Analogous or Similar Programs

This page lists similar programs or efforts that might serve as models for software facts. It also lists related efforts.

Related Software Programs

CESG Claims Tested Mark (CCTM) scheme "provides a government quality mark for the public and private sectors based on accredited independent testing, designed to prove the validity of security functionality claims made by vendors. In more colloquial terms, the CCTM is designed to assure public bodies that a product or service does 'what it says on the box'."
Datamation's Product watch lists products and includes a short fact sheet at the bottom of the page. For instance, their 2005 fact sheet about NTOSpider lists an id#, date posted, category, platform, and vendor. It also has links to the vendor's web site.
Black Duck has a code label which reports code origins, for instance, open source or proprietary. It reports licensing for those.
Palamida has products which report code origins and maps to publicly reported vulnerabilities.
Chris Wysopal would like a software rating like ENERGY STAR. The February 17, 2006 TaoSecurity Blog explains, "The rating might say, 'Of the financial applications subjected to binary security analysis, the best score was 112, the worst was 24, and this application rates 86. This program's estimated incident response and patching cost is $1600 per server per year when customer-facing, and $400 per server per year when kept in-house.' "
IBM had labels, like security and remedies

Nutrition facts label comes from the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act of 1967. Consumer commodity labels must state
- identity of the commodity
- name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor
- net quantity of the contents
- net quantity per serving, use or application
Applies to
- customarily produced or distributed for consumption by individuals
- personal care or for services ordinarily rendered within the household
- e.g. aluminum foil, household cleaning fluids, light bulbs
Does not apply to
- motor oil (non-household)
- toys, hardware, sporting goods (not consumed or expended)
The purpose of the Act is "to facilitate value comparisons and to prevent unfair or deceptive packaging and labeling of many household 'consumer commodities.'" "the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act of 1990 ... requires detailed information on labels and standardized descriptive phrases such as 'low fat' and 'light.' ... Since the passage of the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act, people are better satisfied with the information printed on food and drug labels (A. R. Kristal, L. Levy, et al., 1998)." (from Answer.com Fair Packaging and Labeling Act of 1966 which cites "Encyclopedia of Business and Finance", Copyright 2001 by The Gale Group, Inc.)
ENERGY STAR
Material safety data sheets (MSDS)
Underwriters Laboratories' UL Marks
Laser safety classes - maybe classify software by the situations for which it is appropriate.

Created Mon Aug 4 12:37:25 2008

Updated Thu Feb 28 15:29:29 2013