Free Webinar, "SMBIOS 3.0 Release Overview", Now Available On-Demand

n case you missed it, the free webinar, “SMBIOS 3.0 Release Overview” is now available on-demand in the DMTF Learning Center. Find this and all of DMTF’s past live events directly on the DMTF BrightTALK channel. 

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Join Us for a Free Webinar, “SMBIOS 3.0 Release Overview”

Register now to join us for a live webinar discussing DMTF’s recently announced SMBIOS 3.0 release. The latest release of the premier standard for delivering management information via system firmware, System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) Reference Specification, Version 3, extends support for 64-bit architecture systems. Since its release in 1995, the widely implemented SMBIOS standard has simplified the management of more than two billion client and server systems. 

DMTF Releases CIM 2.43.0

The DMTF recently published the latest release of the Common Information Model (CIM) Schema, version 2.43.0. This widely used standard provides a common definition of management information for systems, networks, applications and services, and allows for extensions.

DMTF Marks 20th Anniversary of SMBIOS with Significant 3.0 Release

Enabling management of billions of systems since its introduction in 1995, DMTF's widely used SMBIOS standard continues to improve to meet modern needs

PORTLAND, Ore. – February 17, 2015 – DMTF today announced the latest release of the premier standard for delivering management information via system firmware, System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) Reference Specification, Version 3, which extends support for 64-bit architecture systems. Since its release in 1995, the widely implemented SMBIOS standard has simplified the management of more than two billion client and server systems. To download SMBIOS Version 3.0 click here.

DMTF Releases SPMF's Latest Work In Progress - Version 0.94

The DMTF recently released the Scalable Platforms Management Forum’s (SPMF’s)  Scalable Platforms Management API (SPMA) Specification, Schema, and Mockup, version 0.94, as Works in Progress. In SPMA 0.94, industry feedback has been incorporated and previous versions of the standard have been converged for work going forward.

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DMTF Announces 2014 Star Award Recipients

Each year, the DMTF Star Awards Program recognizes members who have demonstrated great value to the organization by dedicating their time and effort to advance DMTF standards and initiatives. The 2014 Star Awards recipients include Ghazanfar Ali (ZTE Corporation), Peter Wörndle (Ericsson AB), Peter Lamanna  (EMC) and Bhumip Khasnabish (ZTE Corporation).

DMTF Announces New Vice President of Finance

DMTF has appointed Selva Subbiah to the role of DMTF Vice President of Finance. Selva is a Senior Manager of Software Engineering at Dell, responsible for managing a team of system management engineers and overseeing summer internship recruiting for the organization. As a 17-year veteran of the computer software industry, with a primary focus on systems management, he has held various leadership roles in startup, mid-size and large enterprise companies.

DMTF Announces Availability of Protection Profile 1.0

After many months of effort within the DMTF Virtualization Protection Profile (VPP) Incubator and submission to the National Information Assurance Partnership/Common Criteria Evaluation and Validation Scheme (NIAP/CCEVS) for consolidation, public review and comment, the Server Virtualization Protection Profile 1.0 is now available for download on the NIAP/CCEVS website.