Coverity Prevent Deployed to Identify and Eliminate Software Defects At Aerosystems International
Leading Maker of Defense Systems Software Improves Battle-Readiness of Complex Java Applications
SAN FRANCISCO, May 15, 2007 –
Coverity, Inc., the leader in automatically improving software quality and security in C/C++ and Java, today announced that Aerosystems International has chosen Coverity® Prevent™ to automatically discover software defects in complex battle-critical Java applications as the software is being built.
Aerosystems International (AeI) is a leading company in the analysis, design, development and delivery of software-intensive systems for the defense industry. AeI embedded software can be found on well-known defense systems such as the C-130 J, Apache, Black Hawk, in-flight refueling tanker aircraft, ships and submarines.
"With the mission critical systems that we target, it is essential that our software be of the highest quality and security," said Chris Hubbard, head of product development, Aerosystems International. "Coverity's solution, Prevent, lets us resolve defects early in the application development process, while also delivering low false positive rates, thus saving us significant time and cost."
Over the last 20 years, Aerosystems International has established a prominent reputation in the global aerospace and defense communities for creating innovative products and services. With bases in the US and UK, AeI is now working on some of the most advanced projects in the world. AeI is the first UK company to be accredited to CMMI Level 5 for systems and software engineering.
"Coverity Prevent is the only source code analysis system that can find critical bugs in the complex systems used in the defense industry because it excels at both high scalability, up to tens of millions of lines of code, and high precision," said Ben Chelf, CTO, Coverity. "It's great to see the world's most advanced automated analysis technology, developed at Coverity, being used by a company like Aerosystems International to help build critical software that must survive the trials of the war zone and be as robust and secure as possible."
Coverity Prevent checks one hundred percent of the paths in C, C++ and Java software projects. Coverity's unique technology also analyzes software dependencies, key third-party libraries, and projects spread across multiple development groups. Coverity's low false positive rates, ability to find critical, must-fix errors, and defect resolution tools make developers' lives easier and improves their ability to find and fix defects.
Pricing and Availability
Coverity Prevent is available immediately, and is priced based on project size. For more information, visit www.coverity.com.
About Coverity
Coverity (www.coverity.com), the leader in improving software quality and security, is a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco. Coverity's groundbreaking technology removes the barriers to writing and delivering complex software by automatically finding and helping to fix critical software defects and security vulnerabilities as the software is written. More than 250 leading companies choose Coverity because it scales to tens of millions of lines of code, has the lowest false positive rate and provides 100 percent path coverage. Companies like Juniper Networks, Symantec/VERITAS, McAfee, Synopsys, NASA, Palm and Wind River work with Coverity's tools to find and fix security and quality defects from their mission-critical code.
Coverity is a registered trademark, and Coverity Extend and Coverity Prevent are trademarks of Coverity, Inc. All other company and product names are the property of their respective owners.
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