WS develops, licenses and supports software infrastructure and tools for the development, management and validation of standards-based management technologies including the Common Information Model (CIM), Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM), the Common Diagnostic Model (CDM), the Desktop and mobile Architecture for System Hardware (DASH) Initiative, the Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware (SMASH) Initiative, the Storage Management Initiative (SMI), Web Services for Management (WS-Management) and others for IT Professionals, Data Center Managers, Vendors, and OEM's.