Protecode System 4™ is a complete license management solution for all stages of the software development process. Protecode System 4™ enables users to manage open source and third party license compliance by providing a list of all open source components that exist in a software product along with a list of associated licenses, copyrights, and other software attributes. Protecode System 4™ then produces a report which provides actions for users to fulfil license obligations and achieve compliance.

Components of a Protecode System 4™ solution work together seamlessly as part of a comprehensive Open Source Software Adoption Process.  Built for ease-of-use and minimal intrusion into existing processes, Protecode System 4™ ensures an effortless and cost effective understanding of what’s in an enterprise code portfolio. View the features of the latest release of Protecode System 4™.

Features

Protecode System 4™ consists of a suite of open source software license management tools that

• Are highly scalable, equally suited to small companies and large enterprises.
• Manages third party and open source code attributes; licenses, copyrights, security vulnerabilities, export control, license obligations, encryption content, license compatibility.
• Easy to adopt and use, with a small footprint and minimal infrastructure requirements.
• Allows deployment of components of system 4™  based on your requirements; bulk analysis of large software, or real-time management of code composition at development, check-in or build time.

Solutions

• Enterprise Analyzer™ (EA) analyzes all code in any directory and compares identified licensing and copyright attributes against established licensing policies of the enterprise.
• Code Administrator™ (CA) provides a step-by-step web-based workflow solution to record requests for open source software, analysis, and approval of software packages.
• Developer Assistant™ (DA) scans and identifies licensing and copyright information in real-time, as soon as a new file is detected in a defined project area.
• Library Auditor™ (LA) analyzes any code that is committed to a specified branch of the organization’s Source Control Management (SCM) repository.

• Build Analyzer™ (BA) analyzes only those files consumed during a build operation, including source files that are compiled into the final code, or object files that are linked by the core software application.