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Klocwork

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Static code analysis software

Klocwork is a static code analysis tool owned by Minneapolis, Minnesota-based software developer Perforce. Klocwork software analyzes source code in real time, simplifies peer code reviews, and extends the life of complex software.2 It is part of Perforce Software.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2001Founded1

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Klocwork is a static code analysis tool owned by Minneapolis, Minnesota-based software developer Perforce. Klocwork software analyzes source code in real time, simplifies peer code reviews, and extends the life of complex software.2

Corporate structure

Klocwork is part of a group headed by Perforce Software. 12 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Perforce Software Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
    • Klocwork
    • Akana Subsidiary · Minneapolis
    • BlazeMeter Subsidiary · Minneapolis
    • Delphix Subsidiary · Redwood City, California, United States
      • DELPHIX SOFTWARE PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · New Delhi, India
    • OpenLogic Subsidiary · Minneapolis, United States
    • Perfecto Subsidiary · Minneapolis, United States
    • Perforce Zend Subsidiary · Minneapolis
    • Puppet Subsidiary · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
    • Rogue Wave Software Subsidiary · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
    • Perforce P4 Subsidiary · United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

History

Originally Klocwork’s technology was developed to address requirements for large-scale source code analysis to optimize software architecture for C code inside Nortel Networks and spun out in 2001.

In January 2012, Klocwork Insight 9.5 was released. It provided on-the-fly static analysis in Visual Studio, like a word processor does with spelling mistakes.

In May 2013, Klocwork Cahoots peer code review tool was launched.

Awards and recognition

In 2007, Klocwork was awarded the 2007 InfoWorld Technology of Year award for best source code analyzer.

In May 2014, Klocwork won the Red Herring Top 100 North America Award, in the software sector.

Original developer

Klocwork was an Ottawa, Canada-based software company that developed the Klocwork brand of programming tools for software developers. The company was acquired by Minneapolis-based application software developer Perforce in 2019, as part of their acquisition of Klocwork's parent software company Rogue Wave. Klocwork no longer exists as a standalone company, but Perforce continues to develop Klocwork branded static code analysis software.

Company history

The company was founded in 2001 as a spin-out of Nortel Networks. Its initial investors were Firstmark Capital, USVP, and Mobius Ventures.

In January 2014, the company was acquired by Rogue Wave Software.

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In January 2019, Rogue Wave was acquired by Minneapolis-based application software developer Perforce.

From Wikipedia’s article on Klocwork, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

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Timeline

  1. 2001Founded Founded1

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