Case Study: ABB achieves stronger code security and reliability with Perforce Klocwork

A Giant in Mission-critical Systems for Utility and Industrial Customers

ABB, a global leader in mission-critical systems for utility and industrial customers, needed to improve software security, reliability, and consistency across its five divisions. As its teams grew through acquisitions, ABB was dealing with a mix of tools and practices, and it turned to Perforce’s Klocwork Insight to standardize static code analysis and reduce coding issues earlier in development.

Perforce helped ABB evaluate and select Klocwork as its default static code analysis tool based on integration, accuracy, ease of use, and fewer false positives. ABB then built training, subject-matter expertise, and a developer support community around the tool, enabling teams to find and fix defects while writing code. The result was stronger code quality, better security and reliability, and a good warning-to-defect ratio that developers found valuable.

ABB

John Hudepohl

Co-Leads SDIP