(February 26, 2003) - A new Web Services Distributed Management Technical Committee is being formed by OASIS members. This TC's goal, distinct from that of the Management Protocol TC, is to define Web services management. The scope includes using Web services architecture and technology to manage distributed resources.

Working in alliance with the W3C, the TC will define explicit manageability for the components of the Web Services Architecture (WSA) as defined by the W3C Web Services Architecture Working Group. The new WSDM TC will also develop the model of a Web service as a manageable resource. It will collaborate with various other standards groups, including the Distributed Management Task Force (especially with DMTF's technical work groups regarding relevant CIM Schema), and the Global Grid Forum. The WSDM TC will liaise with other OASIS TCs in security- and management-oriented areas. The TC co-chairs are Heather Kreger (IBM) and Winston Bumpus (Novell). The first meeting of the Web Services Distributed Management TC will be held April 2, 2003.

The Web Services Distributed Management Technical Committee does not propose to develop a management protocol. It will define the management of Web services.

Deliverables of the WSDM TC include a Web Services Distributed Management (WSDM) V1.0 Specification, projected for completion in January 2004. This specification is to include WSDL described manageable resources and the XML schema to complete those descriptions. The specification will also define explicit manageability for the components of the Web Services Architecture (WSA) as defined by the W3C.