In the midst of a slowing economy, development executives are faced with the challenges of reducing budgets while continuing to deliver innovative software applications that allow organizations to improve productivity and gain advantage in an increasingly competitive marketplace. The solution many successful development managers choose is to find ways to complete software products with fewer coding resources.

Developers have been increasing their use of open source software (OSS), even as corporate sanctions and management platforms lag behind. Adoption of OSS is becoming pervasive, and Gartner Group estimates that 85 percent of companies surveyed are currently using OSS.

In this new era of software development, a company's ability to effectively find, integrate and manage open-source software is fast becoming as important as its own internal development capabilities.

Black Duck provides a framework that not only allows your software development organization to benefit from open source but also allows other enterprise stakeholders—including legal, IT, security, export and purchasing personnel—to access timely and relevant information to effectively manage business risks.