HP Deskpro ap230 Desktop Management Guide - Deskpro Workstation AP230 - Page 33

Building Blocks and Partners Compaq management solutions are based on industry standards, including DMI 2.0, Web-Based Enterprise Management, Intel's "Wired for Management" (WfM), SNMP, and Net PC technologies. Microsoft, Intel, Hewlett-Packard, Novell, Veritas, Computer Associates, Tivoli, and other industry leaders work closely with Compaq to integrate their management solutions with Compaq products and initiatives, giving you, the Compaq customer, extraordinary flexibility and functionality in client management and PC ownership cost reduction. Compaq delivers desktop management solutions through the Compaq Management Solutions Partners Program. The partnership ensures that the benefits of Intelligent Manageability are accessible through a broad range of vendors. For more information and a list of Compaq Management Solutions Partners and their products, visit www.compaq.com/im/partners/index.html on the Compaq Web site. Desktop Management Interface (DMI) The Desktop Management Task Force (DMTF) is an industry body created in 1992 with the goal of standardizing systems manageability. DMTF established the Desktop Management Interface (DMI) framework to standardize access to PC configuration data. Compaq, as a Steering Committee and Technical Committee member of the DMTF, delivers hardware and software instrumentation that supports the DMI standard. For more information on configuring the DMI software, refer to the online Intelligent Manageability Guide. Wired for Management Intel's Wired for Management initiative is focused on reducing the support and administration cost of Intel architecture-based systems without compromising their flexibility and performance. The Wired for Management guidelines provide a baseline set of building blocks that Compaq utilizes in Intelligent Manageability to provide standardized management of desktop inventories, remote system configuration, offhours maintenance, and next generation power management. But Compaq doesn't stop with these baseline features. Additional capabilities have been incorporated into Intelligent Manageability to provide an extensive solution for managing networked computing environments. Desktop Management Guide 29