Dell System Management Software Gets a Facelift; OpenManage 6.0 Combines New Modular Architecture With Industry Standard Compatibility

Business Wire, July 5, 2001

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AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 5, 2001

Dell (Nasdaq:DELL) today announced the integration of OpenManage(tm) Client Instrumentation (OMCI) 6.0 as its standard system management suite on all OptiPlex(tm) desktops and Dell Precision(tm) workstations.

The new version of the software provides all the remote management functionality of previous releases along with extensive Common Information Model (CIM) support, additional installation flexibility and a suite of advanced administrative tools.

"OMCI 6.0 allows customers to deploy a single instrumentation package across all Dell client products and manage them with the protocol of choice," said Jeff Clarke, vice president of Dell's Client Product Group. "That kind of ease and flexibility is important to our customers, particularly those migrating to newer protocols such as CIM."

OMCI 6.0's modular architecture supports the leading management protocols, including CIM, Desktop Management Interface (DMI) and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP).

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