Open-source software maker OpenLogic announced the latest version of OLEX Enterprise Edition, an offering that aims to give companies more visibility into their code, specifically within open source projects.  This is needed in order to make sure such an application doesn’t contain bits of code from vendors that have not authorized the use of their patented IP, which can potentially lead (as it has before) to lawsuits.

Here’s how the company described its offering:

“OpenLogic’s latest release of OLEX is a major step forward for organizations that require clear visibility into the provenance of open source code and components.  It enables organizations to scan code in an open source project and identify only the code or components that originated elsewhere…”

This new provenance function also saves time, according to the company, because it only scans components originating from other parties.  However, the new software also features more in-depth functions: users can identify differences in obligations for different versions of projects, as well as all other contributed components, and match contributed code with licenses.

OpenLogic is also working on its other offerings, most notably CloudSwing, an open PaaS that differentiates itself from other products such as AWS and Azure by allowing users to customize everything.  That means they can change the the standard application stacks, and add components to CloudSwing in order to tailor it for their specific needs.

Engine Yard, another PaaS provider, also had an update recently. The company announced support for JRuby, a variant of Ruby that can run on the Java Virtual Machine.  It’s significant news for Engine Yard because the language offers more scalability and greater speeds, among other things, and it’s also pretty simple for users running Ruby apps on Engine Yard to convert them.