ITASCA, IL--(Marketwired - March 20, 2017) -
WHAT: Flexera Software is presenting at the Institute of Internal Auditors' General Audit Management Conference (GAM) 2017 near Orlando, Florida on March 21 from 10:15 - 11:15 a.m. on "Open Source Software: Managing the Compliance Pitfalls" in the Mitigating Risk in Information Technology track.
This session will discuss the benefits of using Open Source Software (OSS), the related risks and associated compliance obligations. The value of developing an OSS compliance program using a case-study approach will be demonstrated. In addition, participants will learn five steps to assess any potential exposures for their own organizations.
Attendees will also:
- Understand OSS and its compliance obligations
- Discuss how to develop an OSS compliance program
- Demonstrate the value of using specialized tools to analyze software components
- Consider the challenges and pitfalls in managing OSS use
- Outline five steps to understand OSS exposure in your organization
WHO: Jeff Luszcz, Vice President of Product Management at Flexera Software
Bruce Carpenter, Vice President of Internal Audit at NVIDIA
WHERE: Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center
6000 West Osceola Parkway, Kissimmee, Florida 34746
+1-407-586-0000
WHEN: March 21 from 10:15 to 11:15 a.m.
Bruce Carpenter has been leading NVIDIA's internal audit department for two years. Before joining NVIDIA, he joined Sybase, Inc., in 2001 to oversee the development of the internal audit department. Carpenter was also responsible for ERM while serving as the company's compliance officer. In 2012 Sybase won OCEG's Principled Performance Award for excellence in the implementation of ERM companywide. Subsequent to Sybase's acquisition by SAP, Carpenter moved to the SAP Corporate Audit Department serving as vice president of global sales and services audit. He also led go-to-market activities of SAP's mobile-enabled audit management product. He began his career with KPMG in New Zealand.
Jeff Luszcz is responsible for Flexera's Software Composition Analysis solutions, leading the professional services team responsible for open source compliance and security audits and performing reviews for some of the largest mergers and acquisitions in the technology industry. Previously, Luszcz was the founder and CTO of Palamida, a provider of open source discovery and vulnerability management solutions helping software development organizations understand how to best use open source while complying with their license obligations and managing security vulnerability risk. Flexera acquired Palamida in October 2016.
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About Flexera Software
Flexera Software's business sits at the nexus between the world's software producers and buyers -- repairing the broken software supply chain, which is the most dysfunctional supply chain in all of business today. That dysfunction manifests as risk and cost -- to both the producers of software and the enterprises that buy software -- as they solve the complex, time consuming, and expensive problems of ensuring licensing compliance and security from vulnerabilities. Our software licensing, compliance, cybersecurity and installation solutions are essential to ensure continuous licensing compliance, optimized software investments, and to future-proof businesses against the risks and costs of constantly changing technology. A marketplace leader for more than 25 years, 80,000+ customers turn to Flexera Software as a trusted and neutral source of knowledge and expertise, and for the automation and intelligence designed into our products. For more information, please go to: www.flexerasoftware.com.
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For more information, contact:
Amanda Ingalls
+1.949.241.1515