Palamida™, the leader in software intellectual property management solutions and audit services, today announced a Reseller partnership with Innoopract, a leading provider of Eclipse-based add-on tools, services, training and open source distribution solutions.

"Open source adoption continues to accelerate at an incredible rate," said Mark Tolliver, CEO of Palamida. "With Innoopract's outstanding track record in Eclipse project distribution and Ajax development tools, this strategic relationship enables enterprise software and system vendors, as well as corporate users, to achieve true software transparency while effectively and safely embracing the benefits of open source software development."

An in-depth, detailed analysis of the code base is a critical quality control, risk mitigation and vulnerability assessment component for any organization using open source, or third-party commercial code in their software development process. Best business practices call for the proactive management of software intellectual property compliance and proper remediation of IP issues. Palamida and Innoopract's combined services allow organizations to get the most from their Eclipse development environment by ensuring the legal use of open source in accordance with existing software copyrights and intellectual property rights.

Innoopract performs code audits using Palamida's IP Amplifier — offering a fast, intelligent method for evaluating and protecting software assets. IP Amplifier scans an organization's existing code base, uncovers and catalogs commercial and open source third-party software components, and associates those components with licenses and in-house policies. Clear, concise IP Ingredients reports and a multi-user workspace help quickly pinpoint specific high-risk areas of company code against due diligence criteria to identify legal and compliance remediation issues. Drawing on the industry's largest and most comprehensive compliance library, IP Amplifier provides detailed information on over 750,000 commercial and open source projects including licensing and copyright information.

"The Palamida and Innoopract partnership provides a truly complete solution for managing software risks and identifying IP issues," said Eric von der Heyden, Managing Director of Innoopract. "Not only is Innoopract distributing and providing services for industry-leading Eclipse open source deployments, but we also are taking steps to assure our customers that our products have been rigorously checked for copy-left, viral and third-party code. Combining Palamida's proprietary technology with Innoopract's Eclipse management and support solutions enables our customers to confidently incorporate open source into their Eclipse-based development environment."

About Innoopract
Innoopract is a leading provider of services, software and distribution for Eclipse. With offices in Portland, Oregon and Karlsruhe and Munich, Germany, Innoopract helps companies with the implementation of their Eclipse strategies. In 2003, Innoopract was elected into the Eclipse Consortium and is a member of the Eclipse Foundation Board of Directors. Innoopract provides add-on tools, consulting, support, custom development, training and open source distribution and management services. Its product offerings include the Yoxos Eclipse Distribution and the Rich Ajax Platform (RAP) toolset for streamlined visual development of Web applications. More information can be found at www.innoopract.com.

About Palamida
Founded in 2003, Palamida answers the question, "What's in your code?" By providing an unprecedented level of software transparency, customers are empowered with in depth information about the use and development of software assets in their organizations. Palamida software intellectual property (IP) management solutions and audit services offer a fast, intelligent method for on-going testing against IP policy during application development, evaluating and protecting software assets during mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and providing proactive governance and risk mitigation for organizations utilizing custom built software applications including: financial services, insurance, telecom and government. Palamida's customers include Avaya, Cisco Systems, EMC, Microsoft and Sun Microsystems, among others. Read Palamida’s blog at www.palamida/blog or for more information visit www.palamida.com.

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