Norwood, MA – July 11, 2006 – Open Channel Solutions (OCS), the leader in software subscription management solutions and distribution services today announced that Black Duck has selected OCS as their distribution partner in Australia. OCS will distribute Black Duck’s protexIP suite of software compliance management solutions to enterprises, software developers, government agencies, and law firms. Black Duck will leverage OCS’ extensive logistics expertise, innovative marketing resources, and broad customer base to drive sales in Australia and New Zealand.
“Black Duck is the worldwide leader in field of helping companies identify and manage licensing requirements of the current software development process. Developers today are increasingly adopting a hybrid approach that combines open source and other third-party software code. This methodology improves the application development process, but it also creates significant new challenges. Black Duck solves these challenges by allowing enterprises to know what is going into their code. By working with OCS, Black Duck adds to its already broad worldwide distribution network. Application development occurs throughout the world, and companies select Black Duck to help them manage licenses governing their code,” said Doug Levin, Black Duck’s CEO.
“Black Duck Software provides our network of resellers with increased opportunity as they capitalize on the rising demand for software compliance management tools,” said Ed Rose, OCS’ CEO. “Black Duck’s protexIP platform helps organizations effectively manage their increasingly complex software licensing issues by validating software contents, verifying license compliance, and finding and addressing issues early in the development or due diligence process. This solution is extremely timely and we are very happy to be supporting Black Duck’s growth.”
About Open Channel Solutions
Open Channel Solutions (OCS) is a leading global provider of software revenue optimization and lifecycle management solutions. The core of the company's technology based solutions is Poetic License, the company's flagship product. Poetic combined with OCS' consulting, implementation services and global customer care delivers an end-to-end entitlement, subscription and software delivery solution to publishers and OEMs. The results are increased predictability in entitlement revenues, increased subscription renewal rates, increased channel revenues, automated processes and reduced licensing administrative costs. Headquartered in Norwood, MA, the company also has offices in Utah, the Netherlands, Australia and Japan. For more information, visit www.ocs.com.
About Black Duck Software
Black Duck Software™ is the leading provider of software compliance management solutions that help companies govern how software assets are created, managed and licensed. Black Duck's offerings help businesses take maximum advantage of open source software while at the same time ensure that they satisfy the obligations associated with the code they use. Black Duck's customer base includes enterprises, product developers, outsourcers, law firms and other organizations worldwide that are concerned with protection of software intellectual property. For more information about Black Duck, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.
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For Further Information Contact:
Jim Werner, Open Channel Solutions
781-407-3900
jim_werner@ocs.com
Ross Levanto, Schwartz Communications
Tel: +1.781.684.0770
blackduck@schwartz-pr.com
