CollabNet, a leading provider of on-demand (SaaS) distributed software development solutions, and Palamida, a leader in software compliance and license management, today announced a partnership to enable Intellectual Property (IP) integrity verification. Integrating Palamida's IP Amplifier into the CollabNet Application Lifecycle Manager allows companies to verify IP integrity and provide code compliance as part of the application lifecycle for distributed software development projects.

"As the use of open source code continues to expand in enterprises of all sizes, it is important to know the source of the code being used in order to avoid costly development delays," said Bill Portelli, president and CEO of CollabNet. "By partnering with Palamida and making IP integrity part of the overall CollabNet application lifecycle management process, developers can now effectively evaluate and collaboratively remediate issues in their code during each stage in the development lifecycle and easily communicate compliance updates across their geographically dispersed teams."

IP integrity verification has become an important addition to the existing suite of software development assets managed by the CollabNet Application Lifecycle Manager. Along with project schedules, team communication, policies/procedures, code, and test plans, CollabNet Application Lifecycle Manager with IP integrity verification assists project teams to effectively and responsibly blend in-house and open source software in their development process.

"On-demand delivery of application lifecycle management tools is becoming increasingly attractive as globally distributed software development projects increase in scope and number," said Amy Konary, program director Software Pricing, Licensing and Delivery at IDC. "The integration of IP Amplifier into the CollabNet Application Lifecycle Manager is a logical fit as both Palamida and CollabNet utilize the SaaS model to deliver development tools and systems to geographically dispersed teams."

By making Palamida IP Amplifier available inside the CollabNet user tool bar interface, development teams can request an IP integrity analysis and automatically add the test evidence to the project documentation. Development teams can maintain the evidence of their compliance with company IP policy throughout the application lifecycle and reduce the cost of remediation and IP governance over the life of the product.

"The software development process has changed, and managing the use of third-party intellectual property is an important element of the new development process," said Mark Tolliver, CEO at Palamida. "By including access to Palamida IP search and analysis technology from within the CollabNet environment, we are able to offer a simple way for geographically distributed software development teams to tackle software compliance issues."

About Palamida, Inc.

San Francisco-based Palamida is breaking new ground in software compliance and license management, accelerating developers' ability to innovate based on open source and reusable software components. With the industry's fastest search and reporting against the world's largest database of open source and third-party software code, Palamida's innovative search technology can reduce software compliance efforts from weeks to hours. Founded in 2003, Palamida is led by industry veterans and backed by leading venture capital firms. Investors include Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, WaldenVC, and Stanford University. Read Palamida's blog at palamida.blogs.com or for more information visit www.palamida.com.

About CollabNet Enterprise Edition

CollabNet Enterprise Edition, a leading solution for distributed application lifecycle management and software development, integrates tools for software development, project management, knowledge management, and communication management in an on-demand Web-based software development environment. With Software as a Service (SaaS) delivery, CollabNet securely provisions the most sensitive source code and other intellectual property for leading financial services, telecommunications, information technology, and government software development projects. CollabNet Enterprise Edition is available on demand, anywhere, anytime. For more information: http://www.collab.net/products/enterprise_edtion.html.

About CollabNet

CollabNet is a leading provider of solutions for on-demand collaborative development that enable globally distributed teams of software developers to complete software projects on-time, on-target, and on-budget. Using CollabNet, software teams can collaborate on development across multiple locations within the extended enterprise or securely integrate business partners, contractors, or offshore development firms. CollabNet enables companies to reduce costs and increase revenues by eliminating the inefficiencies and limitations of traditional LAN-based development platforms.

CollabNet solutions dynamically align and aggregate people, projects, and processes by automating communication, cooperation, and coordination across the distributed application development lifecycle. The CollabNet environment is being used by hundreds of thousands of developers at global 2000 and industry-leading enterprise companies around the world. For more information: http://www.collab.net/.

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