its inclusion in Software Magazine’s Software 500 ranking of the world’s largest software and service providers. The list is now in its 29th year. The company, a leading global provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, has been included in this prestigious list for three consecutive years. Black Duck attained the rank of 406 on the 2011 list.

The Software 500 is a revenue-based ranking of the world’s largest software and services suppliers targeting medium to large enterprises, their IT professionals, software developers and business managers involved in software and services purchasing.

“Black Duck is delighted to be included once again on the Software 500 list” said Tim Yeaton, president and chief executive officer of Black Duck Software. “Our consistent growth signals the increasing enterprise adoption of open source software and the importance of our approach to code governance,” added Yeaton. “Open source boosts our customers’ competitive edge and ability to innovate, which in turn will lead to more rapid adoption of open source and growth for Black Duck.”

“The 2011 Software 500 results show that revenue growth in the software and services industry was healthy, with total Software 500 revenue of $541.5 billion worldwide for 2010, representing approximately 10 percent growth from the previous year’s list,” said John P. Desmond, editor of Software Magazine and Softwaremag.com.

Go to www.Softwaremag.com and click on Subscribe to be among the first to see the 2011 Software 500. It is being released first in the digital publication, to be distributed in late September.

The ranking is based on total worldwide software and services revenue for 2010. This includes revenues from software licenses, maintenance and support, training and software-related services and consulting. Suppliers are not ranked on their total corporate revenue, since many have other lines of business, such as hardware. The financial information was gathered by a survey prepared by King Content Co. and posted at www.Softwaremag.com, as well as from public documents.

About Digital Software Magazine, the Software Decision Journal, and Softwaremag.com
Digital Software Magazine, the Software Decision Journal, has been a brand name in the high-tech industry for 30 years. Softwaremag.com, its Web counterpart, is the online catalog to enterprise software and the home of the Software 500 ranking of the world’s largest software and services companies. Software Magazine and Softwaremag.com are owned and operated by King Content Co.

Software 500 Contact:
Tracy Kunichika
Software 500 Project Leader
Tracyk@softwaremag.com

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community of free and open source software developers and users. Black Duck is among the 400 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Press Contacts

Sarah Gerrol
Black Duck Software
press@blackducksoftware.com
+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
Topaz Partners
adalrymple@topazpartners.com
+1 781-404-2432

Black Duck Software Unveils Black Duck University Training & Certification Program

mdegruttola — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:31:02 -0400

Black Duck Software Unveils Black Duck University Training & Certification Program

Provides Basics of Open Source, Training Modules for Administrators, Developers, Approvers, Auditors in Black Duck Suite

Waltham, Mass., September 28, 2011 – Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software (OSS), today announced the launch of the Black Duck University Training & Certification program, online courses that help users of the Black Duck® Suite learn to manage OSS, encourage innovation, increase development speed and ensure compliance.

Benefits of the Training & Certification program include:

On-demand education allows students to learn on their own schedules
Interactive training allows students to learn-by-doing
Online platform makes courses available from any location with an Internet connection
Skill assessments ensure students understand course material and reinforce learning
Role-based learning tracks enable students to focus on courses related to their jobs, saving both time and money
Course consistency ensures all students are taught the same program material

The program is divided into seven units, starting with an Introduction to the Black Duck Suite, Black Duck's flagship enterprise-class solution for governance of open source. Courses are available for each key role including Administration, Open Source Approver, Open Source Code Auditor, and Customization Engineer.

"Providing best-in-class open source education is central to Black Duck's mission," said Tim Yeaton, Black Duck Software president and CEO. "Our comprehensive Training & Certification program helps organizations master the use and proper management of OSS to build better software, faster with the Black Duck Suite."

For more information, please visit: www.blackducksoftware.com/bdu.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry's leading code search engine for open source, and Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community of free and open source software developers and users. For more information, visit: www.blackducksoftware.com.

Press Contacts

Sarah Gerrol
Black Duck Software
press@blackducksoftware.com
+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
Topaz Partners
adalrymple@topazpartners.com
+1 781-404-2432

Red Hat Joins Speaker Line Up for Open Source Think Tank Paris 2011

mdegruttola — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:26:17 -0400

Red Hat Joins Speaker Line Up for Open Source Think Tank Paris 2011

Joins SAP and Microsoft as Participants in Invitation-Only Event; Registration Now Open for Startups at Reduced Rates

PALO ALTO, California, September 14, 2011– Olliance Group and DLA Piper today announced that Red Hat has joined the prestigious speaker line up for Open Source Think Tank, Paris Sept 20th and 21st. Registration at reduced rates of up to half off for both days of Think Tank is now open to startups seeking an opportunity to share ideas and mix with the best and brightest in open source software.

The fall Open Source Think Tank will be held September 20-21, 2011 at The Concorde Opera Paris Hotel. The event theme, "Open Source as a Catalyst for Innovation, Organizational and Cultural Change," is supported by agenda sessions including "Defining Open," "Open Source, Open Systems and Open Standards: What Does it Mean Today?" and "Open Source Ethos as an Agent of Change in Closed Source Companies." In addition, Erynn Petersen, Vice President of Developer and Open Source Evangelism at AOL, will present a follow-on to the spring 2011 Think Tank case study.

"Think Tank has emerged as an important event for exchanging real ideas and sharing real-world stories of how open source is transforming software development," said Brian Stevens, CTO and VP of Worldwide Engineering at Red Hat. "It's an honor to be participating in this event with such an impressive line up and I look forward to discussing the power of open source technologies, especially in cloud computing, with attendees."

Co-hosted by Olliance Group and DLA Piper, the Open Source Think Tank is an invitation-only conference for CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, legal experts, investors and senior executives whose organizations are involved in the commercial application of open source and cloud computing technologies.

A working conference comprised of group sessions, brainstorming and real-world case studies, the Open Source Think Tank's unique interactive format allows attendees from the open source and cloud ecosystems to openly share concerns, issues and experiences while collaboratively developing solutions.

"We are very pleased that with the support of our sponsors and their support for the startup and open source community we will be able to offer discounted registration," said Andrew Aitken, GM Olliance Group, a Black Duck company. "The participatory atmosphere of Think Tank encourages debate and creates an environment where collaboration among participants from many different industries is the norm, not the exception."

For more information about Open Source Think Tank Paris 2011, please visit http://thinktank.olliancegroup.com.

About Open Source Think Tank
The Open Source Think Tank is the only by-invitation gathering where leading global experts will come together to collaborate on the issues facing commercial open source and the evolution of cloud computing. The unique format uses real-world business cases to engage the audience in brainstorming solutions to the adoption and maturation of open source and cloud computing. The structured working sessions and social activities are designed to connect the participants and facilitate the building of strong business relationships across the entire ecosystem.

For more information about the Paris Think Tank or to apply for an invitation please visit http://thinktank.olliancegroup.com.

About Olliance Group, a Black Duck Software Company
Olliance Group is the leading open source business and strategy consulting firm. Our mission is to help clients capitalize on the strategic, technological, and financial benefits of open source software. Clients include Fortune 500 enterprises, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), start-up firms, venture capital groups and government entities.

About DLA Piper
DLA Piper is a leading global legal services practice providing services to the open source industry. The firm provides advice in corporate, tax, licensing, trademark and licensing to both large and small companies. With 3,500 lawyers in 29 countries and 67 cities, DLA Piper can assist companies virtually anywhere in the world, from the US to the People's Republic of China to Dubai. For more information, please visit http://www.dlapiper.com.

Press Contacts

Sarah Gerrol
Black Duck Software
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+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
Topaz Partners
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+1 781-404-2432

Black Duck Analysis Shows Health Care Open Source Software Projects Increased by 31% in 2010

mdegruttola — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 17:16:29 -0400

Black Duck Software Analysis Shows Health Care Open Source Software Projects Increased by 31 Percent in 2010

New Open Source Health Care Projects Show Strong Growth, Dominated by 3-D Imaging and Clinical Trials

WALTHAM, Mass. , August 26, 2011 – Open source software continues to play an important role in the development of software solutions for the health care industry, with 294 new health care-related projects in 2010, a 31 percent increase over the previous year, according to analysis by Black Duck Software. Black Duck is the leading global provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software.

Open source software (OSS) projects for 3-D medical imaging, data management and clinical trials dominated new projects in the Black Duck® KnowledgeBase™, which counts more than 1,500 OSS projects with a health care focus. Projected development costs for the projects have grown to approximately $9.3 billion USD, representing 51,000 staff years to replicate, up from the 2009 estimate of $8 billion and 45,000 staff years.

2010 Trends Revealed

3-D medical imaging solutions, exemplified by projects such as Ginkgo CADx, an open source DICOM CADx environment, figured prominently among the 294 new projects introduced in 2010.
Clinical trials projects were numerous in 2010. OpenTrials for example, is a multilingual clinical trials registration platform designed for any country, region or research institution seeking to operate an online clinical trials registry.
Data management applications also had a strong showing in 2010, including projects like Hope Rx, a web-based pharmacy management system for relief and humanitarian mission organizations.
Remote access to health records proliferated in 2010 with applications like CollaboRhythm, which provides patients remote access to their personally-controlled health record while also supporting collaboration between patient and caregiver.

"Open source software offers tremendous opportunities for the health care industry to improve services while also controlling costs and for those creating open source or proprietary solutions to be more responsive by enabling a more rapid development cycle,” said Dr. Robert Kolodner, Chief Health Informatics Officer for Open Health Tools. “As a result, a rapidly growing number of software solutions for health care are released as open source or incorporate open source components – an important trend reflected in Black Duck’s analysis. Open source also drives innovation and supports interoperability between health IT solutions. This can be seen in Black Duck’s analysis revealing the dominant open source projects for 2010 – solutions focusing on 3-D medical imaging, data management, clinical trials and remote access.”

Open Source in Health Care on the Rise for Nearly a Decade

Black Duck’s analysis also reveals that since 2002, new health care open source software projects have shown strong growth, with steady increases in most years. (See chart below for details.)

New Open Source Software Projects Since 2002

“Black Duck’s analysis shows the health care industry’s use of open source rising steadily for nearly a decade, and all indicators point to even greater usage in the future as the industry and software developers advance efforts for electronic health records and data management solutions,” said Tim Yeaton, Black Duck Software’s president and CEO. “Open source software is also fueling major innovations in health care technology and clinical trials solutions – important developments that will have a significant impact on the health of people around the world.”

For more information, please visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community of free and open source software developers and users. Black Duck is among the 400 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Press Contacts

Sarah Gerrol
Black Duck Software
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+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
Topaz Partners
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+1 781-404-2432

Black Duck Software Announces Support for SPDX Version 1.0

mdegruttola — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:31:45 -0400

Black Duck Software Announces Support for SPDX Version 1.0

Integrates SPDX into Black Duck Suite to Support Open Exchange of Software License Information, Streamline Supply Chain Collaboration

WALTHAM, Mass. , August 17, 2011 – Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, today announced support for the release of the Software Package Data Exchange® (SPDX™) Version 1 open source standard in the Black Duck® Suite.

SPDX is an industry standard for communicating the open source components, licenses and copyrights associated with a software package. SPDX provides a uniform approach to documenting and sharing metadata about software packages, making it more efficient for supply chain partners to communicate. The standard’s top objective is to help companies more easily comply with software licensing obligations.

Black Duck, which has the largest customer base in the open source code and license management industry, will generate SPDX output as part of the reporting capability of the Black Duck Suite. There will be no additional cost for Black Duck’s rapidly expanding base of 1,000 customers located in 24 countries.

"As a Black Duck customer and an active supporter of the SPDX standard, Texas Instruments is pleased that Protex™ now supports SPDX," said Jack Manbeck, manager, Open Source Review Board, TI Texas Instruments. "Having such tools will help the community propagate the use of SPDX and enhance supply chain efficiency."

Black Duck co-chairs the Linux Foundation’s SPDX Working Group that brings together representatives from open source projects, vendors, and corporate users across the industry and around the globe, and the Black Duck technology team actively contributes to the standard.

“Black Duck is proud to be instrumental in developing the SPDX standard, which we are confident will benefit the entire open source community,” said Phil Odence, vice president, business development, Black Duck Software, and co-chair of the SPDX Working Group. “Making it easier to communicate open source obligations will not only enable greater compliance, but will also increase the efficiency of supply chains. We’re happy to encourage this by offering SPDX output to our users at no additional cost.”

To learn more about Black Duck’s involvement and to review a whitepaper and short presentation explaining the SPDX standard, visit: http://www.blackducksoftware.com/spdx.

For more information on the SPDX Working Group and the SPDX standard, visit: http://spdx.org.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community of free and open source software developers and users. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Press Contacts

Sarah Gerrol
Black Duck Software
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+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
Topaz Partners
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+1 781-404-2432

Agenda and Sponsors Announced for Open Source Think Tank Paris 2011

mdegruttola — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 10:15:46 -0400

Agenda and Sponsors Announced for Open Source Think Tank Paris 2011

SAP, Microsoft Early Supporters of Invitation-Only Event

Palo Alto, CA , August 16, 2011 – The Olliance Group and DLA Piper today announced that SAP and Microsoft have signed on as sponsors of the 6th annual Open Source Think Tank, joining Qualcomm, SugarCRM and Nexenta in support of the exclusive semiannual conference. The Open Source Think Tank is held each fall in Paris, France and each spring in Napa, California.

The fall Open Source Think Tank will be held September 20-21, 2011 at The Concorde Opera Paris Hotel. The event theme, “Open Source as a Catalyst for Innovation, Organizational and Cultural Change,” is supported by agenda sessions including “Defining Open,” “Open Source, Open Systems and Open Standards: What Does it Mean Today?” and “Open Source Ethos as an Agent of Change in Closed Source Companies.” In addition, Erynn Petersen, Vice President of Developer and Open Source Evangelism at AOL, will present a follow-on to the spring 2011 Think Tank case study.

Co-hosted by Olliance Group and DLA Piper, the Open Source Think Tank is an invitation-only conference for CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, legal experts, investors and senior executives whose organizations are involved in the commercial application of open source and cloud computing technologies.

A working conference comprised of group sessions, brainstorming and real-world case studies, the Open Source Think Tank’s unique interactive format allows attendees from the open source and cloud ecosystems to openly share concerns, issues and experiences while collaboratively developing solutions.

“SAP is pleased to be a sponsor of the Open Source Think Tank Paris 2011,” said Claus von Riegen, Program Director Technology Strategy, SAP AG. “As a participant and sponsor, we are able to engage with other executive thinkers to define value-driven approaches to using open source in the enterprise. Within SAP, the discussion has moved from ‘why open source’ to ‘why not open source,’ and this change is partly due to interactions we have had at Think Tank events.”

“We value the opportunity to participate in The Open Source Think Tank and collaborate with many of the most influential members of the open source community,” said Sandy Gupta, General Manager, Open Solutions Group, Microsoft. “This engagement helps to inform the work we do with partners around interoperability and cloud computing for the benefit of our customers.”

“The frank and engaging participation of industry leaders and executives in Open Source Think Tank Paris makes this event a focal point of FOSS thought leadership,” said Andrew Aitken, GM Olliance Group, a Black Duck company. “The participatory atmosphere of Think Tank encourages debate and creates an environment where collaboration among participants from many different industries is the norm, not the exception.”

For more information about Open Source Think Tank Paris 2011, please visit http://thinktank.olliancegroup.com.

About Open Source Think Tank
The Open Source Think Tank is the only by-invitation gathering where leading global experts will come together to collaborate on the issues facing commercial open source and the evolution of cloud computing. The unique format uses real-world business cases to engage the audience in brainstorming solutions to the adoption and maturation of open source and cloud computing. The structured working sessions and social activities are designed to connect the participants and facilitate the building of strong business relationships across the entire ecosystem.

For more information about the Paris Think Tank or to apply for an invitation please visit https://thinktank.olliancegroup.com.

About Olliance Group, a Black Duck Software Company
Olliance Group is the leading open source business and strategy consulting firm. Our mission is to help clients capitalize on the strategic, technological, and financial benefits of open source software. Clients include Fortune 500 enterprises, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), start-up firms, venture capital groups and government entities.

About DLA Piper
DLA Piper a leading global legal services practice providing services to the open source industry. The firm provides advice in corporate, tax, licensing, trademark and licensing to both large and small companies. With 3,500 lawyers in 29 countries and 67 cities, DLA Piper can assist companies virtually anywhere in the world, from the US to the People’s Republic of China to Dubai. For more information, please visit http://www.dlapiper.com.

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Black Duck Software Q2 Results Demonstrate Continued Growth

tkenny — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 17:00:31 -0400

Black Duck Software Q2 Results Demonstrate Continued Growth

Success Fueled by Black Duck Suite 6 Sales, International Growth, New Partnerships and Clients Including BAE Systems, Carbonite, Kyocera Mita, Nuance Communications

WALTHAM, Mass., July 19, 2011 –The first half of 2011 continued exceptional growth in all business areas for Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of strategy, products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software. First-half results included sales growth of 37 percent worldwide, while the company’s Asia-Pacific business more than doubled compared to the same period in 2010, reflecting growing global awareness of the need for open source governance solutions in the region.

Since the release of Black Duck® Suite 6 – the company’s flagship enterprise-class solution for the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source use at enterprise scale – sales increased rapidly, proving the value of an integrated solution for open source lifecycle management. Released in the first quarter of 2011, Suite 6 adoption has exceeded company expectations and received tremendous customer acceptance.

Second quarter 2011 milestones included:

The addition of 60 new customers in markets such as mobile, enterprise software, telecom equipment and technology manufacturing, include BAE Systems, Bouygues Telecom, Carbonite, Cray Inc., Kyocera Mita, Nuance Communications, Saba and XS Embedded. Black Duck’s customer count is approaching 1,000.
New international partnerships, including Softworx Technology Group, a Canadian provider of ALM development tools and platforms designed to increase developer productivity and CS Systems, a Paris-based global systems integrator whose customers include Airbus, SAP and Siemens. These international partners further solidify Black Duck’s global presence.
Black Duck was honored as a 2011 SBANE Innovation Award Winner. The prestigious award, conferred by the Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE), recognized Black Duck for innovations that help organizations find, use and effectively manage open source software.
Black Duck was named to the SD Times 100 for the fourth consecutive year. The SD Times list recognizes leaders, innovators and influencers in software development.
Black Duck announced support for the SPDX Beta Release, an open source standard under development by the SPDX Working Group of the Linux Foundation. SPDX provides a uniform approach for documenting and sharing metadata about software components in products and software. Black Duck implemented SPDX in the Suite, which generates SPDX output as part of its reporting process at no additional charge to clients. Black Duck also co-chairs the SPDX Working Group.

“Black Duck continues to expand its global footprint serving enterprises for which open source is an innovation accelerator,” said Tim Yeaton, Black Duck Software president and CEO. “Our continued growth is a testament to the value of open source, and recognition of the importance of automating the management and governance of its use for competitive edge in a challenging global economy.”

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of free and open source software (FOSS), at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck® powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source; Ohloh.net, the largest FOSS community and free public directory of open source, and The Olliance Group, the leading open source business and strategy consulting firm. Among the 400 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com, the company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

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Black Duck Software Partners with Paris-Based Systems Integrator CS

mdegruttola — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:09:20 -0400

Black Duck Software Partners with Paris-Based Systems Integrator CS to Deliver Open Source Solutions

Partnership Signed at Paris Air Show Brings Industry’s Most Comprehensive Open Source Management Suite to CS Clients

WALTHAM, Mass., July 12, 2011 –Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, and CS, a global systems integrator in France specializing in the aerospace and defense markets, today announced they have entered into a reseller agreement to expand the delivery of Black Duck services and software in France. The contract, signed at the Paris Air Show, is the latest demonstration of Black Duck’s commitment to European customers including Airbus, SAP and Siemens.

CS technical expertise includes high performance computing, virtual reality, embedded systems, security, software validation, open source, and software and systems engineering. Under the terms of the agreement, CS will resell and provide training and consulting services for Black Duck’s open source governance and management solution, the Black Duck® Suite.

“Open source software helps global enterprises increase innovation and gain development flexibility,” said Phil Odence, VP, Black Duck. “CS’s global reach and specialized knowledge of open source aligns perfectly with Black Duck’s core mission to support and enable greater use of open source software among global enterprises.”

“The Black Duck Suite offers sophisticated and proven open source software (OSS) management and process automation tools,” said Agusti Canals, Deputy CTO, CS. “As a Black Duck partner, CS will be able to meet clients’ open source management needs by leveraging the strategic benefits of OSS throughout the application development lifecycle.”.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community of free and open source software developers and users. Black Duck is among the 400 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

About CS Communication & Systèmes
Designer, integrator and operator of turnkey systems offering both innovation and performance, CS has expertise in critical applications and systems, making it a partner of choice in space, defense and security, aeronautics, transportation and energy. Based in France, CS is a trusted provider, acknowledged for its innovation, expertise and commitment to service. For more information, visit www.c-s.fr.

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CS Communication & Systèmes
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Black Duck Software Named to SD Times 100 for Fourth Consecutive Year

mdegruttola — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 11:37:31 -0400

Black Duck Software Named to SD Times 100 for Fourth Consecutive Year

Recognized for Automating Strategic Use of Open Source Software

WALTHAM, Mass., June 21, 2011 –Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, today announced that it has been named to the SD Times 100 for the fourth consecutive year. The list recognizes leaders, innovators and influencers in software development. Black Duck was honored in the Tools and Frameworks category, acknowledging the company’s software development tools, notably the Black Duck® Suite, which helps developers find, select, validate and manage open source components in a multi-source development process.

“Black Duck is honored to be recognized by SD Times as an innovator and influencer in the software development industry,” said Tim Yeaton, president and CEO, Black Duck Software. “As programming models change and developers turn to open source software to reduce time-to-solution and accelerate innovation, solutions like the Black Duck Suite become a critical component of the development process. We’re honored to be included on this prestigious list.”

The SD Times 100, published annually since 2003, recognizes companies, non-commercial organizations, open source projects and other initiatives for innovation and leadership that most broadly set the agenda and advance the state of the art for software development managers and the industry. The eighth annual awards are featured in the June 1, 2011 issue and are available online at http://www.sdtimes.com/link/35592.

The SD Times recognition is the latest in a string of prestigious awards for Black Duck Software. The company was recently awarded the 2011 SBANE Innovation Award, and has been ranked one of the 400 largest software companies in the world by Softwaremag.com.

For more information, please visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community of free and open source software developers and users. Black Duck is among the 400 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

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Black Duck Software Names Andreas Zink CTO, Reports 66% Surge in Hiring

mdegruttola — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 15:48:21 -0400

Black Duck Software Names Andreas Zink CTO, Reports 66% Surge in Hiring

Zink Recognized for Leading and Growing Engineering Staff in Technology, Agile Methodology and Integration Initiatives

WALTHAM, Mass., June 13, 2011 –

Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, today announced the promotion of Andreas Zink to chief technology officer (CTO), following a significant hiring effort marked by a 66 percent year-over-year increase in headcount. The company has added 24 new hires worldwide since January 2011.

Zink, who has served as Black Duck’s Vice President of Engineering since 2006, oversaw the rapid growth of Black Duck’s engineering staff and introduced an iterative, agile development process with three-week development cycles. Zink also led technology integration of the recent Black Duck acquisitions of SpikeSource and Ohloh.net.

As CTO, Zink is responsible for the technical strategy, architecture and development of multiple enterprise products including the company’s flagship offering, the Black Duck® Suite, which is available in on-premises, hosted and SaaS configurations. In addition, Zink’s team oversees the production and maintenance of Black Duck’s multi-Terabyte KnowledgeBase™, the industry’s most comprehensive database of open source software and associated license and other information, and supports two community sites: Ohloh.net – a free FOSS directory and community that links projects and people together, and Koders.com – a free open source code search engine.

“Andi’s management of the development team at Black Duck has contributed greatly to the company’s outstanding performance and growth,” said Tim Yeaton, CEO and president, Black Duck Software. “As CTO, he will be responsible for enhancing and implementing our vision of bringing together commercial development organizations and the broader open source community, which, coupled with our latest employment trends, places Black Duck in a promising position for accelerated future growth.”

With the addition of 24 new employees, Black Duck now reports a global workforce of over 150, and has plans to continue this aggressive hiring trend. The company was recently awarded the prestigious 2011 SBANE Innovation Award, and has been ranked one of the 400 largest software companies in the world by Softwaremag.com.

Zink, who joined Black Duck from Trelliswerk where he was co-founder and managing partner, previously served as director of engineering for Skyva International, Inc., a member of the ABB Group. Formerly a senior consultant for Deloitte & Touche Consulting Group, he began his software development career at Comsoft GmbH. He holds a Dipl.Ing. degree from the Advanced Technical College of Nuernberg, Germany, and is co-inventor of two pending patents.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community of free and open source software developers and users. Black Duck is among the 400 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

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Black Duck Software Honored as 2011 SBANE Innovation Award Winner

mdegruttola — Mon, 16 May 2011 15:58:22 -0400

Black Duck Software Honored as 2011 SBANE Innovation Award Winner

Waltham Company Represents Best and Brightest in Open Source Software

WALTHAM, Mass., May 16, 2011 – Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, is proud to announce it has been awarded the prestigious 2011 Innovation Award by the Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE). Chosen from a field of 185 companies, Black Duck was one of just nine winners recognized by SBANE at the 25th annual New England Innovation Award gala.

Black Duck was honored for innovation that helps organizations find, use and effectively manage open source software (OSS). Found in everything from smartphones to automobiles, microwaves to GPS devices, and social media to enterprise software solutions, OSS is critical to innovation in all markets and geographies.

“The SBANE awards recognize companies that are innovative in their own right while also fueling growth and prosperity by providing ground-breaking solutions to challenging business problems,” said Black Duck CEO and President Tim Yeaton. “We are pleased to be in the company of such admired organizations that have transformed innovative ideas into products and services which deliver proven value to customers and communities.”

SBANE's annual awards recognize regional organizations that create innovative products and services to drive the New England economy. Past Innovation Award winners include notable companies such as Staples, Zipcar, Ben & Jerry’s, Brooks Automation, Genzyme and iRobot, from industries such as technology, manufacturing, service (profit and non-profit) and retail/distribution. The annual awards program was launched in 1986.

For more information about Black Duck Software, visit http://blackducksoftware.com. For more information about SBANE and the 2011 New England Innovation Awards visit http://sbane.org.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community of free and open source software developers and users. Black Duck is among the 400 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

About SBANE
The Smaller Business Association of New England, Inc. (SBANE), founded in 1938, is a private not-for-profit association of approximately 700 member companies located throughout the six-state region. SBANE was established to provide a legislative voice for small business at the state and federal levels and to make practical information available to help business owners grow their companies. SBANE runs diverse, educational programs each year and has active chapters in Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The membership is characterized by a high degree of participation, reflected in a large and dynamic committee structure, addressing a range of topics from international trade to human resources.

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Black Duck Software and Softworx Partner to Deliver Open Source Governance Solutions in Canada

mdegruttola — Wed, 11 May 2011 09:35:18 -0400

Black Duck Software and Softworx Partner to Deliver Open Source Governance Solutions in Canada

Partnership Extends Availability of Industry's Most Comprehensive Open Source Management Solution to Softworx Clients

WALTHAM, Mass., May 11, 2011 – Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, today announced it has entered into a partnership agreement with Toronto-based Softworx Technology Group to expand the delivery of its software and services in Canada.

Softworx, a provider of ALM development tools and platforms designed to increase developer productivity, provides products and services that speed collaborative development in multi-source development environments. Under terms of the agreement, Softworx will offer products and services for open source governance and management with the Black Duck® Suite.

"The strategic use of open source software is fast becoming a measure of development competency," said Phil Odence, vice president of business development, Black Duck. "We are pleased to add Softworx, a leader in delivering ALM products and services, as a partner as we expand our offerings to Softworx customers in Canada."

Black Duck recently announced the availability of the Black Duck Suite 6, the company's enterprise-class management and governance platform, which enables enterprises to realize the compelling benefits of free and open source software (FOSS) use in development. The Black Duck Suite 6 mitigates the challenges and complexity associated with enterprise-scale multi-source development via "learned" code matching and automated identification of FOSS, among many other features.

"The Black Duck Suite will be an excellent fit for our existing ALM product offerings in Canada," said Robert Ashall, partner at Softworx. "Our customers have been increasing their pace of innovation and development flexibility by capitalizing on the significant strategic, technological and financial benefits of FOSS components and implementation best practices. The Black Duck Suite automates key processes related to open source code management over the application development life cycle, which will benefit Softworx customers in the financial services, Telco and government sectors."

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community of free and open source software developers and users. Black Duck is among the 400 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com

About Softworx Technology Group
Softworx provides a suite of ALM technology and services to help organizations modernize their application development and adapt to the collaborative and distributed environments that today's projects demand. Softworx provides the application management tools from best-in-class vendors to manage, build, test and monitor your systems. By optimizing and automating the software development process, Softworx benefits organizations using Agile, SOA or other development models to dramatically improve the overall management of their application development, accelerate their throughput and release higher quality software.

Softworx's customer list includes the largest companies and government agencies in Canada. Softworx has been focused on software development and delivery since 2002. It is a privately held Canadian company based in Toronto, Ontario. For more information on the company and the products it represents, please visit www.softworx.ca.

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Black Duck Software Announces Support for SPDX Beta Release

mdegruttola — Tue, 03 May 2011 17:14:37 -0400

Black Duck Software Announces Support for SPDX Beta Release

Linux Foundation Working Group's Development of Industry Standard to Support Open Exchange of Software License Information, Streamline Supply Chain Collaboration

WALTHAM, Mass., May 03, 2011 –Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, today announced support for the beta release of the Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX) open source standard.

The standard, under development by the SPDX Working Group of the Linux Foundation, provides a uniform approach for documenting and sharing metadata, including license information, about software components in products and software. Developers and organizations can use SPDX to communicate the content of software “packages” exchanged with other organizations, a critically important step to enable supply chain efficiency and collaboration. Black Duck co-chairs the SPDX Working Group that brings together representatives from open source projects, distributors, and corporate users across the industry and around the globe.

In addition to its leadership role in the SPDX Working Group, Black Duck will support the beta test by implementing SPDX in the Black Duck Suite, which will generate SPDX output as part of its reporting process. Going beyond the current (beta) SPDX definition, and based on early feedback from its customers, Black Duck is testing additional capabilities as part of the beta process. Black Duck's extensive SDK enables integration with the most popular build tools, allowing customers to generate an SPDX document and package the associated software as part of their existing build processes.

Black Duck, which has the largest customer base in the open source code and license management industry, including over 850 customers in 22 countries, will make SPDX support available as an additional, no-cost feature of the Black Duck Suite. Black Duck also intends to introduce support for SPDX across its entire product portfolio when the standard is finalized.
“The SPDX standard will benefit the entire industry by making it easier for companies to comply with open source obligations,” said Phil Odence, vice president, business development, Black Duck Software. “This is good news for the open source community. Black Duck is committed to supporting our customers and the community; what is good for open source is good for Black Duck.”

For more information on the SPDX Working Group and the SPDX standard, visit: http://spdx.org.
To view a short presentation explaining the SPDX standard, visit: http://www.blackducksoftware.com/spdx/intro_to_spdx.mov.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community of free and open source software developers and users. Black Duck is among the 400 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com

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Black Duck Software Reports Record First Quarter Results

mdegruttola — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 13:32:33 -0400

Black Duck Software Reports Record First Quarter Results

Success Fueled by Robust Sales, Software Enhancements, Acquisition and Partnerships, Recognition of Innovative Services

WALTHAM, Mass., April 12, 2011 –The first three months of 2011 marked exceptional growth for Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software. Black Duck’s sales grew by 51 percent, marking the company’s second largest quarter in its history. Strong growth in all segments and geographies, particularly in Asia Pacific, drove Black Duck’s stellar performance – including the addition of 53 new customers.

Black Duck also saw a dramatic increase in large technology companies requiring that their software supply chains implement management and controls around the use and re-use of open source software. This increase structurally reduces Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) governance overhead and associated risks by shifting the responsibility to suppliers, and is an indicator of how awareness of FOSS benefits for software development has exploded in the last 12-18 months. This trend, particularly prevalent in Asia, is driven by the adoption of open source software in mobile and other electronics and embedded devices.

First quarter 2011 milestones included:

Black Duck acquired Olliance Group, the leading open source business and strategy consulting firm headed by Andrew Aitken. In addition to serving as General Manager of this independent business unit, Aitken organizes and manages Open Source Think Tank, the industry’s premier event where thought leaders from around the world gather to discuss the future of commercial open source.

Black Duck launched the Black Duck Suite 6, the company’s enterprise-class management and governance platform that increases developer productivity and speeds results by up to 10 times. The Black Duck Suite 6 enables organizations with up to thousands of developers and terabytes of code to realize the compelling benefits of FOSS use in development, while mitigating the challenges and complexity associated with enterprise-scale multisource development.

Black Duck launched Android Fast Start, a bundled software and service offering designed to help Android developers automate and ensure compliance and simplify the operational challenges of managing Android projects. Android Fast Start saves months of ramp-up time, provides on-going cost and time savings with timely updates for future Android releases and enables development organizations to ship quickly and with confidence, knowing they are in compliance with company policies and legal obligations.

Black Duck announced a partnership with SQS AG to deliver Open Source Governance Solutions in the Nordic Region. SQS will offer products and services for open source governance and management centered on the Black Duck Suite.

The addition of 53 new customers in markets such as mobile, enterprise software, telecom equipment, biotechnology and online communications tools.

Black Duck named a finalist in the SBANE (Smaller Business Association of New England) Innovation Awards, which recognize technology-driven enterprises who are potentially “game changers” in their marketplace. Black Duck is among 20 finalists selected out of 185 companies nominated for the award.

“Enterprises are adopting FOSS at a rapid pace and want to be able to control and manage their software supply chain, especially companies involved with development for the Android platform,” said Tim Yeaton, Black Duck Software President and CEO. “The first quarter has seen significant gains for Black Duck, and based on this activity, we believe that, more than ever before, businesses recognize the need to manage their open source activities to accelerate innovation and improve competitiveness.”

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of free and open source software (FOSS), at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck® powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source; Ohloh.net, the largest FOSS community and free public directory of open source, and The Olliance Group, the leading open source business and strategy consulting firm. Among the 400 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com, the company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Black Duck, Know Your Code and the Black Duck logo are registered trademarks of Black Duck Software, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. Koders is a trademark of Black Duck Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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Olliance Group Announces Agenda for Napa 2011 Open Source Think Tank

mdegruttola — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:05:33 -0400

Olliance Group Announces Agenda for Napa 2011 Open Source Think Tank

AOL announced as Case Study Participant

Palo Alto, CA – March 30, 2011 – The Olliance Group and DLA Piper today announced the availability of the Spring 2011 Open Source Think Tank agenda. The centerpiece of the twice-yearly C-level gathering is a case study featuring AOL. For more information about the Napa 2011 Open Source Think Tank, and to request an invitation, please visit http://thinktank.olliancegroup.com.

The agenda, which spans two days of workshops and case studies, includes a session on cloud computing, a legal issues presentation from DLA Piper’s Mark Radcliffe, a business model workshop featuring SAP Venture’s Jai Das and a governance best practices workshop. For the complete Napa 2011 Open Source Think Tank agenda with workshop descriptions, visit http://thinktank.olliancegroup.com/agenda_public.php.

The AOL case study will examine two planned, related open source initiatives: employing open source technologies and practices to improve the innovation and efficiency of AOL developers, and releasing elements of AOL’s software portfolio as open source to enrich the company’s ability to deliver content and encourage community contributions. The Think Tank audience will have the opportunity to delve into a sophisticated real-world case study with implications not only for AOL but many of today’s technology suppliers and enterprise IT users. The interactive format will allow participants from the open source and cloud ecosystems to openly share concerns, issues, experiences, and common problems while collaboratively developing solutions.

“Sponsoring the Open Source Think Tank and being part of its collaborative dialogue gives us an opportunity to understand the interoperability challenges customers face across mixed source environments, whether on-premise or in the Cloud, and to explore opportunities working with leaders of the open source community to jointly address such issues,” said Ted MacLean, general manager of Open Solutions Group at Microsoft.

"We're honored to sponsor the Olliance Think Tank, and looking forward to discussing trends in open source and cloud computing - the technologies transforming how Red Hat's customers do business," said Brian Stevens, CTO, Red Hat. "The attendees at Think Tank bring a global perspective and business sensibility to the event, and the case studies and content provide real-world examples of technology in action."

This year's Spring Open Source Think Tank will be held April 7-9, 2011 at The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa in Sonoma, CA.

For more information about the Napa 2011 Open Source Think Tank please visit http://thinktank.olliancegroup.com.

About the Open Source Think Tank
The Open Source Think Tank is the only by-invitation gathering where leading global experts will come together to collaborate on the issues facing commercial open source and the evolution of cloud computing. The unique format uses real-world business cases to engage the audience in brainstorming solutions to the adoption and maturation of open source and cloud computing. The structured working sessions and social activities are designed to connect the participants and facilitate the building of strong business relationships across the entire ecosystem.
For more information about the Paris Think Tank or to apply for an invitation please visit https://thinktankeu.olliancegroup.com.

About Olliance Group, a Black Duck Software Company
Olliance Group is the leading open source business and strategy consulting firm. Our mission is to help clients capitalize on the strategic, technological, and financial benefits of open source software. Clients include Fortune 500 enterprises, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), start-up firms, venture capital groups and government entities.

About DLA Piper
DLA Piper a leading global legal services practice providing services to the open source industry. The firm provides advice in corporate, tax, licensing, trademark and licensing to both large and small companies. With 3,500 lawyers in 29 countries and 67 cities, DLA Piper can assist companies virtually anywhere in the world, from the US to the People's Republic of China to Dubai. For more information, please visit http://www.dlapiper.com.

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Black Duck Delivers Ease of Use, Developer Productivity Gains for Enterprises with Black Duck Suite 6

mdegruttola — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:53:22 -0400

Black Duck Software Delivers Ease of Use, Developer Productivity Gains for Enterprises with Black Duck Suite 6

Enhanced automation, new analysis methods, ease of use improvements and expanded KnowledgeBase increase flexibility and productivity without risk of false negatives

WALTHAM, Mass., March 23, 2011 – Black Duck Software today announced the availability of the Black Duck® Software Suite 6. The latest release of the company’s enterprise-class management and governance platform increases developer productivity and speeds time to results by up to 10 times. The Black Duck Suite 6 enables organizations with up to thousands of developers and terabytes of code to realize the compelling benefits of free and open source (FOSS) use in development, while mitigating the challenges and complexity associated with using it at scale. Black Duck Software is the leading global provider of strategy, products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of FOSS in a multi-source development process.

The Black Duck Suite 6 includes many industry-leading advancements such as: rapid, automated discovery and identification of FOSS and other code without creating the risk of false negatives; a ‘learned matching’ capability to capture and leverage the knowledge of internal experts; a developer-focused component request capability, and expansion of its industry-leading KnowledgeBase, making Suite 6 more capable, efficient and user-friendly.

“The Black Duck Suite 6 features greatly improve developer productivity and meet EXFO's demanding enterprise needs for FOSS code identification, re-use and management,” said Steve DesRochers, Senior Director, R&D, EXFO. “As the leading provider of test and service assurance solutions for network service providers and equipment manufacturers in the global telecommunications industry, we need a fast, accurate and easy-to-use development management platform, and Suite 6 delivers.”

Features of the Black Duck Suite 6 include:

Rapid ID™, a new advanced framework to automate the discovery and identification of FOSS and other code – Unlike rule-based systems that rely on simple filename matching, Rapid ID is a configurable automation framework which leverages the breadth and depth of Black Duck’s KnowledgeBase. Rapid ID includes multiple analysis techniques, new built-in methods that automatically match most popular FOSS projects, and ‘learned matching’ to capture an organization’s internal expertise. Rapid ID can be customized to meet an organization’s needs, delivering project-specific or cross-enterprise results and speeding identification, discovery and time-to-results by up to 10X.

New FOSS approval request automation, which introduces a request-centric view for users. The new request area makes it easier for developers to create, clone and review component requests. A new wizard guides developers smoothly through the request process, speeding code re-use by up to 90 percent.

Expansion of its industry-leading Black Duck KnowledgeBase to 475,000 FOSS projects from over 5,000 sites, representing more than 100 billion lines of source code.

Make developers’ lives easier. The Black Duck Suite 6 increases developer productivity, speeds time to results, and enables broader enterprise adoption of FOSS and code re-use.

“We estimate ~75 percent of Global 2000 enterprises use open source at some point in the software development lifecycle today, yet a minority of these organizations have established, open source governance policies and management tools in place,” said Mark Driver, VP of Research, Gartner, Inc. “To establish a balance between risk and reward in using OSS, Gartner recommends that development organizations seek solutions to actively manage and control all open source assets, whether developed in-house, directly acquired or embedded in commercial software and hardware products.”

“In the Suite 6, Black Duck has delivered an end-to-end management and governance platform designed for ease of use and faster time to results, enabling enterprise FOSS adoption and increased productivity,” said Bill McQuaide, Executive Vice President, Products and Strategy. “The Black Duck Suite 6 provides the most complete, multi-faceted analysis techniques and raises the bar for performance with its new Rapid ID automation framework. The Black Duck Suite 6 stands alone in its ability to discover and identify FOSS and other re-used code across the development lifecycle.”

The Black Duck Suite 6 is generally available in 30 days. For more information please visit www.blackducksoftware.com/suite6

About Black Duck Software

Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and Ohloh.net,the largest community for and free public directory of open source, and The Olliance Group, the leading open source business and strategy consulting firm. Black Duck is among the 400 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Black Duck®, Know Your Code®, Ohloh®, SpikeSource®, Spike®, and the Black Duck logo are registered trademarks of Black Duck Software, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. Koders™ is a trademark of Black Duck Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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Sponsors Line Up for Napa 2011 Open Source Think Tank

mdegruttola — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 10:20:52 -0500

Sponsors Line Up for Napa 2011 Open Source Think Tank

SugarCRM Joins Microsoft, Red Hat and other Industry Luminaries

Palo Alto, CA – March 8, 2011 – The Olliance Group and DLA Piper today announced SugarCRM, Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT) and Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT) headline the list of respected industry sponsors of the 6th Annual Open Source Think Tank, joining Qualcomm, Accenture and Fusesource as early supporters of the exclusive semiannual conference. The Open Source Think Tank is held each spring near Napa, California and every fall in Paris, France.

This year's Spring Open Source Think Tank will be held April 7-9, 2011 at The Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn & Spa in Sonoma, CA. Co-hosted by Olliance Group and DLA Piper, the Open Source Think Tank is an invitation-only conference for CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, legal experts, investors and senior executives whose organizations are involved in the commercial application of open source and cloud computing technologies.

The Open Source Think Tank is a working conference comprised of group sessions, brainstorming and real-world case studies in which participants actively contribute. The interactive format allows participants from the open source and cloud ecosystems to openly share concerns, issues, experiences, and common problems while collaboratively developing solutions. Led by co-hosts Andrew Aitken, founder and GM, Olliance Group and Mark Radcliffe, Partner, DLA Piper, the Napa Think Tank offers an unrivaled opportunity for participants to share insights while building substantive relationships.

"SugarCRM is proud to be sponsoring the Think Tank for the fifth year in a row," said Nick Halsey, Chief Marketing Officer at SugarCRM. "Each year the content has evolved to address the most important emerging technology trends, encompassing open source, cloud and beyond, while the attendees represent a compelling cross-section of executives in business and technology and from across the globe."

"We're very excited to have such well respected industry leaders su pport the Open Source Think Tank. Their participation demonstrates their commitment to the event and the industry as a whole," said Andrew Aitken, GM Olliance Group, a Black Duck Software company. "Open source has made the transition from bleeding edge to mainstream technology in enterprises worldwide, but challenges remain. The collegial atmosphere of Think Tank encourages healthy debate and creates a culture of collaboration that benefits all participants."

For more information about the Napa 2011 Open Source Think Tank please visit http://thinktank.olliancegroup.com.

About the Open Source Think Tank
The Open Source Think Tank is the only by-invitation gathering where leading global experts will come together to collaborate on the issues facing commercial open source and the evolution of cloud computing. The unique format uses real-world business cases to engage the audience in brainstorming solutions to the adoption and maturation of open source and cloud computing. The structured working sessions and social activities are designed to connect the participants and facilitate the building of strong business relationships across the entire ecosystem.

For more information about the Paris Think Tank or to apply for an invitation please visit https://thinktankeu.olliancegroup.com.

About Olliance Group, a Black Duck Software Company
Olliance Group is the leading open source business and strategy consulting firm. Our mission is to help clients capitalize on the strategic, technological, and financial benefits of open source software. Clients include Fortune 500 enterprises, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), start-up firms, venture capital groups and government entities.

About DLA Piper
DLA Piper a leading global legal services practice providing services to the open source industry. The firm provides advice in corporate, tax, licensing, trademark and licensing to both large and small companies. With 3,500 lawyers in 29 countries and 67 cities, DLA Piper can assist companies virtually anywhere in the world, from the US to the People's Republic of China to Dubai. For more information, please visit http://www.dlapiper.com.

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Black Duck Software Unveils Android Fast Start Program

mdegruttola — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 15:50:20 -0500

Black Duck Software Unveils Android Fast Start Program

Automates and Ensures Compliance, Simplifies Operational Challenges

WALTHAM, Mass., March 7, 2011 – Black Duck Software today announced the availability of Android Fast Start, a bundled software and service offering designed to help Android developers automate and ensure compliance and simplify the operational challenges of managing Android projects. Android Fast Start saves months of ramp-up time, provides on-going cost and time savings with timely updates for future Android releases, and enables development organizations to ship with confidence they are in compliance with company policies and legal obligations. Black Duck Software is the leading global provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software in a multi-source development process.

Android is a complex open source project made up of more than 165 components, 80,000 files, and 2 GB of code under 19 different licenses. The code base evolves rapidly, with many developers and companies contributing on a regular basis. Android Fast Start provides unprecedented visibility and control of Android, simplifies change management and ensures and automates compliance, so development organizations can focus their resources on adding value to the Android stack and ship their products with confidence.

Black Duck Android Fast Start includes a custom configured version of the Black Duck Suite, the industry’s leading platform for management and governance of open source software in a multi-source development process, populated with detailed Android component information. Customers also receive expert “Android-Ready” Professional Services for rapid deployment, integration and configuration of the solution in their environment, including build-system integration and customized workflows.

Benefits of Android Fast Start include enabling development teams to:

Instantly implement an “out of the box” management and compliance platform, pre-populated with Android, saving months of ramp-up time.
Easily assimilate changes in frequent releases of Android (occurring roughly every three months.)
Increase the efficiency of supply-chain logistics by providing ecosystem partners with detailed reports on the composition of Android-based software.
Ship with confidence by simplifying and automating the operational and compliance challenges of using an open source platform with over 165 components and 19 licenses, not all OSI-approved.

“Android has rapidly become a leading platform for mobile innovation by offering developers rich, varied and flexible components. Innovation is made possible by rapid enhancements and significant releases, which require management and control,” said Bill McQuaide, EVP of Products and Strategy, Black Duck Software. “We believe Android Fast Start is an essential tool for developers in the Android device ecosystem who want to ramp up quickly while reducing the operational and compliance challenges related to developing for this platform.”

For more details on Android Fast Start, visit www.blackducksoftware.com/android. For more information on trends in mobile development platforms, visit: www.blackducksoftware.com/news/releases/2011-03-02

About Black Duck Software

Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community of free and open source software developers and users. Black Duck is among the 400 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Black Duck®, Know Your Code®, Ohloh®, SpikeSource®, Spike®, and the Black Duck logo are registered trademarks of Black Duck Software, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. Koders™ is a trademark of Black Duck Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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Mobile Innovation, Growth Driven by Open Source

tkenny — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:28:13 -0500

Mobile Innovation, Growth Driven by Open Source, According to Data from Black Duck Software KnowledgeBase

A 44% increase in mobile projects shows Apple iOS developers trailing Android - by a slim margin

WALTHAM, Mass., March 2, 2011 — Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, today announced trends in mobile open source development platform choices that show Android leading the pack but Apple iOS still in the game.

Analyzing data from the almost 9,000 mobile free and open source software (FOSS) projects contained in the Black Duck KnowledgeBase, Black Duck found that of 3,800 new mobile projects started in 2010, the open-source Android leads as the platform of choice with 55 percent of the total. Apple’s iOS is a close second with 39 percent, and other platforms had a 2 percent or lower share of new projects. While Android is open, iOS is not, indicating that FOSS developers support the most popular platforms, regardless of their openness. Beyond the two leading platforms, Windows, Palm and Symbian have two percent or less of new projects and MeeGo has only a handful.

The number of FOSS mobile projects started in 2010 doubled from the previous year. The increase is attributable to the increased popularity of FOSS for mobile and the explosion of FOSS projects for mobile apps and games (particularly in Android, but for iOS as well.)

“Mobile software has the full and focused attention of commercial and FOSS development communities,” said Peter Vescuso, Executive Vice President, Black Duck Software. “As mobile apps displace desktop applications and mobile devices displace laptops and desktops we expect to see broad commercial developer interest in the top mobile development platforms, as well as consolidation in the number of platforms that draw developer support.”

Not all new FOSS mobile projects are developed for a specific platform, and some, but not all, are written for multiple platforms. While many mobile projects have large code bases (e.g., Android), a distinct trend in the 2010 results was the growth of apps, particularly smaller custom applications. Examples include a number of transit-related (bus, train) projects from around the world (Sri Lanka, Trondheim Norway, Germany, Spanish Railways), and the US (Seattle, Lafayette Louisiana, Massachusetts (MassRoute)). In addition, projects created for single events are on the increase, e.g. an application in support of an Agile Development conference in Italy https://github.com/iliasbartolini/AgileDayConferenceApp. These and other small projects are made possible by the rapid development environments of top mobile platforms.

Many of 2010’s new mobile projects did not declare a license. Of those that did, the most popular were the GPL (all versions), MIT, Apache, BSD and Microsoft.

"Black Duck's latest metrics concerning open source traction in mobile development confirm the importance of market opportunity for developer traction," said Stephen O'Grady, Principal Analyst at RedMonk. "In concentrating on the Android and iOS platforms, developers are advantaging two differentiated platforms. While Android may be open source and iOS closed, they are both volume platforms, which indicates that developer pragmatism is alive and well."

For more information about Black Duck Software please visit www.blackducksoftware.com. For open source project and license information and trends, visit the Black Duck Open Source Resource Center.

About Black Duck Software

Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community of free and open source software developers and users. Black Duck is among the 400 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Black Duck®, Know Your Code®, Ohloh®, SpikeSource®, Spike®, and the Black Duck logo are registered trademarks of Black Duck Software, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. Koders™ is a trademark of Black Duck Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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Black Duck Software and SQS AG Partner to Deliver Open Source Governance Solutions in the Nordics

mwaldron — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Black Duck Software and SQS AG Partner to Deliver Open Source Governance Solutions in the Nordic Region

Agreement Brings Industry’s Most Comprehensive Open Source Management Capability to SQS Customers

WALTHAM, Mass., February 23, 2011 -- Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, today announced it has entered into a partnership agreement with SQS to expand the delivery of its software and services into the Nordic region.

SQS, which has operations throughout Europe, Asia and North America, is Europe’s largest independent provider of software quality management and testing services. Black Duck and SQS formed an initial relationship for the UK in 2009 and this expansion is motivated in large part by the success of that program.

Under terms of the agreement SQS will offer products and services for open source governance and management centered on the Black Duck Suite, a software platform for automating the acquisition, integration, management and compliance of open source software in multi-source development environments.

“The strategic use of open source software in multi-source development environments has become a critical success factor for every business striving to innovate and create value,” said Peter Vescuso, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Black Duck Software. “We are pleased that SQS, a leader in delivering software tools and services throughout the UK and Europe, has chosen to expand its relationship with Black Duck, building on the success of our UK experiences. By partnering more broadly with Black Duck, SQS will be positioned to deliver open source governance and management services to its Nordic region customers.”

“While most development organizations recognize the significant technology and financial benefits of using open source components, a lack of proper open source management provides both a legal and business risk to many of these same companies. Organisations today face the fact that they have little or no control over the open source components they are using and that’s where we can help. With Black Duck’s cooperation, SQS will be able to minimize our client's risk of using open source in their software, applications and in embedded systems” says Jesper Thureson, CEO at SQS Sweden.

About Black Duck Software

Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community of free and open source software developers and users. Black Duck is among the 400 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Black Duck®, Know Your Code®, Ohloh®, SpikeSource®, Spike®, and the Black Duck logo are registered trademarks of Black Duck Software, Inc. in the United States and/or other jurisdictions. Koders™ is a trademark of Black Duck Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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About SQS

SQS is the largest independent provider of software quality management, quality assurance and testing services in Europe. Founded in Cologne in 1982, SQS employs 1,800 staff. Along with a strong presence in Germany and the UK, SQS has further subsidiaries in Egypt, Finland, India, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Sweden, Switzerland, South Africa and the US. In addition, SQS maintains a minority stake in a company in Portugal and a cooperative venture in Spain. In 2009, SQS generated sales of 134.3 million Euros.

SQS is the first German company to have a primary listing on the AIM (Alternative Investment Market) in London. In addition, SQS has a dual listing on the open market of the German Stock Exchange in Frankfurt am Main.

With over 5,000 completed projects under its belt, SQS has a strong client base, including half of the DAX 30, nearly a third of the STOXX 50 and 20 of the FTSE 100 companies. These include, among others, Allianz, Beazley, BP, Centrica, Daimler, Deutsche Post, Generali, JP Morgan, Meteor, Reuters and Volkswagen as well as companies from every other conceivable sector.

For more information, visit www.sqs-nordic.com.

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Black Duck Software Enters 2011 on Upswing

tkenny — Wed, 19 Jan 2011 10:00:52 -0500

Black Duck Software Enters 2011 on Upswing, Powered by Growth in Black Duck Suite Sales, Channel Expansion, Acquisitions

2010 yielded accelerating sales growth and market share increases over a strong 2009; cash-flow positive for the year
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WALTHAM, Mass., January 19, 2011 — Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software, is entering 2011 with substantial momentum, coming off of a very strong 2010 that saw the company's streak of 30+ percent growth in year-over-year sales continue, complemented by significant channel expansion and two acquisitions. The company, which has been cash-flow positive since Q4 2009, has averaged 36 percent compound annual growth over the years 2008-2010.

Sales of the company's Black Duck Suite rose significantly in 2010, reflecting larger-scale enterprise deployments, as did services delivered across all categories -- M&A, deployment and internal code scanning assessments. Several key trends, including the global economic recovery; widespread use of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) in mainstream software development in the electronics, embedded systems, mobile, and enterprise IT segments; the growth in cloud computing and re-architecting of software programs for cloud deployment, ''and the rise of enterprise involvement in FOSS communities -- all helped fuel Black Duck's growth.
Black Duck saw expansion in its international distribution channels in 2010, marked by a 71 percent growth in partner sales over 2009, a company record for partner involvement. New international resellers and partners include Hitachi Systems & Services, Ltd., Fujitsu Middleware Ltd. and credativ.

The company added 52 new customers in the quarter, including National Instruments, Pegasystems, and Qosmos (France). Total new customers added in 2010 was an impressive 169, bringing the roster of Black Duck customers to well over 800.

Fourth quarter 2010 milestones included:

Black Duck acquired SpikeSource, a provider of software tools and services to automate application component identification and assess security vulnerability.
Black Duck acquired Ohloh.net. Ohloh, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community, contains information on open source projects aggregated from over 250,000 public repositories and forums. Black Duck is retaining the Ohloh brand and will combine Ohloh with its industry-leading Koders.com code search website to establish a comprehensive, free resource for the Ohloh, FOSS and developer communities.
Black Duck partnered with credativ. The partnership with credativ, the largest independent provider of open source software consulting and services, adds depth to Black Duck's portfolio of expert open source services and capabilities available to its customers.
Black Duck enhanced Code Sight™. The Code Sight source code search engine was integrated with the Mercurial and Bazaar SCM systems, simplifying code search indexing for Mercurial and Bazaar users.
Black Duck enhanced its code-scanning capabilities with the addition of IBM® Rational® AppScan Source Edition (SE). Adding AppScan to Black Duck's Software IP Assessment Services brings an additional dimension to the security analysis offered as part of the service.

"2010 was the year Black Duck completed its transformation from provider of compliance products to the FOSS enablement company, delivering a complete portfolio of products and services across the software development lifecycle," said Tim Yeaton, Black Duck Software president and CEO. "The FOSS world is changing fast and we are responding. For example, development communities are increasingly important to enterprise developers, so we acquired Ohloh.net to create a destination for developers to learn about, find and use FOSS. Cloud services and security are critical, so we acquired SpikeSource to expand our capabilities in these areas. As commercial software development continues to expand its use of FOSS as part of a multi-source development model, Black Duck is positioned to be the trusted advisor and advocate for developers, enterprises and FOSS communities worldwide."

About Black Duck Software

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Black Duck Software Acquires Olliance Group

tkenny — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:36:53 -0500

Black Duck Software Acquires Olliance Group; Enterprise Offerings Span Open Source Strategy, Implementation, Governance and Management

Fourth Acquisition Underscores Evolution to Complete Open Source Enablement Solutions Company

WALTHAM, Mass., January 10, 2011 — Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software, today announced it has acquired The Olliance Group, a privately-held independent open source business and strategy consulting firm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Andrew Aitken, Founder of the Olliance Group, and Greg Olsen, Senior Partner, will join Black Duck. Olliance Group will be managed as a wholly owned and independent business within Black Duck Software. Aitken will serve as General Manager of the Olliance Group business unit, and also will continue to independently organize and manage the Open Source Think Tank, the industry’s premier event at which thought leaders from around the world gather to discuss the future of commercial open source.

The acquisition, Black Duck’s fourth and its third in a matter of months, expands the company’s offerings to include open source business and strategy consulting services to help enterprise IT clients capitalize on the significant strategic, technological, and financial benefits of open source software. Black Duck acquisitions include Koders.com, a free open source code search engine (2008) Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community (from GeekNet in October, 2010) and SpikeSource, a provider of software tools and services to automate application component identification and assess security vulnerability (November, 2010).

"Black Duck has seen rapid growth since its founding in 2002, with a significant surge in sales and revenue in the past 18 months,” said Tim Yeaton, CEO and President, Black Duck Software. “This growth has fueled our new investments and acquisitions, which have been undertaken to increase the value of Black Duck’s end-to-end offerings while supporting the adoption of free and open source software (FOSS) among enterprise IT and community developers. Operating as an independent business unit, Olliance Group will have the autonomy needed to give customers the objective advice they require as they begin planning for successful FOSS use in their applications and products."

“We’re very excited to be able to add our brand, intellectual property, methodology, processes and open source strategy expertise to the leading enabler of open source software,” said Mr. Aitken. “Black Duck’s commitment to supporting our mission to provide independent advice while leveraging their resources is a win for Olliance, Black Duck and the industry.”

Olliance Group has conducted more than 450 strategy engagements with clients including Fortune 500 enterprises, Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), start-up firms, venture capital groups and government entities.

“The combination of Olliance's deep open source strategy experience and Black Duck's automated open source code management and governance solutions provides customers with a compelling end-to-end value proposition,” said Marten Mickos, CEO of Eucalyptus Systems and former CEO of MySQL AB.

For more information about Black Duck, please visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

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Black Duck Software Names Open Source Rookies of 2010

tkenny — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 10:49:58 -0500

Black Duck Software Names Open Source Rookies of 2010

New open source projects include a personal social network, a mobile application for aid workers. Data reveals increasing developer migration to GitHub.
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WALTHAM, Mass., January 7, 2011 — From a personally-controlled social network to a mobile application that lets aid workers collect, sort and share information about children in emergency situations, open source software is meeting the needs of today's application developers, according to Black Duck Software, which today announced its 2010 open source 'Rookies of the Year' list.

Working from a list of thousands of new projects launched in 2010, Black Duck evaluated a project's popularity using a weighted scoring system that awards points for commit activity within a project, the number of developers involved, and the number of web sites linked to the project. After auditing its findings and normalizing scores, Black Duck determined the top 10 Rookie projects.

Some key observations from this year's report include:

30% of the top 10 new projects in 2010 used the AGPL license, indicative of an increasing number of new cloud/SaaS related projects
40% of the top 10, and 32% of the top 50 projects, are now on github, indicating a significant shift to this repository

The Black Duck Rookies of the Year for 2010 include:

Diaspora, the privacy aware, personally controlled, do-it-all, open source social network.
OpenStack is an open source, open standards cloud computing platform, backed by RackSpace and NASA, for building reliable cloud infrastructure.
Cloud9IDE, the Integrated Development Environment built on top of Node.JS, aims to bring the best features from other existing IDE's and source code editors such as Eclipse, Netbeans, Textmate, and many others together, bundled as plugins.
OpenStack Nova is a cloud computing fabric controller (the main part of an IaaS system). It is written in Python, using the Twisted and Eventlet frameworks, and relies on the standard AMQP messaging protocol.
NuGet is a free, open source developer-focused package management system for the .NET platform designed to simplify the process of incorporating third party libraries into a .NET application during development.
Activiti BPM Platform is a Business Process Management (BPM) and workflow system targeted at business people, developers and system admins. Its core is a super-fast BPMN 2 process engine for Java. Activiti runs in any Java application, on a server, on a cluster or in the cloud.
SparkleShare is a file sharing and collaboration tool. It is designed to make sharing documents and collaboration easier, and to make peers aware of what you are doing. It allows you to instantly sync with any Git repository to which you have access.
VoltDB is a fast, scalable, open-source OLTP SQL database with ACID. It is an alternative to NoSQL key-value stores and database sharing.
RapidFTR is a mobile application that lets aid workers collect, sort and share information about children in emergency situations. RapidFTR allows for quick input of essential data about a child on a mobile phone, including a photograph, the child's age, family, health status and location information. Data is saved automatically and uploaded to a central database whenever network access becomes available. Registered aid workers will be able to create and modify entries for children in their care as well as search all existing records in order to help distressed parents find information about their missing children.
ownCloud is an open personal cloud which runs on your personal server. It enables access of your data from all of your devices. Sharing with other people is also possible. It supports automatic backups, versioning and encryption.

"The 2010 Rookies analysis demonstrates the continued embrace of the cloud as well as an increasing number of business process applications," said Peter Vescuso, Executive Vice President, Black Duck Software. "Each project in the top 10 represents the expanding use of open source by developers and the larger community, especially in the mobile and cloud communities."

This year's Rookies were drawn from an expanded universe of projects from the Black Duck KnowledgeBase and from Ohloh.net, the web's largest free public directory of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), acquired by Black Duck in September, 2010.

About Black Duck Software

Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of free and open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck® enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with free and open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry's leading code search engine for open source and Ohloh.net, the largest community for and free public directory of open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Press Contacts

Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
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+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
Topaz Partners
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+1 781-404-2432

Black Duck Software Announces Enhancements to Its Code Sight Source Code Search Engine

cspencer — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 17:19:02 -0500

Black Duck Software Announces Enhancements to Its Code Sight Source Code Search Engine

Code Sight v1.3 Includes Integration with Mercurial and Bazaar Software Configuration Management (SCM) Systems

WALTHAM, Mass., December 16, 2010 — Black Duck Software, a leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of free and open source software (FOSS), today announced that its Code Sight™ source code search engine is now integrated with the Mercurial and Bazaar SCM systems, simplifying code search indexing for Mercurial and Bazaar users.

Mercurial and Bazaar are open source version control systems designed for source control management by distributed and co-located software development teams. Code Sight is also integrated with Git, Subversion and CVS. View a video demo of Code Sight v1.3 by visiting the Black Duck YouTube Channel.

“Most companies use more then one version control system,” said Jim Berets, Black Duck Vice President, Product Management. “Supporting Mercurial and Bazaar gives our Code Sight customers greater flexibility and simplifies the process for searching, indexing and capturing code across a broader collection of SCM solutions.”

The release of Code Sight v1.3 also includes the introduction of F# for indexing and search. These latest Code Sight enhancements build on the availability of the code search plug-in for Visual Studio announced earlier this year.

The Black Duck Code Sight source code search engine brings easy access and transparency to an enterprise's vast and often distributed source code resources. With the use of Code Sight, development organizations can more easily standardize and promote the use of approved and tested code to reduce or eliminate development effort on new projects and decrease the amount of code an organization needs to maintain. Download Black Duck Code Sight Free Edition (including the code search plug-in for Visual Studio 2010) at www.blackducksoftware.com/code-sight/download.

For more information on the Black Duck Suite, which automates the management, governance and secure use of open source software at enterprise scale, see http://www.blackducksoftware.com.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of free and open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck® enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with free and open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source and Ohloh.net, the largest community for and free public directory of open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Black Duck, Know Your Code and the Black Duck logo are registered trademarks of Black Duck Software, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. Koders is a trademark of Black Duck Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Press Contacts

Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
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+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
Topaz Partners
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+1 781-404-2432

Black Duck Software Enhances Code-Scanning Portfolio

cspencer — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:27:17 -0500

Black Duck Software Enhances Code-Scanning Portfolio

Offering complements Black Duck Assessment Services, extends security capability

WALTHAM, Mass., Dec. 14, 2010 -- Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating application development through the managed use of open source software, today announced it will enhance its code-scanning assessment services with the addition of IBM® Rational® AppScan Source Edition (SE).

IBM Rational AppScan SE scans source code, automating application security testing by scanning applications, identifying vulnerabilities and generating reports with intelligent fix recommendations to ease remediation. Adding AppScan to Black Duck's Software IP Assessment Services brings an additional dimension to the security analysis offered as part of the service.

Clients of Black Duck's services employ the assessments for both internal code analysis and discovery and technical due diligence in the context of an acquisition. The services have primarily been focused on identifying open source components and associated licensing issues, but Black Duck has been broadening the analysis options.

Black Duck is an IBM PartnerWorld advanced level Business Partner. The Black Duck Suite, the company's enterprise-class solution for the application lifecycle management of open source software, integrates seamlessly with the latest versions of Rational Build Forge and Rational Team Concert and has been successfully validated through the Ready for IBM Rational software offering.

"Black Duck Software IP Assessment customers will benefit from the added assessment of security vulnerabilities," said Phil Odence, VP Business Development, Black Duck Software. "Partnering with experts at IBM Rational extends the value Black Duck offers its customers."

"As security and compliance threats continue to increase everyday, companies must take a proactive approach to design secure applications from the start." said Steve Robinson, general manager, IBM Security Solutions. "This collaboration helps to bring enhanced security analysis capabilities directly to Black Duck's customers."

For more information about Black Duck Software's Partner Program please visit www.blackducksoftware.com/partners.

About Black Duck Software

Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of free and open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck® enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with free and open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry's leading code search engine for open source and Ohloh.net, the largest community for and free public directory of open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Black Duck, Know Your Code and the Black Duck logo are registered trademarks of Black Duck Software, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. Koders is a trademark of Black Duck Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Black Duck Software Partners with credativ for OSS Support Capabilities

cspencer — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 09:39:10 -0500

Black Duck Software Partners with credativ for OSS Support Capabilities

Complementary offerings, global support and training speed deployment and integration of open source software

WALTHAM, Mass., November 30, 2010 – After two recent acquisitions, Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating application development through the managed use of open source software, today announced it continues to bolster its offerings by entering into a partnership with credativ, the largest independent provider of open source software consulting and services. Both companies have broad global presence and complementary offerings. Black Duck will help credativ reach new markets and customers, while credativ adds expert open source support to the services available to Black Duck customers.

credativ, which has operations in the US, UK, Germany, and Canada, has deep expertise and experience across a wide range of open source projects. The growing 50-person consulting company specializes in support, consulting and training for open source software including development tools, operating systems, databases, middleware and applications.

“credativ’s deep and broad expertise is all in-house, so they actually have the resources to deliver on Service Level Agreements and fully back up their reputation as Your One-Stop Shop for Open Source Support™. Their top-notch staff of developers contributes to all the major open source projects,” said Phil Odence, VP Business Development, Black Duck Software. “The remarkable thing is they don’t have a layer of customer service reps on the front line; when you need help, you are working directly with technical experts.”

"It has become increasingly clear to us that Black Duck is, in every respect, the leader in open source management with offerings complementary to ours,” said Joe Conway, CEO of credativ USA. “We are very pleased to be part of the team and combining forces with them will greatly contribute to our growth strategy."

Among the services available to Black Duck customers through the deal with credativ are break/fix support, performance analysis and tuning, architecture consulting, code-level debugging and enhancements and training.

For more information about Black Duck Software’s Partner Program please visit www.blackducksoftware.com/partners.

For more information about Black Duck, please visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry's leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Black Duck, Know Your Code and the Black Duck logo are registered trademarks of Black Duck Software, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. Koders is a trademark of Black Duck Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

About credativ
Founded in 1999, credativ is an independent consulting and services company which operates from Germany, the U.K., Canada, and the U.S. With a large team of experts in open source software, credativ offers a vast knowledge base that can be tapped into by its clients. The company focuses on the service and support of open source software with a comprehensive range of services, including open source consulting, architectural and technical advice, open source software development, open source training, and personalized support. credativ is "Your One-Stop Shop for Open Source Support" TM. For more information see www.credativ.com.

Press Contacts

Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
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+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
TopazPartners
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Black Duck Software Acquires SpikeSource

cspencer — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:34:32 -0500

Black Duck Software Acquires SpikeSource; Range of Technologies Including Cloud-based Component Identification Will Enhance Black Duck’s Ohloh Initiative

Market-leading Growth Fuels Additional Acquisitions; Supports FOSS Adoption by Expanding Tools and Access to FOSS Projects

WALTHAM, Mass., November 16, 2010 -- Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating application development through the managed use of open source software, today announced it has acquired the assets of privately-held SpikeSource, a provider of software tools and services to automate application component identification and assess security vulnerability. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

The acquisition, Black Duck’s third and its second in three months, follows closely on the heels of the acquisition of Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software and a vibrant web community of software developers and Free and Open Source (FOSS) users. Both acquisitions reflect Black Duck’s accelerating growth trajectory - the company is currently growing 58% year-over-year in FY 2010 - and also furthers Black Duck’s mission to promote FOSS adoption by making it easier for developers to take advantage of the growing body of high-quality code in FOSS projects.

Among the technologies acquired was SpikeInsight, a cloud-based offering for automated application component identification and security vulnerability assessment; SpikeForge, a forge comprised of 17 open source projects; the Developer Community Forum, a group of forums associated with SpikeSource OSS projects, virtualization management technology, and a number of other software assets.

Black Duck’s Ohloh site is language and forge-neutral, and the company will work with SpikeForge project managers to migrate FOSS projects currently hosted on SpikeForge, such as the extremely popular testgen4web testing tool, to independent forges.

"Our growth enables us to make acquisitions that increase the value of our offerings to our customers, while benefitting the FOSS community by making it easier for developers to find and use open source," said Tim Yeaton, CEO and President, Black Duck Software. "Both the SpikeSource and Ohloh acquisitions continue our transformation from compliance tool provider to full life-cycle open source enabler, community participant and FOSS advocate."

Black Duck will use technology from the acquisition to complement the Black Duck Suite, an advanced enterprise-class solution to the management, compliance and security challenges associated with FOSS use at scale in enterprise application development. SpikeSource’s Solution Analyzer helps developers understand what's in an application through binary scanning and connects to SpikeInsight, a cloud-based service providing guidance on compliance, compatibility and remediation issues.

“SpikeSource is a tremendous set of technologies and a natural fit with Black Duck Software,” said Ray Lane, Managing Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and a member of the SpikeSource Board of Directors. “SpikeSource’s technologies complement those of Black Duck, and together create a compelling range of capabilities to help manage the use of open source software by development organizations.”

"We see demand for open source growing geometrically with the pressures of a volatile economy and highly constrained IT resources," said Melinda Ballou, Program Director for Application Lifecycle Management Service at International Data Corp. "This SpikeSource acquisition augments Black Duck's strong existing capabilities for open source management as organizations must increasingly be able to find, access and manage OSS securely. The combined products resulting from this – in addition to Ohloh.com and the company's prior portfolio -- enable a highly differentiated open source offering for Black Duck."

Specifics regarding Black Duck’s strategy for SpikeSource technologies will be communicated as part of the rollout of the Ohloh initiative and enhanced website. For more information on this acquisition, please visit www.blackducksoftware.com/spikesource.

For more information about Black Duck, please visit www.blackducksoftware.com

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Black Duck, Know Your Code and the Black Duck logo are registered trademarks of Black Duck Software, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. Koders is a trademark of Black Duck Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Press Contacts

Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
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+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
TopazPartners
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+1 781-404-2432

Black Duck Software Continues to Beat Economic Trends, Posts Accelerating Growth in Q3 2010

cspencer — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 10:18:24 -0400

Black Duck Software Continues to Beat Economic Trends, Posts Accelerating Growth in Q3 2010

58% climb in sales year-over-year fueled by new enterprise IT customers, strong growth in the Asia-Pacific region and expansion of reseller channel

WALTHAM, Mass., October 18, 2010—Black Duck Software marked another quarter of exceptional growth, the company announced today, led by new client sales, rapid growth in the Asia-Pacific region and continued strength in M&A services. Third-quarter sales grew 58 percent compared to the same period in 2009. As enterprise IT developers expanded their use of open source software in multi-source development, Black Duck products and services have been critical to support the management and control of open source code at enterprise scale.

The company added 37 new customers in the quarter, including Airbus, Infineon Technologies AG and Radisys.

The continued strength in third-quarter performance was bolstered by Black Duck’s international expansion and improved presence in overseas markets. New international resellers include The Frame Group, Australia; Toshiba Information Systems Corporation and Veriserve Corporation, Japan, and Emenda Software Ltd., Germany.

Third quarter 2010 milestones included:

Black Duck acquired Ohloh.net, the largest free public directory of open source software, which hosts a vibrant web community of software developers and Free and Open Source (FOSS) users. Black Duck will use the acquisition to enhance and expand FOSS adoption by making it easier for developers to tap the huge body of high-quality code in open source projects and collaborate with their peers through the Ohloh community.

Black Duck trained 48 lawyers as part of its Legal Certification Program. The Legal Certification program, introduced in Q2 2010, introduces IP and M&A attorneys with open source experience to Black Duck code assessment services and tools. In addition to providing processes and guidelines for working with acquirer clients and target organizations, the Certification Program aids participants in understanding code assessment reports, communicating findings and providing recommendations to clients.

CEO Tim Yeaton named finalist for CEO of the Year by MassTLC. Yeaton was honored by the Mass Technology Leadership Council’s (MassTLC) annual Mass Technology Leadership Awards program. Categories included CEO of the Year for both public and private companies, CIO of the Year, Emerging Executive of the Year, Company of the Year for both public and private companies and Deal of the Year.

China Open Source Software Promotion Union (COPU) named CEO Tim Yeaton Senior Advisor of COPU Think Tank. Yeaton joined more than a dozen well-known open source leaders from around the world in the advisory group, formed to promote the adoption and use of Linux and open source software in China.

Black Duck Software recognized as one of the 500 largest software companies in the world by Software Magazine again in 2010. Black Duck jumped up the list to number 379 in 2010, an advance of 72 positions. The Software 500 is a revenue-based ranking of the world’s largest software and services suppliers.

“New clients and strong growth in Asia-Pacific sales, driven by expansion in our reseller program, continue to fuel our growth,” said Tim Yeaton, Black Duck Software president and CEO. “Black Duck’s strength in enterprise development organizations is complemented by its connections to community developers, which we will expand significantly with the acquisition of Ohloh.net. The third quarter is often challenging due to seasonality, but Black Duck’s outstanding performance in Q3 is continued proof that customers increasingly understand the need to manage their use of open source software while they leverage it to fuel innovation and gain strategic and competitive advantages.”

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Software Magazine. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong and Tokyo. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Tim Yeaton, CEO of Black Duck Software, Named Senior Advisor of China Open Source Software Promotion Union Think Tank

cspencer — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 08:43:08 -0400

Tim Yeaton, CEO of Black Duck Software, Named Senior Advisor of China Open Source Software Promotion Union Think Tank

Joins Global Open Source Leaders to Promote Open Source Use in China

WALTHAM, Mass., October 11, 2010 -- Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software, today announced that CEO and President Tim Yeaton was inducted today as a Senior Advisor to the China Open Source Software Promotion Union (COPU) Think Tank. Yeaton joins more than a dozen open source leaders from around the world in the COPU Think Tank, formed to promote the adoption and use of Linux and open source software in China.

Yeaton joins open source experts Jim Zemlin, Chairman, Linux Foundation; Andrew Morton, Linux 2.6 Kernel Maintainer; Brian Behlendorf, Apache founder; David Axmark, MySQL founder; Mark Shuttleworth, UBUNTU founder; Michael Tiemann, OSI Chairman; Larry Augustin, Source Forge founder; Eben Moglen, FSF; Dr. Daniel Frye, Director of Linux Foundation, VP IBM LTC; Dirk Hohndel, Director, Intel OTC; Marc Fleury, JBoss founder; Dave Neary, Chairman, Gnome Foundation; John Lilly, COO, Mozilla; Ram Peddibhotla, Director, Intel OTC; Louis Suárez-Potts, OpenOffice.org Senior Community Development; Brian Stevens, CTO, Red Hat; Markus Rex, CTO, Novell; Simon Phipps, former Chief Open Source Officer, SUN; Jim Lacey, LPI Chairman; Thomas Li, CTO, IBM Greater China Area; Dr. Matthew Wang, IBM Global VP & GM China Development Center; Scott D Sandell, Partner, NEA VC; Chris DiBona, Google, and Wim Coekaerts, VP Oracle as advisors to the COPU Think Tank.

“Tim is recognized worldwide as a top open source thought leader, and we look forward to his participation in the COPU Think Tank,” said Lu Shouqun, Chairman, COPU. “COPU seeks constructive advice, suggestions and assistance as we promote open source initiatives and development of open source software in China. We are honored that Tim will join us and share his advice and insight.”

“COPU plays an important role in fostering the adoption of open source software in China and other ASIA-PAC countries,” said Jim Zemlin, Executive Director, Linux Foundation. “It’s gratifying to have Tim Yeaton join the open source veterans as an advisor to the COPU Think Tank. Tim’s long history as an open source advocate will benefit COPU’s efforts.”

COPU, founded in 2004, is a non-government organization and a social alliance of enterprises, communities, colleges, research institutions, customers, industry organizations and agencies. The group promotes communication and cooperation on open source issues among organizations and customers in China, Japan and Korea.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Black Duck, Know Your Code and the Black Duck logo are registered trademarks of Black Duck Software, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. Koders is a trademark of Black Duck Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Press Contacts

Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
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+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
TopazPartners
adalrymple@topazpartners.com
+1 781-404-2432

Black Duck Software Acquires Ohloh.net from Geeknet; Purchase a Boon to Developers

cspencer — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 10:42:41 -0400

Black Duck Software Acquires Ohloh.net from Geeknet; Purchase a Boon to Developers

Will Integrate Ohloh’s FOSS Software Directory and Community with its Koders.com Site to Promote Expanded Open Source Adoption

WALTHAM, Mass., October 5, 2010 -- Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software, today announced that it has acquired Ohloh.net from Geeknet, Inc (NASDAQ: GKNT.) The transaction closed on September 30, 2010.

Ohloh, founded in 2006, is the largest free public directory of open source software, and also hosts a vibrant web community of software developers and Free and Open Source (FOSS) users. Ohloh’s directory contains information aggregated from over 250,000 public code repositories, projects and forums. Black Duck, which has acquired all assets of the Ohloh property, will maintain and enhance the Ohloh website, brand, and project information for the Ohloh community, and will ultimately combine Ohloh and Koders.com to establish a comprehensive, free resource for developers to find, create, use and manage FOSS.

"With this acquisition, Black Duck is directly benefitting the FOSS community, by aiding developers' ability to find and use open source," said Paul Cormier, President of Products and Technologies for Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE RHT). "It's a strategic acquisition that will continue Black Duck's transformation into a leading open source enabler, community member and FOSS champion."

Black Duck plans to use the acquisition to help enhance and expand FOSS adoption by making it easier for developers to tap the huge body of high-quality code in open source projects, and collaborate with their peers through the Ohloh community. By working with the FOSS community, including forges, foundations and other code repositories as well as individual projects and developers, Black Duck will expand and enrich Ohloh with improved data and new productivity tools. Black Duck will integrate Ohloh assets with Black Duck’s free code search site Koders.com, and will infuse it with a complete set of FOSS project data from Black Duck's comprehensive KnowledgeBase, to create a single premier web destination that developers can turn to as a trusted source of FOSS knowledge.

“The acquisition of Ohloh demonstrates once more the growing value of data,” said Stephen O’Grady, industry analyst with RedMonk. “With Ohloh's database, Black Duck can ease the friction of commercial adoption of open source technologies by commercial organizations and provide developers with more and better intelligence about open source project health. This is a win for the company and communities alike.”

Black Duck will immediately invest in the current Ohloh website and community. The company expects that enhancements to the site will begin rolling out within a few months, and will engage directly with the Ohloh community to define and implement these enhancements.

Ohloh.net already provides valuable free and unique data on FOSS trends. The chart below, pulled from Ohloh, shows the count of monthly commits made by source code developers, sorted by language.

“Koders.com and the Black Duck KnowledgeBase are tremendous and unique productivity tools, but individual developers have been asking for more freely available open source content in one comprehensive resource,” said Tim Yeaton, CEO and President, Black Duck Software. “With this acquisition we'll provide the FOSS ecosystem and all developers using open source with a complete, trusted source of FOSS knowledge and insight, along with community and collaboration tools to engage with peers. Black Duck enterprise customers will benefit from Ohloh’s integration with the Black Duck Suite, making open source much easier to consume and manage in their enterprises and making their developers that much more productive.”

For more information on this acquisition, please visit www.blackducksoftware.com/ohloh

For more information about Black Duck, please visit www.blackducksoftware.com

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-solution and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Black Duck, Know Your Code and the Black Duck logo are registered trademarks of Black Duck Software, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. Koders is a trademark of Black Duck Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Press Contacts

Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
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+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
TopazPartners
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Geeknet Announces Sale of Ohloh.net to Black Duck Software

cspencer — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 09:17:06 -0400

Geeknet Announces Sale of Ohloh.net to Black Duck Software

WALTHAM, Mass., and MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, October 5, 2010 – Geeknet Inc. (NASDAQ: GKNT), the online network for the global geek community, today announced the sale of Ohloh.net to Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software.

Ohloh.net, founded in 2006, is the largest open and public directory of Free and Open Source (FOSS) software, developers and users. The Ohloh site contains information aggregated from over 250,000 public code repositories, projects and forums. Black Duck acquired all assets of Ohloh, including the Ohloh.net website, brand, and project content relied upon by the Ohloh community.

“Ohloh is the largest public source of data about open source software, and we know this data is valuable to the open source community,” said Scott Collison, Chief Product Officer of Geeknet and an Ohloh founder. “SourceForge is in the forge business and not in the business of providing data on open source software use. We decided to sell Ohloh to the preeminent FOSS data company in the world, Black Duck Software. We’ve had a relationship with Black Duck for years, and we are confident Black Duck will be the best steward of Ohloh’s data and community.”

“The developers Black Duck works with have asked for more freely available open source content,” said Tim Yeaton, CEO and President, Black Duck Software. “The acquisition of Ohloh.net, when combined with our Koders.com free code search site and augmented with unique, additional content from the Black Duck KnowledgeBase of open source project information, will enable us to provide all developers who use open source code with a free, trusted, and comprehensive source of FOSS information, as well as the community and collaboration tools needed to keep them engaged and productive.”

Black Duck will maintain its long standing partnership with SourceForge, through which Black Duck gathers information about open source projects hosted on SourceForge. That information is made freely available through Black Duck’s Koders.com code search engine and also is incorporated into the Black Duck KnowledgeBase.

For more information, visit geek.net or www.blackducksoftware.com/ohloh

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, compliance and security challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing.. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Black Duck, Know Your Code and the Black Duck logo are registered trademarks of Black Duck Software, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. Koders is a trademark of Black Duck Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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Black Duck Software Named to Software Magazine's 28th Annual Software 500

cspencer — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 09:33:09 -0400

Black Duck Software Named to Software Magazine's 28th Annual Software 500

Software Magazine Ranks Black Duck as one of the World's Largest Software Companies

WALTHAM, Mass., Oct. 1, 2010 - Black Duck Software today announced its inclusion in Software Magazine's Software 500 ranking of the world's largest software and service providers, now in its 28th year.

Black Duck jumped up the list from #451 in 2009 to #379 in 2010, an advance of 72 positions.

"The 2010 Software 500 results show that revenue growth in the software and services industry was healthy, with total Software 500 revenue of $491.7B billion worldwide for 2009, representing virtually flat growth from the previous year," says John P. Desmond, editor of Software Magazine and Softwaremag.com.

"The Software 500 helps CIOs, senior IT managers and IT staff research and create the short list of business partners," Desmond says. "It is a quick reference of vendor viability. And the online version, to be posted soon at www.Softwaremag.com, is searchable by category, making it what we call the online catalog to enterprise software."

The Software 500 is a revenue-based ranking of the world's largest software and services suppliers targeting medium to large enterprises, their IT professionals, software developers and business managers involved in software and services purchasing.

"Black Duck is delighted with its ranking on the 2010 Software 500 list," says Tim Yeaton, president and chief executive officer of Black Duck Software. "It is through our company's diligent efforts that we have grown and advanced in rank by 72 positions in just one year. This expansion is also attributed to the marked increase in the adoption of open source software, especially at the enterprise level, and the industry-leading solutions that we offer to our customers to manage and control its use."

Some 47 percent of the 2010 Software 500 companies are privately held.

Go to www.Softwaremag.com and click on Subscribe to be among the first to see the 2010 Software 500. It is being released first in the digital publication, to be distributed in mid-October.

The ranking is based on total worldwide software and services revenue for 2009. This includes revenues from software licenses, maintenance and support, training and software-related services and consulting. Suppliers are not ranked on their total corporate revenue, since many have other lines of business, such as hardware. The financial information was gathered by a survey prepared by King Content Co. and posted at www.Softwaremag.com, as well as from public documents.

About Digital Software Magazine, the Software Decision Journal, and Softwaremag.com

Digital Software Magazine, the Software Decision Journal, has been a brand name in the high-tech industry for 30 years. Softwaremag.com, its Web counterpart, is the online catalog to enterprise software and the home of the Software 500 ranking of the world's largest software and services companies. Software Magazine and Softwaremag.com are owned and operated by King Content Co.

About Black Duck Software

Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry's leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Black Duck, Know Your Code and the Black Duck logo are registered trademarks of Black Duck Software, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. Koders is a trademark of Black Duck Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
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Ann Dalrymple
TopazPartners
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Tim Yeaton, Black Duck Software CEO Participating in 2010 Global TMT Crossroads Conference

cspencer — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:47:46 -0400

Tim Yeaton, Black Duck Software CEO Participating in 2010 Global TMT Crossroads Conference

Yeaton to Speak at Prestigious UBS Conference

Waltham, MA September 20, 2010 – Black Duck Software (www.blackducksoftware.com), a leading provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software (OSS), today announced its participation in the 2010 Global TMT Crossroads Conference. Tim Yeaton, Black Duck’s President and CEO, will make a presentation at the prestigious UBS conference – a gathering of the top minds from leading technology, media and telecommunications companies.

Mr. Yeaton will discuss the rapid adoption of open source, how it’s changing the face of software development, and the resulting market opportunity it creates.

What: 2010 Global TMT Crossroads Conference. More information about the conference is available at www.ibb.ubs.com.

Who: Tim Yeaton, Black Duck President and CEO

Where: Rosewood Sand Hill, 2825 Menlo Park, California

When: Tuesday, September 21, 2010; Mr. Yeaton will be speaking at 3:00 p.m.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Android: Opportunity, Complexity and Abundance, a White Paper from Black Duck Software

cspencer — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 09:41:18 -0400

“Android: Opportunity, Complexity and Abundance,” a White Paper from Black Duck Software

Managing Abundance and Complexity in Android Ecosystem Creates Opportunity, Requires Vigilance

Waltham, MA September 14, 2010 – Black Duck Software (www.blackducksoftware.com), a leading provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software (OSS), today released a white paper discussing opportunities the Android platform has created for mobile device manufacturers, carriers and software developers. The paper reviews challenges presented by Android’s complexity and details how to take advantage of Android’s abundance while following best practices for open source software use, management and license compliance.

What: Black Duck Software white paper “Android: - Opportunity, Complexity, and Abundance” available for download

Who: Mobile device and semiconductor manufacturers, carriers and application developers will benefit from practical insights and best practices for taking full advantage of Android’s opportunities while managing its complexity and ensuring compliance

Where: For more information and to download a copy of “Android: Opportunity, Complexity and Abundance,” visit: www.blackducksoftware.com/android

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Open Source Projects for Cloud on Rise, According to Black Duck Software Analysis

cspencer — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:02:43 -0400

Open Source Projects for Cloud on Rise, According to Black Duck Software Analysis

Growth in Cloud Infrastructure Enables New Enterprise Application Development

WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 23, 2010 -- Open source projects aimed at enabling enterprise IT application development for cloud computing are proliferating, according to an analysis by Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software.

Cloud computing frameworks and platforms designed to support integration with cloud services, scalability in private and public clouds, and manage and store cloud data are growing rapidly and include well-known projects such as Hadoop, Eucalyptus, Hyperic, deltaCloud, Open Stack and OpenECP.

"In the wake of the financial crisis of the past 18-24 months and as enterprise IT application developers re-architect applications for cloud environments, they are turning to open source software for its low cost, availability and breadth of possible solutions," said Melinda-Carol Ballou, Program Director, Application Life-Cycle Management & Executive Strategies, IDC. "Open source's low barriers to entry and abundance offer significant time-to-market advantages and make it an emerging and important element of cloud development strategies for enterprise developers. At the same time, organizations must put in effective open source assessment and management capabilities to leverage it as part of a complex software sourcing strategy for the cloud and for other environments."

Black Duck analyzed its KnowledgeBase of open source project information to uncover trends in open source projects for cloud computing. Although many open source projects useful for cloud development and deployment don't specifically reference cloud, Black Duck found almost 400 projects that did. The analysis shows a 70% percent growth from 2008 to 2009 in projects specifically associated with cloud computing. These cloud-specific open source projects account for nearly 50 million lines of code. Cloud environments referenced by the projects show Amazon as the leading environment, followed by Microsoft's Azure, Google Apps Engine, and Force.com. To see a chart and list of OSS cloud projects data referenced in this release, please visit http://www.blackducksoftware.com/oss/projects/#cloud

"When we began the analysis we expected to find projects focused on security, privacy, and management," said Peter Vescuso, Executive Vice President, Black Duck Software. "The variety of projects that self-identify as 'cloud' is much broader in scope, reflecting the sophistication of the cloud application ecosystem and confirming the importance of OSS cloud software developed to support the needs of enterprise IT."

Black Duck spiders the Internet for open source code, collecting information about projects and code into the Black Duck KnowledgeBase, which contains information on more than 250,000 open source projects from more than 4,500 unique websites.

To register for a webinar with Black Duck and CollabNet on cloud development, "Using Open Source to Re-Architect Applications for Cloud Deployment," please visit http://www.blackducksoftware.com/news/events/2010-08-25

For more information, please visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

About Black Duck Software

Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry's leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Black Duck, Know Your Code and the Black Duck logo are registered trademarks of Black Duck Software, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. Koders is a trademark of Black Duck Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Press Contacts

Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
press@blackducksoftware.com
+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
Topaz Partners
adalrymple@topazpartners.com
+1 781-404-2432

Black Duck Software Announces Support for Open Source Industry Initiatives

cspencer — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 09:38:28 -0400

Black Duck Software Announces Support for Open Source Industry Initiatives

Participation in FOSSBazaar SPDXTM Working Group, Support for Linux Foundation Open Compliance Program Signal Support for OSS Community

WALTHAM, Mass., August 10, 2010 – Black Duck Software (www.blackducksoftware.com), the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software, today announced its support for two compliance initiatives being spearheaded by the Linux Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of Linux.

Through participation in the Linux Foundation’s FOSSBazaar SPDX working group, Black Duck is contributing resources to develop a specification for exchanging software license information. Phil Odence, Vice President of Business Development for Black Duck, co-chairs the SPDX committee. “The SPDX group’s objective is to create a set of data exchange standards that will enable companies and organizations to share license and component information for software packages,” says Odence. “This industry-wide initiative has support from more than 20 companies and organizations which are committing time and effort to create an open source specification that will simplify license and policy compliance.” Black Duck is committed to supporting the SPDX standard and technical specification to ensure its products accept and produce SPDX format information.

Black Duck also announced its support for the Linux Foundation’s Open Compliance Program, a six-pronged initiative which includes the SPDX effort as well as tools, training, consulting and a self-assessment checklist to help companies comply with open source licenses. In addition to supporting SPDX, the company provided content for the Program’s training curriculum. More information about the Open Compliance Program can be found at www.linuxfoundation.org.

“Our work with the Linux Foundation and participation in the SPDX working group demonstrates our commitment to the open source community,” said Odence. “Complying with the requirements of the more than 1,900 open source licenses Black Duck has identified can be challenging, but these initiatives make license compliance a simpler effort for all.”

In a related effort, Black Duck in July announced a certification program for legal professionals advising clients on open source licensing in the context of software M&A engagements. The Legal Certification program, open to IP and M&A attorneys with open source experience, introduces participants to Black Duck code assessment services and tools and provides guidelines for developing code assessment reports.

For more information on the SPDX working group, visit https://fossbazaar.org/wiki/spdx. For more information on the Black Duck Legal Certification Program visit http://blackducksoftware.com/certification/directory.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, and Tokyo. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Black Duck, Know Your Code and the Black Duck logo are registered trademarks of Black Duck Software, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. Koders is a trademark of Black Duck Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

About FOSSBazaar
FOSSBazaar, an open community of technology and industry leaders collaborating to accelerate adoption of free and open source software in the enterprise, is a workgroup of the Linux Foundation.

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Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
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Ann Dalrymple
Topaz Partners
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Black Duck Software Announces Legal Certification Program, Certified Legal Professional Directory

cspencer — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 10:15:36 -0400

Black Duck Software Announces Legal Certification Program, Certified Legal Professional Directory

Program helps legal professionals attain certification as experts in interpreting Black Duck code assessment results

WALTHAM, Mass., August 3, 2010 – Black Duck Software (www.blackducksoftware.com), the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software, today announced the availability of a certification program for legal professionals with clients involved in acquiring technology companies. More than 40 attorneys worldwide and their firms have participated in the certification program, which trains legal professionals in best practices for introducing Black Duck code assessment services into a software IP transaction.

Many legal firms advise clients on open source licensing in the context of software M&A engagements. By working with Black Duck, these legal professionals can help their clients effectively manage the risks of open source-related intellectual property issues. To date, Black Duck has participated hundreds of transactions cumulatively valued at over $40B.

The Legal Certification program, open to IP and M&A attorneys with open source experience, introduces participants to Black Duck code assessment services and tools. It walks participants through process and provides valuable tips for working with both acquirer clients and target organizations. Finally, the Certification Program aids participants in understanding code assessment reports, communicating findings and providing recommendations to clients.

Certified participants are listed on Black Duck’s website in a directory that can be accessed by clients looking for IP and M&A counsel.

“Many lawyers are familiar with open source software and understand that licensing and IP issues can affect transactions,” said Robert Blasi, Esq., a partner in the Boston office of Goodwin Procter LLP. “The Black Duck certification course really helps one understand how technology can help an acquirer determine what they are buying.”

For more information on the Black Duck Legal Certification Program visit http://blackducksoftware.com/certification/directory. To participate in a Legal Certification Program, contact podence@blackducksoftware.com.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, and Tokyo. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Black Duck Announces SAP's Selection of Its Black Duck Suite To Help Developers Manage Increasing Use of Open Source Software

cspencer — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 09:10:56 -0400

Black Duck Announces SAP's Selection of Its Black Duck Suite To Help Developers Manage Increasing use of Open Source Software

Planned worldwide implementation to automate management and use of open source software; validate and improve developer efficiency

WALTHAM, Mass., July 27, 2010 - Black Duck Software, a leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software, today announced that SAP (NYSE: SAP) has selected to implement the Black Duck™ Suite. The comprehensive suite provides a platform for managing the use of open source software in a multi-source development process. It will help development teams at SAP improve productivity by further automating the company’s open source approval processes. SAP is the world's leading provider of business software(*).

SAP, which previously used complex, time-consuming and partly manual processes for handling open source approvals and the legal compliance aspects of open source use, sought a scalable, enterprise-strength platform to further automate the management, compliance, and integration of open source software into its development life cycle. After researching available tools and platforms, SAP chose the Black Duck Suite to support SAP developers worldwide with the suite’s automated, developer-oriented, multi-function platform, which supports scanning, early detection and management of open source used in software development.

“When we established the open source approval process at SAP in 2001, we assumed we’d receive only a few open source requests per month,” said Francis Ip, head of SAP Global Technology Legal Compliance. “However, with the continuously increasing importance of open source globally and SAP’s recent strategic change towards systematically utilizing benefits that come with open source, it was necessary for us to scale our open source process through further automation. We conducted an exhaustive search of applications on the market, and the Black Duck Suite was the best solution we tested. The Black Duck Suite will help us further automate and scale our open source process in order to support our open source strategy.”

“Using the Black Duck Suite will help SAP developers reduce the amount of code that needs to be developed while increasing the velocity of development,” said Peter Vescuso, executive vice president, Black Duck Software. “Automating the use and management of open source software also will yield the benefits of compliance with software license obligations, reducing risk and improving developer efficiency.”

For more information on the Black Duck Suite visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

(*) SAP defines business software as comprising enterprise resource planning and related applications.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. The use of Black Duck™ solutions enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, Calif., London, Paris, Frankfurt, and Tokyo. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

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Black Duck Software
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TopazPartners
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Black Duck Software Maintains Exceptional Growth Pace in Q2

cspencer — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:19:02 -0400

Black Duck Software Maintains Exceptional Growth Pace in Q2

51% climb in bookings year-over-year reflects more rapid, widespread adoption of open source and expanding M&A activity; second-best quarter in company history

WALTHAM, Mass., July 13, 2010—Black Duck Software marked its second-best quarter ever, the company announced today, led by new client bookings, client renewals and growth across all business units, including services - which saw 100 percent year-over-year growth - and reseller partnerships. Second-quarter bookings grew 51 percent compared to the same period in 2009, reflecting increasing interest among enterprise IT managers in the management and control of open source as part of their multi-source development process. Black Duck products and services support the managed use of open source code at enterprise scale.

Large customer renewals included Intel and Cisco. Growth in new customer licenses across the product line was complemented by a 100 percent Q2 ’09 to Q2 ’10 jump in Black Duck’s Professional Services business, which includes IP audits for merger and acquisition engagements.

New clients include Vertex Software, ITA Software (which recently agreed to be acquired by Google) and DataCert.

The exceptionally strong second-quarter performance included new reseller partnerships with Hitachi Systems & Services, Ltd. and Fujitsu Middleware Ltd., supporting Black Duck’s international expansion which is designed to improve local presence in growing overseas markets.

Second quarter 2010 milestones included:

Named a Gartner “Cool Vendor” in Application Development. Black Duck was named in the prestigious “Cool Vendors in Application Development, 2010” report by Gartner, Inc. . The company was recognized for its role in delivering next-generation capabilities in several key areas of the application development life cycle.

Black Duck Suite Enhancements. Black Duck announced integration with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. Designed to make source code assets easily accessible to developers from within Visual Studio, the Code Search Plug-in simplifies and enables increased re-use of both internal code and publicly available open source software, Searches of over three billion lines of open source code are published on the Black Duck sponsored web site Koders.com. The Code Search Plug-in also searches internal code (inside the enterprise firewall) when used with Black Duck Code Sight.

Named to SD Times 100. For the third consecutive year Black Duck was recognized by the editors of SD Times as a leader, innovator and influencer in software development. Honored in the Tools and Frameworks category, Black Duck’s software development tools, including the Black Duck Suite, were recognized for helping developers find, select, validate and manage open source components in a multi-source development process.

New customer growth. The company added 42 new customers in Q2, bringing customer rolls to well in excess of 700. New customers reflect strength in enterprise businesses as well as technology-centric organizations.

Partnerships. Black Duck expanded its Partner Program, adding key resellers Hitachi Systems & Services, Ltd. and Fujitsu Middleware Ltd.

“Black Duck’s products are key enablers for organizations such as Intel to successfully manage and control open source in their software development processes”, said Lisa Lambert, Vice-President, Intel Capital. “As an investor in Black Duck, we are encouraged by the market success shown in the current operating results and look forward to working with Black Duck as it continues its current growth trajectory.”

“New clients, client renewals and expanded use of the Black Duck Suite for managing the use of open source software across the entire software development lifecycle continues to fuel our growth,” said Tim Yeaton, Black Duck Software president and CEO. “Mergers and acquisitions are on the rise across all industries, increasing demand for M&A IP audits, where Black Duck’s technical strength in identifying and automating the management and control of open source software in multi-source development environments is critical. This quarter is further proof that more and more companies understand how the managed use of open source software fuels innovation and helps them gain strategic and competitive advantages.”

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong and Tokyo. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Press Contacts

Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
press@blackducksoftware.com
+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
TopazPartners
adalrymple@topazpartners.com
+1 781-404-2432

Black Duck Software Offers Webinar on Managing the Use of Free and Open Source Software in Outsourced Development Projects

cspencer — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 09:34:58 -0400

Black Duck Software Offers Webinar on Managing the Use of Free and Open Source Software in Outsourced Development Projects

Complimentary webinar offers best practices for leveraging the time and cost savings of FOSS while managing legal and technical challenges

FRANKFURT, Germany, June 29, 2010 – Black Duck Software (www.blackducksoftware.com), the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software, will present an educational webinar on managing the use of free and open source software (FOSS) in outsourced development projects.

Strategic use of FOSS in outsourced development projects holds the promise of tremendous time and cost savings, but associated legal and technical complexities can cancel out those advantages and expose a company to technical and legal risks if not properly managed. The webinar, Free & Open Software in Outsourcing Projects, provides project managers, outsourcing managers and legal teams with a solid foundation for developing a FOSS management strategy that leverages the benefits and dramatically reduces the risks.

Webinar: Free & Open Source Software in Outsourcing Projects

Date: Thursday, July 1

Time: July 1st at 13:00 CEST (local Germany time)

Audience: Project Managers, Outsourcing Managers, Legal, R&D and IT

Cost: No charge

Registration: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/538179353

This webinar addresses the following key questions:

What are the legal and technical requirements for using FOSS in outsourcing projects?

How can FOSS advantages be fully leveraged?

How can I establish an effective FOSS management strategy for reducing risk while leveraging the time and cost-saving benefits in complex outsourcing projects?

This is the second in a series of three webinars Black Duck is presenting with strategic partners, Bird & Bird and BearingPoint. Bird & Bird is an international commercial law firm with over 800 lawyers worldwide. BearingPoint provides management consulting and technology services.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, and Tokyo. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Press Contacts

Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
press@blackducksoftware.com
+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
Topaz Partners
adalrymple@topazpartners.com
+1 781-404-2432

Black Duck Software Offers Technical Due-Diligence - Best Practices for Streamlining Mergers and Acquisitions

cspencer — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:29:21 -0400

Black Duck Software Offers Technical Due-Diligence Best Practices for Streamlining Mergers and Acquisitions

Enterprise M&A Activity Surges, Spurring Demand for Open Source Software Due Diligence Processes for Qualifying and Accelerating Deals

WALTHAM, Mass., June 21, 2010 – Black Duck Software (www.blackducksoftware.com), the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software, today announced best practices guidelines for both acquirers and acquisition prospects navigating the M&A process.

According to the 451 Group, technology sector M&A spending in Q2 2010 is running one-third higher than in Q1 and on track to register the highest quarterly spending total for technology M&A since the start of the credit crisis. The 451 Group credits big deals as the main driver for 2010 M&A spending growth, with 17 deals valued at $1 billion announced so far this year.

“The recent 451 Group analysis supports what we’ve seen with our own customers – cash rich enterprises are hungry for opportunities to grow, diversify and innovate by acquisition,” said Peter Vescuso, Black Duck’s executive vice president of marketing and business development. “Mergers and acquisitions are highly complex business transactions that can be further complicated and delayed due to software intellectual property rights, export compliance and security issues, that can come to light in the midst of a deal. Companies that apply our best practices gain transparency into their software assets so they can avoid these pitfalls and focus on other aspects of navigating M&A deals.”

Black Duck Software has performed code assessment reviews in over $40 billion of M&A transactions, and M&A business for Black Duck grew by 100 percent in Q1 2010 compared to the same time last year.

The following best practices have been developed specifically to aid companies considering or entering into M&A deals:

‘Know Your Code’ Applies to Acquirers and Acquisition Prospects

As an acquirer, you need to know that the software you are purchasing is licensed correctly and that any proprietary intellectual property is unencumbered. You need to know of any remediation that will need to take place before you can maximize revenue from this acquisition.

As an acquisition prospect, you need to know what’s in your code base and demonstrate compliance with the associated license obligations. Having policies and processes in place to manage third party code will build confidence in the acquirer, help the deal progress smoothly and avoid findings that could devalue your assets.

Audit Code Before an Acquisition

As an acquirer, you need to conduct comprehensive code audits that assure accurate valuation of software assets and mitigate the risk of unanticipated licensing, compliance, security or IP issues that could undermine future value.

As an acquisition prospect, be pro-active and thoroughly review your code in advance of a transaction. This lets you avoid surprises that might delay/derail the process or affect your valuation.

Use Automation Technology for Code Analysis

As an acquirer, especially those who conduct numerous acquisitions, you need to extend your due-diligence process to incorporate automated software code analysis as a part of your standard process. This will enable you to accurately and comprehensively inventory code origins and license obligations to uncover conflicts and compliance issues and develop a remediation strategy.

As an acquisition prospect, make automated analysis an integrated part of your software development process. Start with a policy for open source use and implement tools and processes to confirm compliance with the policy. This way you’ll already have tools and processes in place that can quickly produce the information needed during an acquisition event as well as demonstrate best practices to potential acquirers, reducing their perception of risk and increasing their perception of value.

Dedicate Resources for Analysis and Remediation

For both acquirers and acquisition prospects, conducting automated code assessment is the first step. Once the results are in, leave it to code analysis and remediation experts to guide you in the resolution of any intellectual IP, export compliance, security or other issues that arise during the code evaluation process. Dedicating resources in this way will provide the best results and allow you to focus on other aspects of the acquisition process.

Additional Black Duck M&A Resources – Register for our June 22nd webinar

Black Duck will be holding a webinar on technical due diligence for M&A led by Russell Hartz of SAP’s Corporate Development organization. Hartz will discuss SAP’s approach, best practices and recommendations for M&A readiness.

The webinar will he held Tuesday, June 22 at 11:30am EDT/8:30am PDT. Learn more and register for Technical Due Diligence for M&A: A Perspective from Corporate Development at SAP by visiting http://www.blackducksoftware.com/news/events/2010-06-22

You can also learn more about how to make all parties involved in technology M&As aware of the importance of software component management by reading the whitepaper, The New Due Diligence: Assessing and Protecting Your Software Asset Value in Mergers, Acquisitions and Financing Rounds.

For more information on automated code analysis, visit http://blackducksoftware.com.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, and Tokyo. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Press Contacts

Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
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+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
Topaz Partners
adalrymple@topazpartners.com
+1 781-404-2432

Black Duck Software Named to SD Times 100

cspencer — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Black Duck Software Named to SD Times 100

Recognized in the Tools and Frameworks category, Black Duck products and services support multi-source development

WALTHAM, Mass., June 7, 2010 – Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software (OSS), today announced that it has been named to the 2010 SD Times 100 for the third year in a row. The list recognizes leaders, innovators and influencers in software development. Black Duck was honored in the Tools and Frameworks category, acknowledging the company’s software development tools - notably the Black Duck Suite - that help developers find, select, validate and manage open source components in a multi-source development process.

“Black Duck is pleased to be recognized as an industry leader by the editors of SD Times,” said Tim Yeaton, President and CEO, Black Duck Software. “As open source has grown in acceptance by large IT development organizations, so too has awareness of the importance of enterprise-class development tools, such as the Black Duck Suite, that automate the management and compliance of open source software. We’re honored to be included.”

The SD Times 100, published annually since 2003, recognizes companies, non-commercial organizations, open source projects and other initiatives for innovation and leadership that most broadly set the agenda and advance the state of the art for software development managers and the industry.

The SD Times 100 considers innovators and leaders in multiple industry categories. When reviewing the nominees, editors considered each company’s offering and reputation and looked for companies that have determined a direction that developers followed. The seventh annual awards are featured in the June 1, 2010 issue and are available online at http://www.sdtimes.com.

For more information, please visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Medical Practice Management, Electronic Health Records Applications Lead Open Source Software Projects for Health Care, Accordin

cspencer — Tue, 11 May 2010 10:05:22 -0400

Medical Practice Management, Electronic Health Records Applications Lead Open Source Software Projects for Health Care, According to Black Duck Software Analysis

Black Duck Joins OpenHealthTools.org, OSS Health-IT Community

WALTHAM, Mass., May 11, 2010 - A year of significant growth in the number of open source projects established to develop health care applications was led by practice management and electronic records management projects, according to an analysis by Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software.

Projects such as CARE2X, aimed at increasing integration and interoperability between multiple incompatible health care information systems within an institution, and OpenVista, the open-source version of VistA, top the list of active health care OSS projects in the Black Duck KnowledgeBase, which counts nearly 900 open source software (OSS) projects with a health care focus. The analysis shows a 13 percent growth in the number of projects, with a 38 percent growth in lines of code from 2009 numbers. Projected development costs for the projects -- which combined include over 124 million lines of code -- have grown to approximately $8 billion USD, up from 2009's estimate of $6B, representing 45,000 staff-years of development effort.

Black Duck also announced its membership in Open Health Tools (http://openhealthtools.org), an open source community creating an ecosystem of OSS developers and health care professionals dedicated to developing a health interoperability framework, including tools and reference applications. The Open Health Tools forge hosts Hitex, the Health Information Text Extraction system (https://hitex.projects.openhealthtools.org), one of the largest OSS health care projects tracked by Black Duck. Hitex, which is built on top of the GATE framework, provides analysis pipelines and modules to extract health information from clinical documents.

"The Open Health Tools community welcomes new member Black Duck Software," said Skip McGaughey, Executive Director, OpenHealthTools.org. "Black Duck's development tools address issues that create barriers to open source adoption. In combination with OHT community tools and reference applications, designed to promote interoperability in health care IT, Black Duck's support will increase the pace at which OHT projects evolve and are adopted by health care organizations."

"In addition to improving access to data and bringing innovation to health care IT, the top projects in the Black Duck analysis offer faster time-to-solution and cost-avoidance to an industry facing sweeping reform at the federal level," said Peter Vescuso, Executive Vice President, Black Duck Software. "The increased focus we see on interoperability as a project goal in health care reflects trends in the broader open source community, which supports the increasing role that open source projects can play in advancing the state of health care IT."

Project Name	Description
CARE2X Integrated Hospital Information System	Integrated Hospital Information System. Surgery, Nursing, Outpatient, Wards, Labs, Pharmacy, Security, Admission, Schedulers, Repair, Communication & more. Modular & scalable.
OpenVista	OpenVista® is the open-source version of VistA, an enterprise grade health care information system developed by the U.S. Veterans Affairs and deployed at 1,500 global facilities. OpenVista is a registered trademark of Medsphere Systems Corporation
OsiriX	3D DICOM Viewer
Biosignal Tools	Software library for processing of biomedical signals (EEG, ECG, etc.)
FreeMED	GPL-licensed Electronic Medical Record and Practice Management system for medical providers
OpenEMR	Open Source Practice Management, Electronic Medical Record, Prescription Writing and Medical Billing application.
DVTk	DICOM Viewer and Validator. Test, validate and diagnose communication protocols in medical environments (DICOM, HL7 and IHE).
Ogles	Ogles (OpenGLExtractor) is an open source software package by the Eyebeam OpenLab that allows for the capture and re-use of 3D geometry data from 3D graphics applications.
HOSxP	Hospital information system used in 150 hospitals in Thailand. HOSxP has many modules which keep data of Patient Image, Symptoms, Physical Condition, Investigation, Diagnosis, Treatment including Procedure / Medication, etc.
OpenHMS Project	Collection of projects and many subprojects developed by Health Market Science. This is a robust collection of development libraries, APIs, and tools oriented around data manipulation and professional software development.

Black Duck spiders the Internet for open source code, collecting information about projects and code into the Black Duck KnowledgeBase, which contains information on more than 230,000 open source projects from more than 4,500 unique websites. Black Duck reported earlier this year that more than 19,000 new open source projects were started in 2009.

For more information, please visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry's leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Press Contacts

Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
press@blackducksoftware.com
+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
TopazPartners
adalrymple@topazpartners.com
+1 781-404-2432

Open Source as a Strategic Business Enabler Webinar With Black Duck Software, Highlighting SAP Case Study Tuesday, May 11 at 11:

cspencer — Wed, 05 May 2010 09:25:56 -0400

Open Source as a Strategic Business Enabler Webinar With Black Duck Software, Highlighting SAP Case Study Tuesday, May 11 at 11:30 a.m. ET

WALTHAM, Mass., May 5, 2010- Black Duck Software (www.blackducksoftware.com), a leading provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software (OSS), will hold a webinar describing how its customer SAP AG uses the Black Duck Suite to manage the increasing use of open source software.

SAP, the world's leading provider of business software, maintains its market position by focusing on continuous product innovation. Open source software has helped the company's 15,000 software developers increase the speed of innovation and spurred development productivity, also yielding improvements in interoperability and standardization.

In this webinar Black Duck Software (www.blackducksoftware.com), together with representatives of SAP, will review the benefits open source offers to development organizations, the management challenges it presents, and approaches for addressing those challenges. SAP will describe how its use of open source evolved from managing open source as an exception, to making it an integral part of the company's multi-source development approach, to becoming the third-largest corporate code contributor to the Eclipse Foundation. The webinar will conclude with an interactive question-and-answer session.

Join Black Duck Software, along with SAP, as they discuss the benefits of using open source as a strategic business enabler and review the management, policy and process aspects of succeeding with open source software in a multi-source development environment.

Webinar:	Open Source as a Strategic Business Enabler - A Case Study with SAP

Date:	Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Time:	11:30 a.m. ET

Cost:	No charge

Registration:	https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/588505625

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry's leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Black Duck, Know Your Code and the Black Duck logo are registered trademarks of Black Duck Software, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. Koders is a trademark of Black Duck Software, Inc.
SAP and all SAP logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of SAP AG in Germany and in several other countries.
All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Press Contacts
Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
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+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
TopazPartners
adalrymple@topazpartners.com
+1 781-404-2432

Black Duck Software Survey Reveals Top Technology Trends, Challenges and Barriers to Open Source Software Use Affecting Enterpri

cspencer — Tue, 04 May 2010 09:15:00 -0400

Black Duck Software Survey Reveals Top Technology Trends, Challenges and Barriers to Open Source Software Use Affecting Enterprise Development Organizations

Developers Cite Cloud Computing and Mobility as Top Disruptors; Greater Productivity Demands and Contributing Back to Open Source Software Projects Cited as Top Challenges

WALTHAM, Mass., May 4, 2010 - Software developers from leading global enterprises are looking to cloud computing and mobility as platforms for innovation while facing increased pressure to produce more with fewer resources. Meanwhile, developers are increasing usage of open source software (OSS) to improve efficiencies and accelerate development cycles, but barriers to greater usage of OSS across the enterprise persist. Even among early adopters, few enterprises are fully leveraging the potential time and cost savings of broader use of OSS.

These are the results of a recent survey of development executives from fourteen leading global enterprises conducted by Black Duck Software (www.blackducksoftware.com), the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software. Enterprises participating in the survey represent leaders in a range of industries, including semi-conductor, financial services, business software, mobile, healthcare, media and entertainment and data storage.

Cloud Computing, Virtualization and Mobile Spur Application Development

When asked about the top technology trends affecting application development, survey participants reported innovations in cloud computing/virtualization and mobile as the most disruptive technologies currently influencing development projects across the enterprise. Respondents also cited distributed development/collaboration, Agile development methods and multi-company collaboration on OSS projects as top trends impacting development projects.

Developers Doing More with Less

While cloud computing, mobile and distributed development trends are ramping up the intensity and pace of application development, development managers said that they are under pressure to increase the number of products and releases per year with fewer resources and under tighter budget restrictions. Respondents said that contributing back to OSS projects is another top challenge: they want and need to contribute back, but the lack of formal policies within the enterprise for managing OSS contributions remains the top barrier to participation.

Collaboration and sharing source code globally across distributed teams in addition to processes for enabling code standardization and re-use across the enterprise also were cited as top application development challenges.

OSS Project Contribution Barriers Impeding Broader Use

The fourteen global enterprises participating in the survey are early adopters and leaders in leveraging OSS for improving the efficiency of the software development process; nonetheless, virtually every enterprise said that they are only partially harnessing the potential of OSS. When asked why, respondents cited the lack of a more comprehensive policy and strategy for OSS as the top barrier. Developers responding to this question reiterated the challenges of contributing back to OSS projects as another major barrier to greater use of OSS. As a result -- respondents reported -- developer changes are often not integrated into the mainstream code base, reducing the development team's ability to rely on the OSS projects they're using for the long term.

Although not among the top impediments to greater use of OSS, respondents cited executive buy in/support, concerns about the cost and complexity of managing OSS use, and the perceived risk of OSS as additional challenges.

"These survey results show that the top global enterprises understand the value of using open source software in the application development process, but barriers to broader adoption persist," said Jim Berets, vice president of product management at Black Duck Software. "Most of these barriers can be traced to the lack of an enterprise-wide open source strategy and clear policies and procedures for managing its use. The good news is these barriers appear to be falling rapidly as development organizations realize the benefits of open source and take proactive steps to adopt strategies, policies and solutions for managing its use across the global enterprise."

For more information about Black Duck's Enterprise Software Development Challenges Survey or to request an interview with Black Duck, contact Ann Dalrymple at adarlrymple@topazpartners.com, or by phone at 781-404-2432.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry's leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Press Contacts
Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
press@blackducksoftware.com
+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
TopazPartners
adalrymple@topazpartners.com
+1 781-404-2432

Black Duck Software Named "Cool Vendor" by Leading Analyst Firm

cspencer — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 09:36:32 -0400

Black Duck Software Named "Cool Vendor" by Leading Analyst Firm

Vendors selected for the “Cool Vendor” report are innovative, impactful and intriguing

WALTHAM, Mass., April 27, 2010—Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software, today announced it has been included in the prestigious “Cool Vendors in Application Development, 2010” report by Gartner, Inc. ¹ Black Duck enables increased productivity and faster innovation in multi-source development with open source software while controlling its use, managing the associated risks, and ensuring compliance.

“Multi-source development with open-source software (OSS) has become virtually ubiquitous among mainstream IT organizations. Whether they know it or not, 80 percent or more of Global 2000 IT organizations use open source technologies today,” said Tim Yeaton, president and CEO, Black Duck Software. “Strategic use of open source offers savvy development organizations opportunities to speed time-to-solution and increase business value while reducing costs.”

The vendors evaluated by Gartner in this report show how they are delivering next-generation capabilities in several key areas of the application development life cycle. Black Duck was one of five companies identified as a “Cool Vendor” in the application development space.

Black Duck’s flagship offering, the Black Duck Suite, is a comprehensive management platform that automates the discovery, analysis and governance of software assets. Organizations using Black Duck are able to identify, adopt and manage open source code to speed the development process while addressing management, compliance and security challenges commonly associated with open source use. A foundation element of the Suite is the Black Duck KnowledgeBase, the industry’s most comprehensive database of open source software and associated license and other information, including over 230,000 projects from more than 4,700 sites. Black Duck also maintains the free open source search engine Koders.com, used by tens of thousands of developers daily to search billions of lines of code written in over 30 languages and identified with 29 software licenses.

For more information about Black Duck’s solutions and services that support application development, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

About Gartner's Cool Vendors Selection Process
Gartner's listing does not constitute an exhaustive list of vendors in any given technology area, but rather is designed to highlight interesting, new and innovative vendors, products and services. Gartner disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, with respect to this research, including any warranties of merchantability or fitness of a particular purpose.

Gartner defines a cool vendor as a company that offers technologies or solutions that are: Innovative, enable users to do things they couldn't do before; Impactful, have, or will have, business impact (not just technology for the sake of technology); Intriguing, have caught Gartner's interest or curiosity in approximately the past six months.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

¹ Gartner “Cool Vendors in Application Development, 2010” by Thomas E. Murphy, Mark Driver, David Norton, 21 April 2010

Press Contacts

Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
press@blackducksoftware.com
+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
TopazPartners
adalrymple@topazpartners.com
+1 781-404-2432

First Quarter 2010 One of Unprecedented Growth for Black Duck Software

cspencer — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 09:36:32 -0400

First Quarter 2010 One of Unprecedented Growth for Black Duck Software

Bookings Climb 80% Amid Economic Improvement, EMEA Expansion

WALTHAM, Mass., April 13, 2010 - Continuing on its trajectory of rapid growth, Black Duck Software today announced that Q1 bookings surged by 80 percent compared to the same period in 2009. Strong performance across all sectors and growth in new customer licenses and professional services drove results, with new clients including Siemens Enterprise Communications GmbH, Iron Mountain, and Cloudera signing on.

First-quarter also reflected exceptional overseas performance, especially in EMEA, spurred by Black Duck's commitment to developing local presence and partnering with leading local resellers, including newly signed Manageware (Israel), Anacom (Brazil) and Global Maxlink (Malaysia).

Outperforming most companies in the tech sector, Black Duck's focus on the fast-growing open source segment reflects the increased enterprise recognition of the benefits of using, managing and controlling the use of open source software in application development. As enterprises adopt a multi-source development model that combines the use of open source, third party and proprietary code, Black Duck products and services are critical components of managing the use of open source code at enterprise scale in an automated and compliant manner.

First quarter 2010 milestones included:

New customer growth. The company added 31 new customers in Q1 and now has more than 700 customers. New customers in the quarter reflect particular strength in communications and enterprise software.

Partnerships. Black Duck expanded its Partner Program across all categories, including:

Solutions Partnerships -- Black Duck joined forces with CollabNet, a leading provider of Agile application lifecycle management solutions, to integrate Protex and Code Sight with CollabNet Subversion and Team Forge as part of the CollabXchange program.

Strategic partnerships -- The company formed a strategic partnership with the Olliance Group to develop and deliver an IP management services offering.

Reseller programs -- Black Duck announced new training and certification programs for its 18 reseller and legal partners, extending the company's reach into multiple markets, industries and regions across the globe

Joint Venture. To expand its presence in Greater China, Black Duck formed a joint venture with Pacific Advantage International, a pioneer in the outsourced sales and technical support business for Asia Pacific.

Protex Enhancements. Black Duck announced usability and performance improvements to Protex 5.1, the core component of the Black Duck Suite. The offering improves search and performance for large enterprise code sets by as much as 5X over the prior release and builds on Black Duck's expanded KnowledgeBase.

"We continue our strong growth because the economy is driving IT executives and development managers to seek new, more cost-effective development practices that take advantage of open source software," said Tim Yeaton, Black Duck Software president and CEO. "Black Duck customers recognize the need for tools that enable managed use of open source software in their application development initiatives. This multi-source development approach gives these organizations the ability to rapidly innovate even in a difficult budget climate, providing them with greater competitiveness and agility."

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry's leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong and Tokyo. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Press Contacts

Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
press@blackducksoftware.com
+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
TopazPartners
adalrymple@topazpartners.com
+1 781-404-2432

Black Duck Software Announces Availability of Code Search Plug-in for Visual Studio 2010

cspencer — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 14:29:16 -0400

Black Duck Software Announces Availability of Code Search Plug-in for Visual Studio 2010

Freely Downloadable Plug-in Enables Search for Open Source and Enterprise Code

WALTHAM, Mass., April 12, 2010 - Black Duck Software, a leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software, today announced the availability of a freely downloadable Code Search Plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. By making source code assets easily accessible to developers from within Visual Studio, code search simplifies and enables increased re-use of both internal code and publicly available open source software. Code search improves developer productivity, raises software quality, supports component standardization, and enhances code compliance.

The Black Duck Code Search Plug-in for Visual Studio 2010:

Allows developers to search code from numerous repositories in a single place without leaving the Visual Studio 2010 environment.

Searches over three billion lines of open source code published on the Black Duck sponsored web site Koders.com.

Searches internal code (inside the enterprise firewall) indexed from TFS, SourceSafe and other version control systems (when used with Black Duck Code Sight).

Promotes re-use with SmartSearch™, a background agent that proactively identifies opportunities for re-use, within the IDE, by presenting search results that are relevant to the code the developer is creating.

"We are pleased to make code search available to Windows and Microsoft .NET Framework developers, who are looking for ways to speed software development," said Phil Odence, Vice President, Black Duck Software. "The Black Duck Code Search Plug-in for Visual Studio 2010 enables IDE access to billions of lines of open source and proprietary code assets, speeding application development cycles, promoting code re-use and improving business agility."

"Microsoft is pleased that Black Duck Software, a Visual Studio Industry Partner, has invested early in supporting Visual Studio 2010 and our next-generation application development platform, and is today simultaneously shipping Code Search Plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010," said Matt Nunn, group product manager of Visual Studio at Microsoft Corp. "Products like the Black Duck Code Search Plug-in for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 help customers simplify their development process from design to deployment when using Microsoft products like Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4."

Black Duck Code Sight is a source code search application that brings transparency and easy access to an enterprise's vast and often distributed source code resources. Code Sight indexes code across an organization's source code repositories to enable fast search and navigation at enterprise scale. Koders.com is a free on-line search engine for open source software and other web-downloadable code. Thousands of developers use Koders daily to search over 3 billion lines of code written in over 30 languages. Koders enables developers to quickly find the best reusable open source code, methods, examples and algorithms.

The Black Duck Code Search Plug-in for Visual Studio 2010 may be downloaded at: http://corp.koders.com/downloads/plugins#IDE. Download Black Duck Code Sight Free Edition (including the code search plug-in for Visual Studio 2010) at www.blackducksoftware.com/code-sight/download. For more information on the Black Duck Suite which automates the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, see http://www.blackducksoftware.com.

Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry's leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong and Tokyo. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Press Contacts

Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
press@blackducksoftware.com
+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
Topaz Partners
adalrymple@topazpartners.com
+1 781-404-2432

Black Duck Software Expands Partner Program Services and Global Reach With New Strategic Alliances

cspencer — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 09:41:12 -0400

Black Duck Software Expands Partner Program Services and Global Reach With New Strategic Alliances

New Training and Certification Programs Support Reseller and Legal Partners

WALTHAM, MA--(Marketwire - March 30, 2010) - Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software, today announced new training and certification programs for reseller and legal partners in addition to new strategic alliances extending Black Duck's reach into multiple markets, industries and regions across the globe. New partner services and alliances demonstrate the growth of the Black Duck Partner Program (www.blackducksoftware.com/partners) and support its mission to help businesses and organizations capitalize on the benefits of using open source software in multi-source development.

Black Duck is actively building up its partnerships across all partner categories, including Global, Legal, Systems Integrator and Consultancy, Open Source Community, Resellers, Forges and Databases and Solutions partners.

"Partner relationships are critical to our strategy and we've been actively improving our program over the last year. The new training and certification enable our partners to help joint customers benefit to the fullest from the managed use of open source software," said Phil Odence, Black Duck's vice president of business development. "We are also excited to extend our product and service offerings through partnerships with CollabNet and Olliance Group."

Reseller Training Program
Black Duck launched a new reseller training program to support its 18 reseller partners bringing the Black Duck Suite to regions across the globe. The program provides resellers with valuable training on Black Duck Suite features and solutions as well as implementation guidelines and co-marketing support.

Recent resellers joining the Black Duck Partner Program include Manageware, Anacom and Global Maxlink. Manageware is Israel's leading ALM automation provider. In addition to representing Black Duck, Manageware delivers a complete range of best-of-breed tools from IBM Rational-Telelogic. Anacom, also a Rational partner, represents Black Duck in Brazil, and Global Maxlink Sdn Bhd (GMSB) will offer Black Duck open source management solutions to the Malaysian market.

Legal Certification Program
Black Duck's Partner Program continues to attract premier legal firms that advise clients on mergers and acquisitions activity, open source licensing, compliance and open source-related intellectual property issues. Black Duck's new legal certification program provides instruction in software code assessments, reports and analysis using the Black Duck Suite. Law professionals completing course requirements receive a Black Duck Legal Specialists Certification.

Bird & Bird, an international law firm with more than 800 lawyers worldwide, is among five new Europe-based law firms to join the Black Duck Partner Program in Q1 2010. Legal partner momentum continues as a growing number of companies across the globe implement automated processes for managing and increasing the usage of open source software.

Solution Partnership with CollabNet
CollabNet, a leading provider of Agile application lifecycle management (Agile ALM) solutions, is the most recent technology company to join Black Duck's Partner Program. Black Duck's Protex and CodeSight are the first of Black Duck's suite of products to be integrated with CollabNet's Subversion and Team Forge solutions as part of the CollabXchange program. CollabNet and Black Duck are working together on additional integrations and joint marketing programs.

Expanded Service Offerings for Open Source IP Management
Olliance Group recently joined Black Duck's strong roster of systems integrator and consultancy partner firms that provide expert advice on application development and open source governance. Olliance Group, the leading open source business and strategy consulting firm, and Black Duck will jointly develop and resell IP Management consulting services worldwide. The agreement brings together two dominant market leaders to offer end-to-end open source IP management solutions.

Become a Black Duck Partner
Black Duck has joined with a variety of world-class organizations to deliver on its mission of ensuring that companies get the most from multi-source development with open source. The company invites new partners to join in this mission.

More information about becoming a Black Duck Partner can be found at http://www.blackducksoftware.com/partners/form

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry's leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, and Tokyo. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

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Black Duck Software forms Strategic Partnership with Olliance Group to Develop and Deliver IP Management Services Offering

tkenny — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 17:10:05 -0400

Black Duck Software forms Strategic Partnership with Olliance Group to Develop and Deliver IP Management Services Offering

Agreement Will Provide End-to-End Open Source IP Management

WALTHAM, Mass., March 25, 2010 -- Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software, has entered into a partnership agreement to develop and deliver IP Management Consulting Services with Olliance Group, the leading open source business and strategy consulting firm and creator of the Olliance Group Open Source Think Tank.

Building on the Black Duck Suite, a software platform for automating the use and management of open source software in multi-source development environments, the companies will jointly develop a consulting offering that will help customers accelerate the implementation of industry best practices for open source IP management and compliance policy and process. Customers of the consulting service will be able to accelerate their software development while efficiently managing the operational and legal challenges of multi-source development.

The Olliance Group’s IP Management and Compliance practice includes consulting engagements and workshops on key topics including Open Source Management Strategy, Policy and Process Development and a Compliance Training Program, all of which are customized to take full advantage of the Black Duck Suite.

“Our customers tell us that the strategic use of open source in multi-source development environments provides them with market advantage,” said Peter Vescuso, Executive Vice President of Marketing and Business Development, Black Duck Software. “The Black Duck Suite, with its enterprise-class tools for the management and use of open source across the application development lifecycle, is a natural fit with Olliance Group’s IP Management offerings.”

“Olliance Group chose to partner with Black Duck because the completeness and maturity of the Black Duck Suite is a perfect complement to our IP Management offerings,” said Andrew Aitken Managing Partner of Olliance. “This partnership gives development an end-to-end solution with tools and services to ensure IP management in multi-source development environments that make strategic use of open source software.”

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, and Tokyo. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.
Black Duck, Know Your Code and the Black Duck logo are registered trademarks of Black Duck Software, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. Koders is a trademark of Black Duck Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

About Olliance Group
Olliance Group is the leading independent open source business and strategy consulting firm. Our mission is to help clients capitalize on the strategic, technological, and financial benefits of open source software. Clients include Fortune 500 enterprises, Independent Software Vendors (ISV’s), start-up firms, venture capital groups and government entities. www.olliancegroup.com Additionally, Olliance Group is the founder of the Open Source Think Tank, the industry’s most unique event for thought leaders from around the world to gather and discuss the future of commercial open source. http://thinktank.olliancegroup.com.

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Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
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Ann Dalrymple
Topaz Partners
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Android Wins Over Open Source Mobile Developers, Growing 3x Faster Than iPhone, According to Black Duck Software Analysis

tkenny — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:50:04 -0400

Android Wins Over Open Source Mobile Developers, Growing 3x Faster Than iPhone, According to Black Duck Software Analysis

39% Year-Over-Year Increase in Number of New OSS Projects for Mobile Platforms

WALTHAM, Mass., March 16, 2010 - While the world economy suffered in 2009, mobile open source projects experienced robust growth, according to an analysis by Black Duck Software that reflects the relative health of the mobile industry and growing interest in applications developed on open source software (OSS) platforms. Black Duck Software is the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software. Black Duck's KnowledgeBase -- the industry's most comprehensive database of open source project information -- was used to analyze 2009 trends in mobile open source development.

Some 903 new open source projects for the mobile space were created in 2009 bringing the total to over 3,200 projects, a 39 percent increase over 2008. Black Duck attributes the steady growth to the strength of smartphone sales and the volume of open source platforms. Market research firm comScore shows an 18 percent rise in the number of smartphones in Q4 2009.

Additionally 224 new projects specifically related to Android were launched in 2009, almost three times the number targeted for the iPhone, which at 76 is the second-fastest growing platform. Windows Mobile, which like the iPhone is not based on an open-source software platform, was third with 75 new projects, reflecting the large number of Windows application developers in the market.

The iPhone, which has spurred creativity among OSS application, utility and tools developers, appears to be benefitting the Android platform as well. Projects available first on the iPhone increasingly are being ported to the Android platform. Examples include Kwaak3, a popular OSS 3D shooter game, and Jelly SMS, an OSS text messaging app, as well as NIN:access -- Nine Inch Nails' first official iPhone app -- and fBook -- an iPhone Facebook app. Although NIN:access and fBook are not OSS projects, they exemplify the iPhone-to-Android trend. Projects developed for Android also are finding their way to iPhone, e.g. the game Mystique.

Black Duck reviewed hundreds of thousands of open source projects collected from 4,600 Internet sites to compile its list of open source projects targeting mobile platforms. Among the highlights of the analysis:

New OSS projects for mobile totaled 3,207, a 39% increase compared to new projects created in 2008.
New projects for Android represented 25% of all new OSS mobile projects and exceeded the number of new projects for the next six platforms combined.
Forty six percent of the new projects were for one of the major platforms - Palm, iPhone, Windows Mobile, Symbian, Android, RIM/BlackBerry, or Maemo.
2009 saw an 85% increase over 2008 in the number of lines of code written for mobile OSS projects.

New     Total OSS
                                            Projects    Mobile     Growth
OSS Projects Associated with a Platform      2009      Projects   '08-'09
-----------------------------------------  ---------- ---------- ---------
Android                                           224        357       168%
iPhone                                             76        252        43%
Windows Mobile                                     75        248        43%
Symbian                                            17        140        14%
Palm                                               10        527         2%
Maemo                                               9         27        50%
BlackBerry                                          4         39        11%
                                           ---------- ---------- ---------
     Sub Total                                    415       1590        35%
                                           ---------- ---------- ---------
Other OSS Mobile Projects                         488       1617        43%
                                           ---------- ---------- ---------
Total                                             903       3207        39%
                                           ---------- ---------- ---------

"Strong growth in open source mobile projects reflects the sustained strength of the smart phone market, and Android's accelerating growth in 2009 indicates that mobile application developers are drawn to open source platforms that have broad adoption by multiple handset manufacturers and mobile operators," said Peter Vescuso, executive vice president, marketing and business development, Black Duck Software. "Although RIM continues to dominate the smartphone market and Symbian accounts for some 49 percent of worldwide smartphone operating systems, Android's open source platform appears to be attracting more open source development among mobile application developers."

For more open source statistics, visit the Open Source Resource Center at www.blackducksoftware.com.

About Black Duck Software

Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
press@blackducksoftware.com
+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
TopazPartners
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Black Duck Boosts Suite Usability and Performance with Enhancements to Protex

tkenny — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 12:15:49 -0500

Black Duck Boosts Suite Usability and Performance with Enhancements to Protex

Protex 5.1 offers improved search and performance for large enterprise code sets, builds on expanded KnowledgeBase

WALTHAM, Mass., February 10, 2010 - Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software, today announced enhancements to Protex, the code analysis engine that is a core component of the Black Duck Suite, a comprehensive platform for managing the use of open source in a multi-source development process.

Protex version 5.1, available immediately, provides faster, more precise code search capability with significant performance boosts. Enhancements include:

Faster- for enterprise users running code scans and analysis on very large data sets, performance enhancements will speed searches on computer-intensive activities - such as calculating a Bill of Materials for a complex software application - by up to a factor of five.
Improved search - The Protex 5.1 Advanced Search function, based on Lucene 2.9, offers the ability to use leading wildcard characters and allows improved query structure. Named searches can now be 250 characters in length.
KnowledgeBase enhancements to the Suite include 10,000 new projects, 600 new sites and over 300 new open source licenses. This version also shows release dates for projects allowing users to more easily match their code with a specific release. With the most comprehensive KnowledgeBase in the industry, customers have increased confidence in the code analysis results versus competitive offerings.

“Enhancements to the Protex 5.1 module of the Black Duck Suite significantly improve productivity and speed of analysis,” said Bill McQuaide, EVP of Products and Strategy, Black Duck Software. “Unlike other code analysis tools, the Suite can quickly search and analyze enterprise-scale code bases comprised of hundreds of megabytes of code. For our enterprise customers - the majority of whom have chosen the Black Duck Suite - the performance and search support enhancements provide a distinct competitive advantage.”

For more information on Protex 5.1 and the Black Duck Suite visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

About Black Duck Software

Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Francisco, Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong, as well as distribution partners throughout the world. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Black Duck, Know Your Code and the Black Duck logo are registered trademarks of Black Duck Software, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. Koders is a trademark of Black Duck Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Press Contacts

Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
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+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
TopazPartners
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Black Duck Software Awarded Patent for Core Technology That Automatically Resolves Software License Obligations and Conflicts

mwaldron — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Black Duck Software Awarded Patent for Core Technology That Automatically Resolves Software License Obligations and Conflicts

Black Duck Suite examines code, mitigates risk and ensures compliance, making open source easier to use

WALTHAM, Mass., February 2, 2010 - Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software, has been granted a patent protecting core technology that can automatically identify license obligations and resolve license conflicts for legally-protectable content (e.g. software, multimedia, video, audio, textual representations, works of art, visual representations, technological know-how, business know-how, contract rights, and/or software elements, etc.).

US Patent No. US 7,552,093 B2 covers technology at the heart of the Black Duck Suite, a comprehensive management platform for controlling the use of open source in a multi-source development process. The patented technology allows the Black Duck Suite to scan an organization’s code base of open and closed-source software components using various licenses to determine which license obligations are in effect and which licenses obligations may be in conflict.

With this patent, the Black Duck Suite goes beyond competitive offerings, scanning code according to license attributes, restrictions, uses and interactions against the Black Duck KnowledgeBase of hundreds of thousands of open source projects, which use more than 1,800 open source licenses. The Suite provides development organizations with tools that effectively automate the search, selection and compliant integration of open source components, making the low-cost economics of open source available at enterprise scale.

“This patent represents core technology in the pioneering Black Duck application,” said Bill McQuaide, EVP of Products and Strategy, Black Duck Software. “In these difficult times more and more customers are turning to multi-source development using OSS to stretch resources. Open source components are free but all come with license obligations that need to be met,” added McQuaide. “Customers are building new apps and services with dozens or hundreds of components. Black Duck’s technology enables organizations to ‘design in’ compliance and eliminate or minimize potential human error in manual license checking, saving time and money and mitigating legal risk and exposure from unmet license obligations.”

The patented technology is especially powerful when used in large-scale development projects, where customers build applications from dozens or hundreds of components. As enterprises using multi-source development with open source software create software products, applications, and services by combining smaller building blocks of software - each of which may have its own unique license obligations - the Black Duck Suite automatically compares license obligations, identifies conflicts between the sub-components, and automatically suggests license alternatives.

For more information on patent US 7,552,093 B2 or the Black Duck Suite, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

About Black Duck Software

Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Francisco, Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong, as well as distribution partners throughout the world. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Black Duck, Know Your Code and the Black Duck logo are registered trademarks of Black Duck Software, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. Koders is a trademark of Black Duck Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Press Contacts

Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
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Ann Dalrymple
TopazPartners
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Black Duck Software Names Open Source Rookies of 2009

tkenny — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 07:45:21 -0500

Black Duck Software Names Open Source Rookies of 2009

New Projects reflect the breadth of open source innovation in Cloud computing, Gaming, Health Care, Mobile

WALTHAM, Mass., January 19, 2010, — From a Twitter client for World of Warcraft to a natural language processing system for the clinical health care community, open source projects have the answer to an increasing range of development challenges, according to Black Duck Software, which today announced its 2009 open source ‘Rookies of the Year’ list.

Working from a list of over 19,000 new projects launched in 2009, Black Duck evaluated project popularity using a scoring system that awards points for the number of releases within a project, the number of developers involved, and the number of web sites linked to the project. After auditing its findings and normalizing scores, Black Duck determined the top 10 Rookie projects.

Spanning mobile, healthcare, cloud computing, gaming and social media/collaboration, the Rookies exemplify the flexibility - and time-to-market advantage - of open source.

The Black Duck Rookies of the Year for 2009 include:

Live Android - for those who want to try Android without buying a phone, Live Android lets the user run Android on his or her PC without affecting other files.
Open Health Natural Language Processing - developed by the Mayo Clinic and IBM, the project gives medical clinicians and researchers access to unstructured textual documents (e.g., pathology reports, clinical notes, etc.)
Mobile Browser Definition File - provides all the information needed to adaptively render content for mobile phones and devices, presenting server applications with a set of 67 capabilities or properties - from screen size to cookie support - to describe a mobile client device.
Redis (REmote Dictionary Server) - An advanced key-store database which supports very fast, persistent access to a dataset. A simple way of storing data and a concept that can scale to the cloud.
Smasher - Audio loop slicer designed to create striking effects from WAV, MP3, FLAC or AIFF files in seconds without a sequencer. Effects include filter sweeps, phasing, flanging, delay, and distortion.
AbiCloud - Infrastructure software for the creation and integral management of public and private clouds based on heterogeneous environments. The project aims to offer users a tool with the capacity for scaling, management, automatic and immediate provision of servers, storage, networks, and virtual network devices, as well as applications.
Transdroid - Remote torrent client for Android that supports faster downloads of large video, audio or software files.
Rainmeter - This customizable PC resource meter can display various performance data in different formats. Rainmeter can measure CPU load, allocated memory, network traffic, performance data, uptime, free disk space, and more.
TweetCraft - This World of Warcraft add-on enables players to send and receive tweets using Twitter without leaving the game; automatically upload and post screenshots using TwitPic (shares photos on Twitter) and automatically tweet certain in-game events such as achievements.
Native Client - Runs x86 native code in web applications, with the goal of ensuring browser neutrality, OS portability, and safety.

“The Rookies of the Year projects represent some of the hottest areas in software – cloud, gaming, mobile, healthcare – and open source at its best, communities identifying problems and developing solutions in an open, collaborative process,” said Peter Vescuso, Executive Vice President, Black Duck Software. “ Some of the projects are niche and others are well-known, but all represent the broadening innovation and influence of open source software.”

Black Duck also identified five Honorable Mention projects lead by Android. Read more about these projects at the Black Duck blog: http://blog.blackducksoftware.com/?p=571.

Black Duck spiders the Internet for open source code, collecting information about projects and code into the Black Duck KnowledgeBase, which contains information on more than 230,000 open source projects from more than 4,500 unique websites. For additional information on Rookie open source projects, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Francisco, Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong, as well as distribution partners throughout the world. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Press Contacts

Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
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+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
TopazPartners
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+1 781-404-2432

Black Duck Software Growth Surges in 2009, Closes Year with Substantial Gains

mwaldron — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Black Duck Software Growth Surges in 2009, Closes Year with Substantial Gains

Year-over-year bookings grow 37%

WALTHAM, Mass., January 13, 2010— Shattering growth records for Q4 and 2009 overall, Black Duck Software, the leading global provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software, today announced a record Q4 and 2009 performance that saw the company achieve a 37 percent year-over-year growth in bookings for the year.

Growing market awareness of the importance of managing and controlling the use of open source software fuelled Black Duck’s momentum and contributed to robust Q4 sales, with world-class companies SAP, Compuware, and SITA signing on as new customers.

In surpassing its 2009 bookings plan, Black Duck grew its presence in all key business sectors, with mobile and enterprise software deals leading the wave.

Black Duck’s services business also grew significantly (30%) in Q4, with the software IP assessments business up 31% year-over-year and rising to 34% sequentially from Q3 ‘09 to Q4 ‘09, signaling resurgence of the M&A market.

Black Duck helps its customers’ development organizations improve efficiency and accelerate time-to-solution using a multi-source development process that combines open source software with internally-developed and third-party code. Black Duck solutions enable the widespread use of open source software while mitigating the associated management, compliance and security challenges.

“2009 was a difficult year for many companies, but Black Duck’s products and services helped companies stay competitive, effectively managing resources and reducing cost and risk,” said Tim Yeaton, CEO and President. “Black Duck’s value proposition – making it simple to use open source code at enterprise scale - helps our customers develop software and products more effectively, increasing competitive advantage.”

Fiscal year 2009 year-end successes include:

Breakthrough growth in a difficult economy. Fiscal year 2009 saw the launch of the Black Duck Suite, which contributed to a bookings surge of 37 percent year-over-year against 2008 - with 2H 2009 annualized growth even higher. The company’s subscription and professional services business grew substantially, with software IP assessments posting growth of 85 percent for the second half of the year, signaling a return to growth in the mergers and acquisitions market.

Achieved positive management operating income in Q4 and for all of 2009. Billings exceeded total expenses for the quarter and the entire year due to the company’s strong management of income and expenses.

International expansion continues with Tokyo office. In addition to maintaining international offices in Hong Kong, Frankfurt and Paris, the company opened a Tokyo office to serve channel partners and customers in the Asia-Pacific region.

New customer growth. The company added 45 new customers in Q4, ending the year with more than 700 customers. New customers reflect strength in the enterprise software and mobile and telecommunications sectors.

Significant enhancements to Koders.com. Black Duck broke the 2.5 billion lines of code mark with Koders.com, its free open source code search engine. Black Duck has increased the open source software code available through Koders.com by 400 percent since acquiring the site in 2008.

Awards and Recognition in 2009:

Named to Piper Jaffray’s list of "Nifty 150" private cloud computing companies.

Named to Software Magazine Software 500 ranking of the world’s largest software and service providers for the second year in a row. The company moved up 26 places in the rankings. The Software 500 is a revenue-based ranking of the world’s largest software and services suppliers.

Named to the SD Times 100. Recognized in the Tools and IDE categories for products and services that support multi-source development.

Named a 2009 voke Innovator. Recognized for helping developers use open source code and transforming the application lifecycle through innovation.

Listen to a podcast interview with Tim Yeaton, CEO and President of Black Duck Software reviewing 2009 and looking at 2010 open source trends by visiting http://ducks.blackducksoftware.com/~webmedia/_Podcasts/BDS-Tim-Yeaton-1-11-10.mp3

About Black Duck Software

Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry’s leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Francisco, Paris, Tokyo and Hong Kong, as well as distribution partners throughout the world. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Black Duck, Know Your Code and the Black Duck logo are registered trademarks of Black Duck Software, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. Koders is a trademark of Black Duck Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

Press Contacts

Peter Vescuso
Black Duck Software
press@blackducksoftware.com
+1 781-891-5100

Ann Dalrymple
TopazPartners
adalrymple@topazpartners.com
+1 781-404-2432