<s>
IEC	B-Device
61968	I-Device
is	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
standards	O
under	O
development	O
that	O
will	O
define	O
standards	O
for	O
information	O
exchanges	O
between	O
electrical	O
distribution	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IEC	B-Device
61968	I-Device
is	O
intended	O
to	O
support	O
the	O
inter-application	O
integration	O
of	O
a	O
utility	O
enterprise	O
that	O
needs	O
to	O
collect	O
data	O
from	O
different	O
applications	O
that	O
are	O
legacy	O
or	O
new	O
and	O
each	O
has	O
different	O
interfaces	O
and	O
run-time	O
environments	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IEC	B-Device
61968	I-Device
defines	O
interfaces	O
for	O
all	O
the	O
major	O
elements	O
of	O
an	O
interface	O
architecture	O
for	O
Distribution	O
Management	O
Systems	O
(	O
DMS	O
)	O
and	O
is	O
intended	O
to	O
be	O
implemented	O
with	O
middleware	O
services	O
that	O
broker	O
messages	O
among	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
CIM	O
model	O
defines	O
the	O
following	O
packages	O
and	O
objects	O
for	O
DMS	O
inline	O
with	O
61968	B-Device
.	O
</s>
