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DMTF President to Focus on Standards-based Management of Web Services at The Open Group's "Boundaryless Information Flow: The Role of Web Services" ConferencePortland. OR and San Francisco, CA - June 21, 2002 - Winston Bumpus, President of the Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) and Director of Open Technologies and Standards at Novell, Inc, will address "Standards-based Management of Web Services" at The Open Group's conference on "Boundaryless Information Flow: The Role of Web Services," to be held in Boston July 22-26. The Open Group's vision of "Boundaryless Information Flow" expresses the goal of people in an enterprise having access to information with relevance and purpose, and the ability to exchange it seamlessly, securely, and in a timely manner with customers, vendors, and other business associates. "In taking a close look at the DMTF Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM), it is clear how these standards play a key role in the deployment, monitoring and control of boundaryless information flow," said Bumpus. WBEM was one of the central topics of the DMTF's Developer's Conference, June 10-13 in San Jose, CA. Winston Bumpus is co-author of Common Information Model (John Wiley & Sons, 1999) and The Foundations of Application Management (John Wiley & Sons, 1999). He participated on the DMTF Common Information Model (CIM) development and was chair of its Application Management Working Group. About the DMTFDistributed 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 The Open GroupThe Open Group, a vendor-neutral and technology-neutral consortium, has a vision of Boundaryless Information Flow achieved through global interoperability in a secure, reliable and timely manner. The Open Group's mission is to drive the creation of Boundaryless Information Flow flow by working with customers to capture, understand and address current and emerging requirements, establish policies, and share best practices; working with suppliers, consortia and standards bodies to develop consensus and facilitate interoperability, to evolve and integrate specifications and open source technologies; offering a comprehensive set of services to enhance the operational efficiency of consortia; and developing and operating the industry's premier certification service and encouraging procurement of certified products. More information on our organization can be found at www.opengroup.org |
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