'Android: Opportunity, Complexity and Abundance,' a White Paper From Black Duck Software

Managing Abundance and Complexity in Android Ecosystem Creates Opportunity, Requires Vigilance

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Sep 14, 2010, 09:30 ET

WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Black Duck Software (www.blackducksoftware.com), a leading provider of products and services for accelerating software development through the managed use of open source software (OSS), today released a white paper discussing opportunities the Android platform has created for mobile device manufacturers, carriers and software developers. The paper reviews challenges presented by Android's complexity and details how to take advantage of Android's abundance while following best practices for open source software use, management and license compliance.

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What:	Black Duck Software white paper "Android: - Opportunity, Complexity, and Abundance" available for download

Who:	Mobile device and semiconductor manufacturers, carriers and application developers will benefit from practical insights and best practices for taking full advantage of Android's opportunities while managing its complexity and ensuring compliance

Where:	For more information and to download a copy of "Android: Opportunity, Complexity and Abundance," visit: www.blackducksoftware.com/android

About Black Duck Software

Black Duck Software is the leading provider of products and services for automating the management, governance and secure use of open source software, at enterprise scale, in a multi-source development process. Black Duck™ enables companies to shorten time-to-market and reduce development costs while mitigating the management, security and compliance challenges associated with open source software. Black Duck Software powers Koders.com, the industry's leading code search engine for open source, and is among the 500 largest software companies in the world, according to Softwaremag.com. The company is headquartered near Boston and has offices in San Mateo, California, London, Paris, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Beijing. For more information, visit www.blackducksoftware.com.

Black Duck, Know Your Code and the Black Duck logo are registered trademarks of Black Duck Software, Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. Koders is a trademark of Black Duck Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective holders.

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