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ActiveState Software Inc. is a security-focused provider of secure open source management solutions that helps enterprises secure the software supply chain and boost developer productivity.

ActiveState Software Inc. provides secure open source management for enterprises, enabling teams to manage libraries, dependencies, and runtime components across the software development lifecycle. The company focuses on reducing software supply chain risk, improving security posture, and accelerating development by offering a centralized, policy-driven approach to open source usage and governance. With decades of experience building secure open source builds, ActiveState positions itself as a trusted partner for security, compliance, and development teams seeking to tame open source complexities at scale. The organization emphasizes collaboration across departments, ongoing transparency, and a commitment to enabling developers to work securely and efficiently. Its stated vision is to free organizations to create, maintain, and share software without limits, and its mission is to deliver open source management at scale, helping customers discover, track, and control the open source assets they rely on. ActiveState also highlights a global user base and a focus on continuous improvement, customer-centric service, and verifiable supply chains for open source components.

Our mission is to deliver open source management at scale.

What we offer

ActiveState Platform

Streamline open source security management and accelerate development with ActiveState Platform.

www.activestate.com/platform/

Secure Container Catalog

Deliver secure, manageable container images that enhance security and streamline development.

catalog.activestate.com/

Center of Excellence

Service

Expertly manage open source components securely and compliantly across the entire software lifecycle.

www.activestate.com/solutions/center-of-excellence/

ActiveState Academy

Service

Enhance your security and development skills with practical training and certifications.

www.activestate.com/academy

Container Security

Secure your software delivery using low-to-no CVE container images.

www.activestate.com/solutions/container-security/

Vulnerability Management and Remediation

Achieve comprehensive management and remediation of open source vulnerabilities efficiently.

www.activestate.com/solutions/vulnerability-management-remediation/

Software Supply Chain Security

Enhance software security by gaining visibility and control over your supply chain.

www.activestate.com/solutions/software-supply-chain-security/

Compliance and SBOM

Automate SBOM generation and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.

www.activestate.com/solutions/compliance-sbom/

Beyond End-of-Life Support

Ensure stability and security for legacy systems with dedicated end-of-life support.

www.activestate.com/solutions/beyond-eol/

Integrations

Service

Quickly integrate with tools to enhance software supply chain security.

www.activestate.com/solutions/integrations/

Market segments

Open source vulnerability and remediation management

Capabilities that discover open source vulnerabilities, prioritize risk using contextual analysis, and automate remediation workflows across the development lifecycle.

SBOM generation and compliance management

Automated generation and maintenance of software bills of materials (SBOMs), evidence for regulatory compliance, and integrations for audit and reporting requirements.

Open source governance and policy management

Centralized governance, policy enforcement, discoverability and observability of open source use, including Center of Excellence services for processes, roles, and compliance workflows.

Runtime and environment management

Provisioning and management of consistent, secure language runtimes and development environments across teams to reduce dependency drift and supply chain risk.

More information about our offering

ActiveState Platform

End-to-end platform for secure open source management across the SDLC, enabling tracking, triage, and remediation of open source vulnerabilities, AI-assisted risk prioritization, and automated remediation workflows.

  • Apply Fixes Automatically
    Utilizes a precision remediation pipeline to ensure vulnerabilities are addressed without manual intervention, improving deployment speed and security.
  • Focus on Critical Vulnerabilities
    The AI-driven copilot evaluates the risk and impact of vulnerabilities, allowing teams to prioritize and remediate critical issues effectively.
  • Use Secure Containers
    Ensures that containers used in deployment are free from known vulnerabilities, bolstering overall security.
  • Support for Multiple Languages
    Facilitates the use of various open source languages, ensuring developers have the necessary tools at their fingertips.
  • Map Vulnerabilities Effectively
    Provides insights into the impacts of vulnerabilities, enabling teams to strategize remediation efforts across their entire open source environment.
  • Automate Compliance Tracking
    Ensures compliance with industry standards by producing detailed reports and documentation of software components and their origins.
  • Enhance Tooling Compatibility
    Facilitates a secure workflow by allowing integration with popular development and deployment tools, ensuring a streamlined process.

Secure Container Catalog

A secure catalog of container images built from trusted open-source components, designed to minimize CVEs and provide language-appropriate, ready-to-run images.

  • Ensure High Security
    Achieve up to 99% fewer CVEs compared to community images, providing peace of mind for developers.
  • Access 79M Secure Components
    Utilize a rapidly growing collection of over 79 million rebuilt-from-source packages, ensuring any development stack can access trusted components.
  • Reduce Engineering Toil
    Automated fixes allow developers to focus on delivering features instead of managing vulnerabilities.
  • Simplify Compliance
    Accelerate meeting complex standards with transparent and verifiable supply chain practices.
  • Meet Specific Needs
    Create and build any image using the comprehensive selection of secure components available in the catalog.

Center of Excellence

Open Source Management services to help manage OSS across the SDLC, including discoverability, continuous integration, regulatory compliance, end-of-life planning, and governance.

  • Ensure Secure Development
    Proactively manage open source vulnerabilities throughout the SDLC, enabling teams to focus on development without compromising security.
  • Ensure Compliance
    Integrate compliance into development workflows, ensuring that all open source assets meet legal and regulatory standards.
  • Gain Continuous Insight
    Utilize monitoring tools to ensure all open source components are visible and vulnerabilities are promptly addressed.
  • Enhance Security and Consistency
    Standardize setups across development, testing, and production environments to reduce vulnerabilities and improve agility.
  • Manage EOL Risks
    Implement strategies for transitioning away from EOL software components to maintain system stability and security.

ActiveState Academy

Training and certification program for practical, security-focused software development, including container security fundamentals, CVE remediation, and CI/CD streamlining.

  • Earn Certification
    Complete courses to gain expertise in container security and earn a credential to showcase your skills.
  • Accelerate Development
    Integrate secure, verified runtimes into your CI/CD pipeline to streamline development processes.
  • Mitigate Risks
    Learn systematic approaches to prioritize and fix vulnerabilities in your software stack.
  • Standardize Processes
    Implement best practices for security in your CI/CD workflows to enhance overall quality.

Container Security

Use-case focused approach to building and running containers with minimal, low-to-no CVE container images.

  • Achieve Low-To-No CVE Images
    Utilize container images that have been rigorously tested and significantly reduce vulnerabilities, allowing for safe deployment and operation.
  • Automate Vulnerability Patching
    Seamlessly apply patches to vulnerabilities across your container images, freeing developers to focus on innovation rather than security concerns.
  • Meet Compliance Standards
    Generate complete SBOMs during the build process to adhere to complex regulatory requirements and improve transparency.
  • Customize Secure Components
    Leverage over 79 million secure components to create tailored minimal container images that meet specific project needs.
  • Stay Updated Automatically
    Nightly rebuild of container images ensures that you always have the latest security updates without manual intervention.

Vulnerability Management and Remediation

End-to-end vulnerability management to stay up-to-date, avoid breaking changes, and eliminate open source risks.

  • Remediate Vulnerabilities Automatically
    This feature enables DevSecOps teams to implement secure fixes swiftly across the entire dependency graph without slowing down development workflows.
  • Focus on Critical Vulnerabilities
    Utilizing AI, this tool prioritizes vulnerabilities based on their potential business impact and exploitability, allowing teams to manage their security more effectively.
  • Understand Vulnerability Impact
    This feature delivers insights into how vulnerabilities affect various components of your software, assisting teams in prioritizing remediation efforts effectively.
  • Streamline Vulnerability Processes
    Facilitates a proactive approach to vulnerability management by automating the entire process, reducing manual effort and increasing accuracy.
  • Broaden Open Source Support
    This support extends across multiple programming languages, ensuring comprehensive vulnerability management tailored to diverse development environments.

Software Supply Chain Security

See every dependency, eliminate tampering, and lock down your pipeline to secure the software supply chain.

  • Gain Complete Visibility
    Comprehensively track and monitor all dependencies in your software projects, ensuring you are aware of every component being used.
  • Ensure Secure Pipelines
    Implement strict controls within your CI/CD pipeline to prevent unauthorized changes and ensure each build is secure.
  • Protect Against Tampering
    Utilize built-in mechanisms to detect and prevent tampering of software components throughout the supply chain.
  • Automate Compliance
    Automatically create detailed Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs) to meet regulatory requirements and ensure transparency.
  • Monitor Emerging Risks
    Stay ahead of potential vulnerabilities by continuously monitoring your supply chain for emerging threats and vulnerabilities.
  • Streamline Security Operations
    Easily integrate with existing tools to enhance security workflows and improve overall software supply chain security.

Compliance and SBOM

Generate SBOMs automatically and comply with government regulations.

  • Ensure Compliance Effortlessly
    The solution streamlines your compliance processes, integrating the latest government requirements into your development workflow without the need for manual oversight.
  • Generate SBOMs Instantly
    The platform provides robust capabilities to generate Software Bills of Materials in real-time, ensuring every build is traceable and compliant.
  • Enforce Compliance Rules
    The solution enables teams to define compliance rules based on language, license, or team, ensuring adherence across all builds.
  • Trace Components Back to Source
    Every component is logged and includes verified metadata, giving you complete visibility into your software supply chain.

Beyond End-of-Life Support

Access ongoing support for end-of-life systems to maintain stability and security.

  • Access EOL System Support
    Get comprehensive assistance for legacy applications, ensuring they remain secure and operational without rewriting any code.
  • Ensure Stability and Security
    Safeguard your business-critical applications by receiving timely patches and updates, ensuring compliance and security standards are met.
  • Automate Building From Source
    Utilize ActiveState’s infrastructure to maintain and build end-of-life language versions from source, enhancing security and performance.
  • Apply Up-to-date Security Fixes
    Ensure ongoing security by integrating current security fixes with legacy systems while maintaining operational continuity.
  • Generate And Manage Accurate SBOMs
    Create reliable SBOMs to comply with modern audit and regulatory standards for legacy applications, ensuring transparency and accountability.

Integrations

Open integration with popular tools to secure and manage the software supply chain, including IDEs, source control, CI/CD, and Kubernetes ecosystems.

  • Streamline Software Deployment
    Integrating with CI/CD services enables smooth and secure software deployment with automated processes.
  • Secure Source Code Management
    Integrating with source control systems ensures that code is secure and compliant from the start.
  • Enhance Developer Efficiency
    Integration with IDEs helps developers access secure dependencies directly within their development environment.
  • Optimize Container Management
    Seamless integration with Kubernetes and cloud tools allows for streamlined management of containerized applications.
  • Maintain Consistent Environments
    Automated synchronization across branches ensures all environments are up-to-date and secure.