According to Coverity, this latest release will mean that companies can automatically manage and enforce standard code testing policies across in-house development teams, outsourced development teams, and software provided by third party suppliers, whilst enabling gaining deep visibility into development risk across the software supply chain.

“The lack of governance over the software supply chain has put the revenue and reputations of Global 2000 brands at risk,” said Anthony Bettencourt, Coverity CEO.

He added: “Coverity Integrity Control is a new way to address this problem by enabling companies to govern and manage third party software against the same criteria as your in-house development teams. Coverity extends both our market and technology leadership with this breakthrough new code governance product.”

Coverity Integrity Control is an integrated solution which leverages code testing results from Coverity’s Static Analysis product  and offers advanced code governance features including: policy management, executive heat map alerts and a code control panel; policy breach notification and third-party supplier SLA enforcement.

“As organisations use software to increase their ability to take advantage of business opportunities, their software solutions become more complex. Open source software, integration with legacy systems, and increased outsourcing complicate the software supply chain,” said Dave West, Principal Analyst at Forrester Research. “Elements of the supply chain will continue to exist outside the deploying organisation’s control, requiring a new way to manage processes and tools within the organisation’s borders as well as information and assets from other companies, individuals, and outsourcing communities.”
 
More information can be found at www.coverity.com