In a related development, a consortium made up of BMC Software Inc., Cisco, Compaq Computer Corp., Intel Corp., and Microsoft Corp. has proposed an object model and management protocol, known collectively as Web-Based Enterprise Management (WBEM).

• 在一项有关的开发中，由BMC、Cisco、Compaq、Intel、微软等公司组成的联盟提出了一个对象模型和管理协议，通称为基于Web的企业管理（WBEM）。