Palamida

Palamida

Company type	Private
Industry	Software
Founded	2003 (2003)
Founder	Jeff Luszcz, Theresa Bui-Friday, Ray Waldin
Defunct	October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27)
Fate	Acquired by Flexera Software
Headquarters	San Francisco , United States
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Mark Tolliver (President and CEO from May 2005)
Products	Palamida Enterprise Edition, Palamida IP Amplifier
Parent	Flexera Software
Website	palamida.com

Palamida is a commercial software firm headquartered in San Francisco, California. It specializes in creating software solutions that assist organizations in managing intellectual property and security risks associated with open source and third-party software components. This sector is identified by Gartner Group as part of Software Composition Analysis.

Products

The Palamida Enterprise Edition 6.0 software identifies both full and partial matches between a given software project and recognized open source or third-party elements. Additionally, it includes features for inventory management, enforcement of policies, vulnerability notifications, tracking of actions, and workflow approvals.

History

Established in 2003 with an initial $5 million investment from Hummer Winblad Venture Partners, Palamida was founded by Jeff Luszcz, Theresa Bui-Friday, and Ray Waldin. The founders previously worked together at Cacheon, Inc., where they faced challenges concerning open-source compliance during acquisition due diligence, inspiring the creation of Palamida. In May 2005, Mark Tolliver—formerly Executive Vice President of Marketing and Strategy at Sun Microsystems—was appointed as President and CEO.

Palamida introduced its inaugural product, the Palamida IP Amplifier, at the LinuxWorld Conference and Expo held in Boston in February 2005. Designed for software developers, IP Amplifier functioned alongside development environments to detect open source usage. Subsequently, the company released several editions—Enterprise, Standard, and Compliance—each providing distinct capabilities to suit different organizational requirements.

As an early promoter of open source best practices, Palamida launched initiatives such as IPIngredients.org and a site dedicated to GPL3 adoption in 2006. The company also maintains a comprehensive database encompassing open source projects and their licenses.

In addition to its software offerings, Palamida delivers consulting services that include code analysis, due diligence audits for mergers and acquisitions, and compliance evaluations within software development processes. Their consulting portfolio further extends to client training and ongoing support.

On October 27, 2016, Palamida was acquired by Flexera Software.

External links

1. Official website: palamida.com