IBM started their asset data integration initiative as a way to achieve integration in a loosely coupled multi-product environment. Its key goals are:
The Tivoli CDM (Common Data Model), IT Registry (Data Integration Service) and IdML (Identity Markup Language) were born as a consequence of this initiative.
The term "IT Registry" refers to an IBM product which permits centralized handling of IT resources. Please note that this term is not officially approved and can be changed in future.