Proven Software Solutions selects the LDRA tool suite for software reuse

Maidstone, UK – 19th April, 2006.  Proven Software Solutions Ltd, the electronics industry’s first independent broker for embedded software and LDRA Ltd., a specialist supplier of automated analysis and testing tools for safety critical software applications, have announced their partnership to help facilitate the reuse of embedded software.
 
The agreement sees the LDRA tool suite becoming a crucial part of Proven Software Solutions’ methodologies and technologies for evaluating and productising proprietary embedded software.
 
“Using the LDRA tool suite, we are able to analyse embedded software against industry recognised parameters,” said Philip Ling, Technical Director, Proven Software Solutions. “By measuring critical metrics, including structure and complexity, maintainability and testability, we can evaluate the true cost of development of a software function and therefore its real value.  Once productised, we then supply the fully documented software function for reuse at a price which reflects it value but is significantly lower than the cost of development.” 
 
“Proven Software Solutions is positioning itself as a leader in embedded software reuse.  LDRA is pleased to provide the analysis tools which will help deliver the benefits of software reuse to the industry,” said Ian Hennell, Operations Director, LDRA.
 
Owners of embedded software can also use Proven Software Solutions’ software auditing services to evaluate their own archived embedded software, putting a realistic value on their own software. They may then choose to use Proven Software Solutions to productise the software for reuse under license, providing a revenue stream for the owner and a significantly lower cost of development for licensees.
 
Licensees also benefit from the LDRA partnership by gaining access to the comprehensive reports provided by the LDRA tool suite, which greatly assist with software integration. They may also choose to evaluate the tool suite for software development and integration.
 
About Proven Software Solutions
 
Proven Software Solutions is the electronics industry’s first independent broker for embedded software. As a B2B service provider, Proven Software Solutions facilitates the reuse of software IP by and for OEMs and ODMs, Systems Integrators and Design Consultants. For more information, visit www.proven-software.com.
 
About LDRA
 
The LDRA Group of companies is based around LDRA Ltd. which, founded in 1975, is the world's longest established provider of automated source code analysis and testing tools.  LDRA is the market leader in providing automated software development and testing tools, as well as test solutions for a wide variety of market sectors. LDRA’s products and services are at the leading edge of software testing technology and many ground-breaking testing techniques have been derived from methodologies developed by the company. Through the deployment of the LDRA tool suite customers are able to deliver well constructed, documented and tested software and, in addition, benefit from significant time, cost and operational savings for their business. Full details of LDRA’s locations and other information are available on the company’s web site at www.ldra.com.