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What was it?

Dell’s hardware management software is based on a protocol abstraction stack written in C++ (STL, boost, Xerces).

What it looked like

DVD for Open Manage Essentials 1.0

DVD case for Open Manage Essentials 1.0

When was it?

2010 – present

What I did:

• Developed cross-platform (Windows/Linux) software in C++ (with boost and Xerces) that abstracts device protocols (SNMP, ICMP, IPMI, etc.) so that Dell’s device management software can focus on managing devices
• Lead the effort to take the software from the Windows platform to Linux, making it cross-platform and standards compliant

Operating Systems:

• Windows, Linux

Development Environments:

• Visual Studio, Eclipse

Programming Languages:

• C++