Portland, Ore. – May 4, 2011 – The Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF), the organization bringing the IT industry together to collaborate on systems management standards development, validation, promotion and adoption, today announced it has begun work on a set of specifications to specifically address a cloud provider’s ability to audit their systems for potential security concerns. The specifications will be developed in the newly formed “Cloud Auditing Data Federation Work Group (CADF),” which will work to enable providers to increase security capabilities to address customer concerns over cloud provider security, one of the top inhibitors to the adoption of cloud deployment models.

DMTF is pleased to welcome leading ODM PC Manufacturer, Foxconn, to the CDM Forum!

PORTLAND, Ore. – April 4 , 2011- Distributed Management Task Force, Inc. (DMTF), the organization bringing the IT industry together to collaborate on systems management standards development, validation, promotion and adoption, today announced that Huawei, a leader in providing next-generation telecommunications network solutions around the world, has been elected to the DMTF Board of Directors. The addition of the internationally-based company solidifies DMTF’s expanding global presence in the IT industry.

PORTLAND, Ore. – Feb. 28, 2011 –The Distributed Management Task Force(DMTF), the organization bringing the IT industry together to collaborate on systems management standards development, validation, promotion and adoption, today announced it has formed a group to address the need for effective software licensing management in virtualized and cloud computing environments. This “Software License Management Incubator” will work to develop a set of recommendations to guide future industry standardization of software license management in these environments.