Palamida™, a provider of software intellectual property (IP) management and compliance products and services, today announced immediate availability of updates to the IP Amplifier, IP Authorizer and Compliance Library products. The announcement comes on the heels of Sun Microsystems’ announcement that it will license all of its Java platform implementations under the GNU General Public License as well as a Sun commercial license.

Sun’s announcement underscores the growing importance of intellectual property interoperability and the need for diligence under expanded licensing obligations. The update to Palamida’s IP Amplifier and Compliance products will help customers identify the Java language files they are using from the Sun Java SE Development Kit (JDK) and their associated license requirements. The update to the IP Authorizer will enable customers to assess how developers are using components of the JDK.

“Open sourcing Java provides developers and companies with new chances to innovate on the Java platform in new environments,” said RedMonk analyst Michael Coté. IP compliance tools like Palamida's suite of products could help lay the innovation groundwork for companies that want to manage their compliance with Java's new dual-licensing terms.”

“We applaud Sun’s decision to open source Java,” said Palamida CEO Mark Tolliver. “It will be a catalyst for renewing innovation for the Java platform and underscores the need for IP diligence on behalf of developers going forward. With the new enhancements to our products, we help developers focus on doing what they do best – developing new and better applications – while we automate the software identification and license verification process.”

The announcement consists of an update to the Compliance Library database of over 130,000 open source and commercial third-party products, bundled with the IP Amplifier, to reflect licensing changes in the JDK distribution for the Java programming language compiler (javac), the Java HotSpot technology and JavaHelp software. In addition, OpenJDK will be available in the Compliance Library beginning in 2007. Once IP Amplifier identifies various Java language files in use by developers, the updated IP Authorizer module assesses how developers will be using them, a question with further software license implications. IP Authorizer helps communicate, for example, whether the files are:

  • Statically or dynamically linked
  • Modified in any way
  • Set to be part of external distribution
  • For internal use only
  • Used as a development tool

In addition, customers may need to be aware of the open source projects they are using that include Java files. There are at least 100 common open source projects that are using the Java compiler currently, one of the first components within the JDK to be affected by the license change.

 

For more information see www.palamida.com/updates.

About Palamida

Palamida answers the question "What's in your code?" by providing an unprecedented level of software transparency. By empowering customers with insightful information about their software assets, Palamida products and services offer accurate evaluations of software during acquisitions, on-going testing against intellectual property policy during application development and governance of software environments. Palamida’s customers include Avaya, Cisco Systems, EMC, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems, among others. Founded in 2003, Palamida's investors include Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Mitsui & Co. Venture Partners, WaldenVC and Stanford University. Read Palamida's blog at www.palamida.com/blog or for more information visit www.palamida.com .

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