Computer Associates International, and Microsoft today announced the inclusion of CA`s Real World Interface for Windows NT, with the Microsoft AE Windows NT AE Server operating system 5.0. CA`s Real World Interface for Windows NT, a WBEM application based on Computer Associates` Unicenter TNG Framework, will fully utilize the native management services and instrumentation of Windows and other WBEM-enabled systems, greatly enhancing the integration of those services and instrumentation into the enterprise management environment. The distribution of Real World Interface for Windows NT with Windows NT Server 5.0 enables customers to easily view Windows AE-based management instrumentation data. 20 WBEM is an industry standard interface that enables corporate customers to relate and associate management data from diverse sources to create cohesive service-centric views of their enterprise IT environments. Real World Interface for Windows NT marks a significant milestone in the industry`s acceptance of the WBEM management standard. The Real World Interface for Windows NT is a browser-based application that produces management views of Web-Based Enterprise management (WBEM) data, events and alerts. CA`s Real World Interface for Windows NT will further enhance the manageability of the next version of the Windows NT Server operating system and help customers reduce the cost of corporate desktop and server ownership. "As we talk to our enterprise customers, they`re telling us they want easy access to all manageability data on their Windows-based systems," said Microsoft Chairman and CEO Bill Gates. "We`re pleased that CA`s Real World Interface for Windows NT provides customers with this data, further enhancing the manageability of their Windows systems." WBEM provides a common model for defining management data from various components of the enterprise computing environment, including systems, network hardware and applications. It provides customers with the ability to relate the status and attributes of these diverse components to manage the environment as it is actually used by the organization, rather than as numerous "islands" of functionality. "The distribution of CA`s Real World Interface for Windows NT provides clients with a unifying interface for managing their Windows computing and communications environments," said CA Chairman and CEO Charles B. Wang. "This is a major step toward the practical implementation of true cross-resource, service-oriented management." Computer Associates and Microsoft will conduct a series of development seminars on WBEM instrumentation and the new Real World Interface for Windows NT. The companies will also conduct a special forum for key Computer Associates strategic business alliance partners at Computer Associates` Partner Symposium in July. CA`s Real World Interface for Windows NT will ship with Windows NT Server 5.0.
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