Management Matters, September 2008

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Events - Continued

SM Forum Showcase

The System Management Forum (SMF) Showcase will show products and tools based on the DASH Initiative and the SMASH Initiative at MDC. The SMF invites the MDC participants to visit the showcase and get up-to-date on the progress of these important technologies. The DASH Initiative is a suite of specifications that takes full advantage of the DMTF’s Web Services for Management (WS-Management) specification – delivering standards-based Web services management for desktop and mobile client systems. Through the DASH Initiative, the DMTF will provide the next generation of standards for secure out-of-band and remote management of desktop and mobile systems.

The SMASH Initiative - which includes the widely-implemented Server Management Command Line Protocol specification - is a suite of specifications that deliver architectural semantics, industry standard protocols and profiles to unify the management of the data center. Through the development of conformance testing programs, the SMF will extend these capabilities by helping deliver additional compatibility in cross-platform servers.

The SMF has begun recruiting companies to participate at the Showcase. Please send inquiries to the SMF forum Chair.

REGULARS

2008 Member Survey Results: Level of Membership Participation

In this series, DMTF continues to report findings from its annual member survey conducted in January 2008. One hundred and forty-seven members responded at length to our survey.

We asked members to select what level of membership their company participates.

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