Whitepapers

Please select from the following whitepaper topics:

Managing Open Source (7 Papers)
Export Encryption Compliance (1 Paper)
Open Source ROI (1 Paper)
Software Supply Chain (2 Papers)
Technical Due Diligence (1 Paper)
IBM Rational Team Concert Integration (1 Paper)

Managing Open Source

How to Increase Velocity and Value with Agile Development using Open Source

This whitepaper explains the advantages of reusing open source components in projects implemented by agile development teams, discusses the issues and risks that must be managed and highlights the benefits organizations can receive by leveraging open source components. It concludes with a brief case study that demonstrates the productivity gains that can be swiftly realized by integrating agile development and open source software.

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Best Practices for Managing Software Intellectual Property in an Open Source World

This whitepaper draws on the experiences of the Black Duck Software team, our customers, and other industry experts to propose new approaches to managing intellectual property in this new world. It describes a set of Best Practices that companies can use to avoid the risks and gain the benefits of this promising new approach to software development.

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GPLv3 Summary

 On Friday June 29th, the Free Software Foundation announced the release of GPL (General Public License), version 3. This much anticipated version is the sequel to the commonly used GPL v2.

This paper offers a summary of the most significant terms of the GPLv3 license.

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Creating and Implementing An Open Source Policy: Five Steps to Success

Bernard Golden, Chief Executive Officer, Navica presents a five phase process, which provides companies a way to implement their own Open Source Policy.

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Export Encryption Compliance

What Makes Complying with Export Controls Involving Encryption So Hard?

Ben Flowe, who leads the export/import compliance team at Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, LLP in Washington, DC explains how to approach classification of products with encryption functions by applying the current Export Administration Regulations (EAR) provisions, from the least restrictive through the most restrictive controls.

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 Open Source ROI

The Business Case for Automating Open Source Code Management

It typically costs $13-$19 to develop a single line of debugged, documented and maintained software source code. Development organizations are increasingly turning to open source software which offers hundreds of thousands offreely downloadable software components which can be leveraged to slash development budgets by thousands or even millions of dollars. However, management, security and compliance issues related to open source software can introduce business risks that must be addressed. Manual processes for managing these risks incur significant costs – about $7800 annually per software component. These costs can negate the benefit of leveraging open source code. An automated approach using Black Duck Software’s open source management platform can contain these costs to a small fraction (1/10th to 1/4th) of the cost of manual methods, and provides a higher level of control and visibility into your code.

This paper reviews the business case for automating the management of open source and provides recommendations for how to make open source an integral part of your software development operation while addressing business risks and compliance issues.

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 Software Supply Chain

 
A Breakthrough in Software Supply Chain Communications

This whitepaper explains how using a standard format, everyone in the supply chain from engineering to business managers, can now speak the same language as regards the contents of your software. Negotiations will be easier and issues can be resolved between technical and non technical decision makers, paving the way for faster time to market.

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 Driving Business Agility via a Software Supply Chain (from IDC)

Written by Market Intelligence firm IDC and sponsored by Black Duck, the purpose of this white paper is to lay out software development "supply chain" strategies, to nurture community culture, and to discuss techniques to improve code usage as software creation evolves toward greater complexity. The software supply chain enables developers to leverage software from multiple sources - internal, external, and open source - and to coordinate them effectively.

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Technical Due Diligence

The New Due Diligence Assessing and Protecting Your Software Asset Value in Mergers, Acquisitions and Financing Rounds

The goal of this whitepaper is to make all parties involved in technology Merger & Acquisition (M&A) or funding events aware of software compliance management solutions, and how they can help organizations achieve their business goals.

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IBM Rational Team Concert Integration

Expanding the value of IBM Rational Team Concert software with IBM Business Partners

This white paper highlights the current challenges in software and systems delivery and how IBM Rational Team Concert helps teams meet these challenges by allowing them to collaborate more effectively in the context of their current activities. It then describes the rapid, ongoing evolution of the platform with enhancements from the IBM Business Partner ecosystem that offer significant benefits to virtually everyone involved in the software delivery lifecycle.

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