Black Duck Software is extending the scope of its compliance management offerings with a new product to handle U.S. export encryption requirements.Available Monday, the company’s exportIP software will enable users to search their source code to identify any encryption algorithms and ascertain whether the encryption complies with rules enforced by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).The rules forbid the export of powerful encryption algorithms to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria. The BIS can impose serious penalties on companies violating those rules, including fines and a denial of export privileges.Black Duck is launching exportIP at the Update 2006 Conference on Export Controls and Policy, which is being hosted by the BIS and taking place in Washington, D.C., through Tuesday. “We’re helping companies to understand the contents of their code so they can identify any intentional or unintentional use of encryption or encryption algorithms buried in the code,” said Doug Levin, the company’s chief executive officer and president.Black Duck has been working on exportIP for about a year, he added. For the immediate future, the vendor will focus on U.S. regulations, but it could potentially localize exportIP for use in other countries with similar encryption rules. The company will target not only developers, but any organization whose products for export include embedded software such as phone handsets and computers, Levin said.Black Duck already sells protexIP, compliance software and services to help companies analyze their development projects to determine whether they contain any pieces of open-source or other third-party code and then ensure that those code fragments meet the required licensing obligations.At present, exportIP and protexIP are separate products, Levin said. They are designed to run on separate Windows or Linux servers since they have their own distinct analytics engines and knowledge bases.-China Martens, IDG News Service (Boston Bureau)Related Link: McAfee Acquires Onigma for $20MCheck out our CIO News Alerts and Tech Informer pages for more updated news coverage. Related content News Amazon to lay off 9,000 more workers, including some at AWS The latest round of Amazon layoffs will impact AWS, Twitch, advertising and PXT, CEO Andy Jassy said. By Jon Gold Mar 20, 2023 3 mins Technology Industry Cloud Computing BrandPost What’s next for network operations Broadcom: 2023 Tech Trends That Transform IT By Serge Lucio, Vice President and General Manager, Agile Operations Division Mar 20, 2023 8 mins IT Leadership Networking BrandPost Digital transformation obstacles: Stubborn challenges, what to do about them Value Stream Management is an increasingly essential approach to strategic transformation initiatives. To help teams more fully capitalize on the opportunities it presents, Broadcom is holding its third annual VSM Summit. By Marla Schimke, Head of Product and Growth Marketing, Broadcom's Enterprise Software Division Mar 20, 2023 3 mins Devops Software Development Feature CEO directives: Top 5 initiatives for IT leaders As organizations change course with economic gyrations, collaboration between IT and business becomes priority No. 1 for CEOs. By Stacy Collett Mar 20, 2023 7 mins IT Leadership Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe