Two companies assisting users of open source software, OpenLogic and Black Duck Software, are advancing their product lines in the areas of indemnification and encryption, respectively, this week. OpenLogic, which provides software, stacks and support for open source environments, will offer customers indemnification coverage for intellectual property infringement on more than 160 open source products in the Ope Two companies assisting users of open source software, OpenLogic and Black Duck Software, are advancing their product lines in the areas of indemnification and encryption, respectively, this week.OpenLogic, which provides software, stacks and support for open source environments, will offer customers indemnification coverage for intellectual property infringement on more than 160 open source products in the OpenLogic Certified Library. The move is intended to provide peace of mind about lingering legal concerns over using open source software in the enterprise.Indemnification is available to all OpenLogic Enterprise customers who have purchased support from OpenLogic. The company will provide indemnification for intellectual property infringements including defense of claims, repair and replacement of the infringing software and as much as four times the value of the contract for damage awards. Software compliance management vendor Black Duck Software is announcing exportIP, which is a platform to help ensure that software does not violate government restrictions regarding encryption export. Black Duck’s new platform identifies algorithms within software code and ensures that companies comply with export restrictions; it features role-based interfaces for those involved in export encryption compliance. Roles are featured for developers and export specialists. The exportIP offering is particularly applicable to Microsoft Windows developers targeting a global market where software can include algorithms that are being reused and not categorized in a current project, Black Duck said. Technology Industry