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| DMTF Releases DASH 1.1 Standard The Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF) has announced the public release of Version 1.1 of its Desktop and mobile Architecture for System Hardware (DASH) standard. Benefits of this updated standard include tightened security and protocol requirements for IT deployments. DMTF continues to enhance the DASH standard to increase the scope of its functionality and to address growing IT requirements for remote manageability. The DASH 1.1 release includes new support for provisioning, remote remediation, and additional inventory and component management. For example, this release includes the first industry standard for BIOS management, allowing administrators to remotely change BIOS settings in a platform independent fashion. Other new features are outlined online. Driven by the efforts of the DMTF Desktop and Mobile Work Group (DMWG), DASH 1.1 extends the DASH 1.0 standard, which launched in March 2007. The DASH Initiative includes a suite of specifications that takes full advantage of the DMTF Web Services for Management (WS-Management) specification, delivering standards-based Web services management for desktop and mobile client systems. Through the DASH Initiative, DMTF provides the next generation of standards for secure out-of-band and remote management of desktop and mobile systems. write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Computing News :: home page |