Coverity at LinuxFest Northwest: The State of Quality in the Linux Kernel

SAN FRANCISCO, April 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Coverity, Inc., the leader in development testing, today announced it will present at LinuxFest Northwest in Bellingham, Washington:

What:  "The State of Quality in the Linux Kernel"
When:  Saturday, April 27, 2013, at 10:00 AM PT
Where:  Bellingham Technical College, Campus Center Building, Conference Room #208
Who:  Dakshesh Vyas, Open Source Product Manager, Coverity

In 2012 alone, more than 5,000 defects were fixed in the Linux Kernel. This presentation will explore some of the most serious quality issues found through the Coverity Scan™ service, and how developers can use static analysis technology on their open source projects to build quality and security into their software development process.

The Coverity Scan service began as the largest public-private sector research project in the world, focused on open source software quality and security. Initiated in 2006 with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Coverity now owns and manages the project, providing its development testing technology as a free service to the open source community. The annual Coverity Scan Report will be published in May 2013.

Online Resources

• Read the 2011 Coverity Scan Report
• Learn more about the Coverity SCAN service
• Read the Coverity Development Testing Blog

About Coverity
Coverity, Inc., (www.coverity.com), the leader in development testing, is the trusted standard for companies that need to protect their brands and bottom lines from software failures. More than 1,100 Coverity customers use Coverity's development testing platform to automatically test source code for software defects that could lead to product crashes, unexpected behavior, security breaches, or catastrophic failure. Coverity is a privately held company headquartered in San Francisco. Coverity is funded by Foundation Capital and Benchmark Capital. Follow us on Twitter or check out our blog.

Coverity and Coverity Scan are trademarks or registered trademarks of Coverity, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.

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