Dr. Dobb's Journal June 2007
Aladdin Knowledge Systems has released HASP SRM, a software DRM tool that integrates hardware/software-based anti-piracy and intellectual property protection with secure licensing. HASP SRM's cross-locking technology lets you choose the security key after protection is implemented. You can protect the software once and release a single protected application binary. Business decision-makers can then apply licensing models and choose the security protection key. www.aladdin.com
Pegasus Imaging has announced an HD Photo Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop. HD Photo is a new format for end-to-end digital photography. It is a still image compression algorithm for continuous-tone photographic images and features lossy, as well as lossless, compression, multiple colorspaces, a wide dynamic range, and extensive metadata support. www.pegasusimaging.com
Klocwork has announced Klocwork Developer for Java, a tool that automates source-code analysis to find security weaknesses and quality defects in Java code. The software provides automated detection of more than 200 different security vulnerabilities and quality defects and persistent-analysis results. www.klocwork.com
V.i. Labs has announced CodeArmor for .NET Framework that protects .NET applications from reverse engineering. CodeArmor combines runtime security with a protection process that applies security to the post-compiled applications, requiring no source code or design changes. Once protected, CodeArmor's active runtime security activates once the application is launched. www.vilabs.com
Cenqua has released a public beta version of Crucible, a tool designed to facilitate peer code reviews, streamlining the workflow around the code review process. Crucible lets you review code changes, make comments, and record outcomes in a distributed and process-neutral way. www.cenqua.com
Rally Software has released version 2.0 of Rally Enterprise Agile, a lifecycle management tool. Among other new features, Rally 2007.2 includes: a web services API that includes a Ruby REST toolkit; seamless support for you to access user stories, defects, and tasks within the Eclipse IDE. www.rallydev.com