Coverity Architecture Analyzer delivers advanced visualization of software systems

Coverity, Inc., the leader in improving software quality and security automatically, today announced the availability of Coverity Architecture Analyzer™. This new version of Coverity’s architecture product incorporates the company’s patented Software DNA Map analysis system to provide development teams with the ability to ensure the integrity of application architecture across development teams, analyze the complexity and dependencies of software systems, and identify errors that can create crash causing defects or security vulnerabilities.

“Application architecture is a critical discipline for building effective application services and solutions that work with "common componentry" in a manner that satisfies the organization's requirements, while supporting its future evolution. It is nearly impossible to successfully build IT applications, or a portfolio of applications, without leveraging various patterns, practices and frameworks,” according to Gartner’s 2008 report ‘Defining the Discipline of Application Architecture’.1

Coverity Architecture Analyzer automatically maps hierarchies and dependencies in C/C++ and Java code bases, providing the visibility and control development teams need to detect potential defects and ensure code modifications align with original design specifications. The tool supports a web-based interface and IDE plug-in for Java, allowing teams to navigate code, check for architectural accuracy, correct dependency defects and set complexity limits.

Coverity Architectural Analyzer requires no change to the source code or build environment. It automatically delivers actionable data to architects and developers so they can gain a deep understanding of the code structure and determine whether new source code components will adhere to the original software design. Key features include:

• Automated Architectural Visualization - Generate comprehensive maps of source code structures automatically including interdependencies, architecture complexity maps, dependency graph visualizations and dependency structure matrices
• Detect Architectural Security Issues - Automatically identify pathways that circumvent application access control checkpoints, encryption or decryption APIs, and other security concerns
• Set and Enforce Application Architecture - Define intended architectures and enforce the planned architecture by allowing architects to specify intended code architecture and analyzing code structure as source code evolves
• Detect Architectural Quality Issues - Automatically detect application architecture violations such as reverse or circular dependencies that can make software hard to maintain and refactor

“As developers write new code or maintain existing code over time, architects and managers are challenged with ensuring the integrity of their application architecture,” said Ben Chelf, Coverity CTO. “By automating the complicated process of visualizing and analyzing application architecture, our customers can eliminate dangerous security and quality issues early in the development lifecycle and ensure their entire code base evolves with an intended, consistent design.”

Coverity Architecture Analyzer expands Coverity’s suite of advanced products that help developers ensure the integrity of their software. The product also takes advantage of Coverity Prevent™, the company’s flagship static analysis solution.

Pricing and Availability
The product is available immediately and pricing begins at less than $10,000. For more information, visit: www.coverity.com

1) Gartner, Inc. "Defining the Discipline of Application Architecture" by Mike Blechar et al, June 12, 2008

Media Contacts:
Jim Shissler, Director, Public Relations, 185 Berry St., Suite 2400, San Francisco, CA 94107 USA; jshissler@coverity.com; ph: +1 415 694-5342

Agentur Lorenzoni GmbH, Public Relations; Beate Lorenzoni; beate@lorenzoni.de; ph: +49 (0)8122/559170

About Coverity
Coverity (www.coverity.com), the leader in improving software integrity, is a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco. Coverity’s groundbreaking technology enables developers to control complexity in the development process by automatically finding and helping to repair critical software defects and security vulnerabilities throughout the application lifecycle. More than 500 leading companies including ARM, Phillips, RIM, Rockwell-Collins, Samsung and UBS rely on Coverity to help them ensure the delivery of superior software.
Coverity, Coverity Prevent, and Coverity Architecture Analyzer are trademarks of Coverity, Inc. All other company and product names are the property of their respective owners.

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