Case Study: Progress Software achieves fast, reliable open-source license risk discovery and streamlined M&A due diligence with Sonatype Nexus Lifecycle

Fast and Reliable at Discovering Open Source Risk

Progress Software, a long‑standing provider of enterprise application technologies, faced a licensing‑risk challenge during its planned acquisition of decision‑management firm Corticon. Because open source licensing can be complex and create legal exposure, Progress needed a fast, reliable way to confirm Corticon’s code contained no GPL or other problematic components as part of its due diligence.

Progress used Sonatype’s Nexus Lifecycle for rapid application composition analysis, replacing slow manual review with an automated, lightweight process that deconstructed Corticon’s code in minutes. Nexus Lifecycle validated license integrity via a customizable dashboard and Sonatype support, enabling Progress to proceed with the acquisition confidently; the company now continues to use and recommend the tool for discovering open source license risk.

Progress Software

John Goodson

Senior VP of Products