Synopsys officially announced the acquisition of Black Duck Software this week. The companies first entered into an agreement that would enable Synopsys to acquire Black Duck early last month. According to Synopsys, the acquisition of Black Duck will help provide its customers with visibility into open source software. Black Duck provides automated solutions that detect … continue reading
Synopsys and Black Duck Software have signed an agreement that will allow Synopsys to acquire Black Duck for approximately $565 million. Black Duck is known for its open source security and license management solutions. The acquisition is expected to close in December of this year. The transaction will be subject to Hart Scott Rodino regulatory … continue reading
The growth of container usage has created new challenges for DevOps teams, which is why Black Duck Software announced today that it will be adding container-scanning capabilities to its Hub software. This addition will help DevOps teams map open-source security vulnerabilities for applications. It will also allow them to map Linux distributions and other software … continue reading
StackEngine has announced a new end-to-end container application-management solution. The Container Application Center for Docker is designed to help enterprises transition from the costs and inefficiencies of virtualization to containerization, according to the company. It features VMware-like control and security; Docker-enabled freedom, flow and collaboration; and container-native enterprise heterogeneity and security. (Related: Container Summit: Melding … continue reading
One thousand three hundred enterprise developers responded to Black Duck’s 2015 Future of Open Source survey, and the results point to an easy road ahead for publicly developed software. Chief among the findings was that 78% of those respondents reported that their company as using open-source software in production, and only 3% said they did … continue reading