PORTLAND, Ore. – May 26, 2016 – Distributed Management Task Force, Inc. (DMTF) today announced that HP Inc. has been appointed to the DMTF Board of Directors.

HP Inc.’s portfolio includes printers, PCs, mobile devices, solutions and services. The company joins 13 other technology companies from around the globe on the DMTF Board, including: Broadcom Limited; CA Technologies; Dell, Inc.; Emerson Network Power; Hitachi, Ltd.; Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Intel Corporation; Lenovo; Microsoft Corporation; NetApp; Software AG; TIM; and VMware, Inc.

“It is essential to our print and PC customers that we build products with robust and universal management standards,” said Jeff Wood, vice president and general manager, Workstations and Thin Clients, HP Inc. “We are committed to help drive these standards through collaboration with other key industry partners and look forward to helping lead the organization as a member of the DMTF Board.”

“DMTF is happy to welcome HP Inc. to its Board of Directors,” said Jon Hass, chair of the board, DMTF. “The company’s long history with the organization will bring continued value, and their dedication to advancing DMTF standards makes them a clear asset to the Board. We look forward to HP Inc.’s contributions as part of our leadership.”

Detailed information on all of DMTF standards can be found at www.dmtf.org/standards. Those interested in supporting and joining DMTF’s efforts to identify and create standards can learn more at www.dmtf.org/join. 

About DMTF

The DMTF is an industry standards organization working to simplify the manageability of network-accessible technologies through open and collaborative efforts by leading technology companies. DMTF creates and drives the international adoption of interoperable management standards, supporting implementations that enable the management of diverse traditional and emerging technologies including cloud, virtualization, network and infrastructure. The organization spans the globe with member companies and alliance partners from varied industry sectors, led by a board of directors from Broadcom Limited; CA Technologies; Dell, Inc.; Emerson Network Power; Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Hitachi, Ltd.; HP Inc.; Intel Corporation; Lenovo; Microsoft Corporation; NetApp; Software AG; TIM; and VMware, Inc.