Distributed Management Task Force and Interoperability Technology Association for Information Processing, Japan Announce Alliance Partnership.Business Editors PORTLAND, Ore. & TOKYO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 21, 2002 Partnership to Focus on WBEM (Web-Based Enterprise Management) An umbrella term for using Internet technologies to manage systems and networks throughout the enterprise. Both browsers and applications can be used to access the information that is made available in formats such as HTML and and the CIM (1) (Computer-Integrated Manufacturing) Integrating office/accounting functions with automated factory systems. Point of sale, billing, machine tool scheduling and supply ordering are part of CIM. Event Model Distributed Management Task Force Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF, formerly "Desktop Management Task Force") is a standards organisation that develops and maintains standards for systems management of IT environments in enterprises and the Internet. , Inc. (DMTF (Distributed Management Task Force, Inc., Portland, OR, www.dmtf.org) An industry consortium founded in 1992 that is involved with the development, support and maintenance of management standards for PCs. Its goal is to reduce the cost and complexity of PC management. ) and the Interoperability The capability of two or more hardware devices or two or more software routines to work harmoniously together. For example, in an Ethernet network, display adapters, hubs, switches and routers from different vendors must conform to the Ethernet standard and interoperate with each other. Technology Association for Information Processing information processing: see data processing. information processing Acquisition, recording, organization, retrieval, display, and dissemination of information. Today the term usually refers to computer-based operations. , Japan (INTAP INTAP Interoperability Technology Association for information Processing INTAP International Alliance of Asbestos & Pollution Reinsurers (UK) ) today announced that they have entered into an alliance partnership. The goals of the DMTF/INTAP alliance partnership include: to utilize existing DMTF standards in current INTAP-Open Systems Management Industry Collaboration (OSMIC os·mic 1 adj. Of, relating to, or containing osmium, especially in a compound with a valence of 4 or a valence higher than that in a comparable osmous compound. [osm(ium) + -ic.] ) work; to leverage INTAP's implementation experience from previous and future phases to improve DMTF's Web-Based Enterprise Management (standard, system management) Web-Based Enterprise Management - (WBEM) A DMTF management standard using the Common Information Model to represent systems, applications, networks, devices and other managed components; developed to unify the management of distributed computing (WBEM) Initiative and the Common Information Model (CIM) Event Model; and to align future DMTF/INTAP standards. Initially, the partnership between DMTF and INTAP will be focused on event delivery and management, CIM query, CIM-Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP), and related technologies for the exchange of management information between systems. Available to non-profit, industry standards organizations A standards organization, also sometimes referred to as a standards body, a standards development organization or SDO (depending on what is being referenced), is any entity whose primary activities are developing, coordinating, promulgating, revising, amending, , the DMTF Alliance Partner program creates collaborative relationships for the unification and enhancement of management standards. As an organization, INTAP is focused on defining mechanisms and formats for interoperable management between vendor systems. INTAP has developed a phased approach to solving management data exchange and tests interoperability at each stage. "The work that INTAP is doing in the area of interoperable event messaging In IP telephony, any time the status of a call control device or end point changes, an event message is sent, such as asking for permission to drop the call. See IP telephony. between systems will provide valuable feedback and improve future work on DMTF's WBEM Specifications and the CIM Event Model," said Andrea Westerinen of Cisco, vice president of technology, DMTF. "This partnership will help raise the visibility and accelerate the adoption of WBEM and CIM not only in Japan, but internationally as well." The alliance will provide a channel for DMTF to receive requirement and design input as well as implementation feedback. Initial collaboration will be between INTAP's OSMIC Project and DMTF's WBEM Interoperability Working Group. "INTAP recognizes the value of WBEM, CIM and the overall work of the DMTF," said Motoaki Hirabayashi, OSMIC executive planner of technology. "We look forward to helping advance the industry and the goal of interoperability with the DMTF." About the DMTF Distributed Management Task Force, Inc. (DMTF) is the industry organization that is leading the development, adoption, and interoperability of management standards and initiatives for desktop, enterprise, and Internet environments. DMTF is chartered to adopt, create, and maintain the specifications and technologies that provide management tools with the ability to discover, deploy, and control management data in a standard way. Working with key technology vendors and affiliated standards groups, DMTF is enabling a more integrated, cost-effective, and less crisis-driven approach to management. Companies interested in joining the DMTF or obtaining more information about the DMTF standards and activities of the DMTF Working Committees should call 503/225-0725 or visit the DMTF Web site at www.dmtf.org. About INTAP Interoperability Technology Association for Information Processing, Japan (INTAP) conducts and promotes research and development, surveys, and publicity activities for promoting interoperability of information processing technologies. The Open Systems Management Industry Collaboration (OSMIC) Project specifies the interconnection between management systems and increased platform support. For more information regarding INTAP, please visit www.intap.or.jp/e/ . The Distributed Management Task Force, Inc. is a non-profit 501 c(6) corporation dedicated to developing, promoting, and facilitating collaborative industry technical standards and interoperability in desktop and enterprise management for hardware and software. |
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