Software improvement company Coverity acquires Codefast
Coverity, a San Francisco startup that analyzes software code for flaws, has purchased Codefast, a “build management” company. The terms of the acquisition — Coverity’s first — were not disclosed.
Codefast, a San Jose company that was founded in 2004, focuses on accelerating the process of building software, so its technology should fit well with Coverity’s, which chief executive Seth Hallam touts for its comprehensive coverage of the entire development process.
Codefast and Coverity share a common… Continue Reading
Coverity raises $22M to get the flaws out of your code
Coverity, a company that analyzes software code for flaws, has raised $22 million in a first round of funding.
Coverity isn’t the only company that helps developers locate critical flaws in their code, locating problems that could lead to crashes, security breaches or just prevent applications from working properly. But chief executive Seth Hallem says there are few competitors who get involved from the very beginning of the development process.
Hallem says software security company Fortify takes… Continue Reading