The Management Developers Conference announces a special Common Diagnostic Model (CDM) showcase event.

Pinehurst, NC - November 22, 2007 – Management Developers Conference (MDC), the only developer conference dedicated to Standards Based System and Network Management Technologies, is excited to announce a special Common Diagnostic Model (CDM) showcase event on Monday December 3, 2007.

“The CDM Forum leadership companies: AMD, Broadcom, Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, PC Doctor and Symantec look forward to sharing the accomplishments of the past year and sharing the accomplishments of the past year and future goals for the Common Diagnostic Model (CDM) at this years Management Developers Conference,” said Jerry Chin, CDM Forum Chairperson. “In addition to our special showcase event, the CDM Forum experts will be speaking at dedicated CDM sessions during the conference, and providing demonstrations in the Demo + Interop Area.”

The CDM Forum Showcase event will cover:
* Welcome and introduction to the CDM Forum
* CDM initiative, development and test tools overview
* Introduction of OEM and third party CDM applications
* Hands-on demonstrations

“MDC is honored that the CDM Forum has selected MDC as the showcase location for the first CDM System Health Management Industry Showcase Event.”, said Nuala Ferdinand, MDC Event Manager. “This CDM showcase event coupled with the numerous sessions and participation in the Demo + Interop area, allows MDC attendees a great opportunity to meet the experts, find out what is new and where the CDM Forum is heading.”

About MDC:
Management Developers Conference is the only developer conference dedicated to Standards Based System and Network Management Technologies including the Common Information Model (CIM), Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM), the Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware (SMASH) Initiative, the Storage Management Initiative (SMI), the Common Diagnostic Model (CDM), Web Services for Management (WS-Management), Virtualization, and other standards based management technologies. Information about Management Developers Conference can be found at: http://mandevcon.com/