Protecode System 4™ Release Features

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The most recent version of Protecode System 4™ is Version 4.8 which contains the following improvements:

License Obligations Report Functionality Improvements

Upgrades to the License Obligations report (LOR) now include the ability to remember answers for future versions of the same project, and resolve license ambiguities automatically.

Overall Performance Enhancements

The fastest scanning engine on the market is now even faster! System 4 has introduced a new high-performance local pedigree database engine with 40% increase in performance speed and power to support our exciting future capabilities.

SPDX 1.1 Support

Protecode System 4 fully supports version 1.1 of Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX) Protecode System4TM SPDX support allows software supply chain communicate the contents of software packages accurately, and consistently across different applications, markets and platforms.

Support for Additional Languages

Protecode has expanded its language support, now offering full support for Objective C language syntax, backed by an extensive database of public-domain Objective C software including more than 14k projects and 50k packages.

User Interface Enhancements

A host of new capabilities maintain Protecode System 4’s reputation as the easiest and the most fun license management solution on the market: 

  • New UI skin
  • Automatic report naming
  • Automatic ambiguity resolution for License Compatibility Reports and Consolidated License Lists
  • Automatic implied file search and folder highlighting
  • License, COPYING and other information files are now given prominence over other information files
  • Custom copyright and string searches can now be carried out in Japanese
  • Browser support has been expanded to include Google Chrome, as well as existing support for Firefox 17 and IE9.