CDM System Health Management Initiative Launch Event
Event Information
The DMTF's Common Diagnostic Model (CDM) Forum launched its new CDM System Health Management Initiative at an exclusive, invitation-only event held September 25, 2006, at the San Francisco Hilton.
The DMTF, in conjunction with the CDM Forum leadership companies: AMD, Dell, HP, IBM, and Symantec, hosted this event to kick off an industry wide effort to unify the computer industry on a single interoperable, secure, and functionally rich interface for diagnostics.
This initiative will:
- Unify the industry on a single interoperable, secure and functionally rich interface
- Rally industry resources and funds to promote and accelerate adoption of CDM
- Enable the construction of autonomic, multi-vendor health management solutions
- Streamline integration practices in the computer industry
- Bring IT Consumers more agile, available, and manageable computing platforms
Agenda and Schedule
| Time | Agenda Item |
| 11:30-12:00 | Lunch/Registration |
| 12:00-12:10 | Welcome, Agenda Overview & Introductions |
| 12:10-12:40 | CDM Value Proposition and CDM Business Overview |
| 12-40-2:00 | VP Presentations Paul Bittorf: Services Program Manager, CompTIA Services Kevin Soelberg: VP, Dell WW Services Greg Shoemaker: VP, HP Central Direct Procurement Keith Brown: Director, IBM xSeries Software Development Michael Wentz: VP, Enterprise Support, Symantec Corporation Harry Lewis: PWG Chair, IEEE-ISTO Printer Working Group Doug van Anan: Chief Marketing Officer, PC Doctor |
| 2:00-2:20 | Break |
| 2:20-3:00 | Q&A - VP Panel & CDM Forum Leaders |
| 3:00-3:20 | Break |
| 3:20-4:10 | Demonstrations |
| 4:10-5:00 | Optional: CDM Technical Overview |
| 5:00-7:00 | Reception - Sponsored by WBEM Solutions |
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Event Presentations
A combined PDF version of all of the presentations made at the event is
now available here.