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| Company type | Public |
|---|---|
| Industry | Security testing, static program analysis, software development |
| Founded | November 2002 |
| Fate | Acquired by Synopsys in 2014 |
| Headquarters | formerly San Francisco, California |
Key people | Jason Schmitt (current GM) |
| Products | Coverity Code Advisor, Coverity Code Advisor on Demand, Coverity Scan, Coverity Test Advisor, Seeker |
Number of employees | 250+ |
| Parent | Synopsys, Inc. |
| Website | synopsys |
Coverity is a proprietary static code analysis tool from Synopsys. This product enables engineers and security teams to find and fix software defects.
Coverity started as an independent software company in 2002 at the Computer Systems Laboratory at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. It was founded by Benjamin Chelf, Andy Chou, David Park, and Seth Hallem with Stanford professor Dawson Engler as a technical adviser. The headquarters was moved to San Francisco. In June 2008, Coverity acquired Solidware Technologies.[1] In February 2014, Coverity announced an agreement to be acquired by Synopsys, an electronic design automation company, for $375M in cash.[2]
- ^ Krill, Paul (2008-06-30). "Coverity buys Solidware to boost code analysis". Infoworld.com. Archived from the original on 2008-10-10. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
- ^ "Synopsys Enters Software Quality and Security Market with Coverity Acquisition". PR Newswire. 2014-02-19. Retrieved 2014-02-20.