Dell, Intel, Microsoft launch web services standard

Industry giants AMD, Intel, Dell, Microsoft and Sun have thrown their weight behind a web services specification that could provide a common way for systems to access and exchange management information.

The publication of the Web Services Management (WS-Management) specification is designed to address the cost and complexity of IT management.

By using web services to manage IT systems, deployments that support WS-Management will enable IT managers to remotely access devices on their networks, regardless of whether the systems are just out of the box, powered down or otherwise unavailable, the companies claimed.

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