Full Verification

Full Verification provides assurance that the material deposited in escrow is correct and complete by ensuring that the deposit can be built into the working system at the software owner's site.

Full verification is recommended for all business critical applications.

Why do you need Full Verification?

Your escrow agreement provides you with the protection and assurance that you will be able to access the source code of your software application even if your software owner goes out of business or fails to meet contractual obligations to
maintain the software.

However, it is vital that you also consider the level of assurance needed that the material deposited is complete and correct.

We carry out an integrity test on each deposit received to ensure it is accessible, virus free and consists of source code.

This process ensures that any obvious mistakes in the deposit are detected and resolved – however it cannot guarantee that all the source code and associated files required to build the application have been included in the deposit.

Furthermore, many of today’s applications are very complex pieces of software and will be very time consuming to build without detailed instructions.

For key business critical applications you will need a higher level of assurance to guarantee that all the required files and instructions have been deposited to utilise the material effectively and speedily in the event of a release.

Full verification is strongly recommended for all business critical applications.

Benefits of Full Verification

• Independent assurance that the source code deposited in escrow will build into the working application.
• Assurance that all the necessary source code files, build scripts and utilities have been stored in the escrow deposit.
• Assurance that the full documentation of the build process is stored with the source code and available for immediate use in a release event.
• Vital input to disaster recovery and contingency planning. An escrow agreement combined with Full Verification provides a core element of risk mitigation for core business critical applications.
• Provides protection against a disaster recovery scenario in which either the licensee’s premises or the software owner’s premises are involved.
• Provides protection against loss of key staff by either the software owner or the licensee.
• Ensures that sufficient documentation of the process is in place to enable someone else to rebuild the application.

To find out more:

USA

+1 408 441 4660 or www.nccgroup.us

UK

+44 (0) 161 209 5324

Netherlands

+31 (0) 20 620 7151 or www.escroweurope.com

Switzerland

+41 (41) 763 2800 or www.escroweurope.ch

Germany

+49 (0) 89 599 7620 or www.nccgroup.de