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Fortify Software

Fortify Software, later known as Fortify Inc., is a California-based software security vendor, founded in 2003 and acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2010, Micro Focus in 2017, and OpenText in 2023. Fortify offerings included static application security testing and dynamic application security testing products, as well as products and services that support software security assurance. In 2011, Fortify introduced Fortify OnDemand, a static and dynamic application testing service.

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Article summary

Fortify Software, later known as Fortify Inc., is a California-based software security vendor, founded in 2003 and acquired by Hewlett-Packard in 2010, Micro Focus in 2017, and OpenText in 2023. Fortify offerings included static application security testing and dynamic application security testing products, as well as products and services that support software security assurance. In 2011, Fortify introduced Fortify OnDemand, a static and dynamic application testing service.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 2003 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "2003". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359510649

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.