18. A computer-implemented method of managing computer systems components, said components including a plurality of hardware device and software object identifiers, said method comprising: generating a catalog of computer system components including hardware devices and software objects, said generated catalog including an identifier identifying an unknown hardware device or software object; identifying data associated with the identifier; categorizing the identified data with the identifier in the generated catalog, said categorizing comprising qualifying the identified data, said qualifying comprising at least normalizing and correcting the identified data associated with the identifier, said categorizing comprising at least one of the following: categorizing each of said identified identifiers according to a public categorization scheme and categorizing at least a portion of said identified identifiers according to one or more private categorization schemes; in response to the qualifying, providing the categorized data to at least two sources for review, said at least two sources including a community of users; receiving information regarding the identifier of the unknown hardware device or software object from the at least two different sources, each of said sources having a corresponding reputation, said reputation defining only to a perceived ability of the at least two different sources to provide meaningful commentary on a categorization of the identifier; determining an identity of the identifier identifying the unknown hardware device or software object based upon the received information and the reputation of the sources of the received information; and updating the generated catalog of computer system components based upon the determined identity.
18. A computer-implemented method of managing computer systems components, said components including a plurality of hardware device and software object identifiers, said method comprising: generating a catalog of computer system components including hardware devices and software objects, said generated catalog including an identifier identifying an unknown hardware device or software object; identifying data associated with the identifier; categorizing the identified data with the identifier in the generated catalog, said categorizing comprising qualifying the identified data, said qualifying comprising at least normalizing and correcting the identified data associated with the identifier, said categorizing comprising at least one of the following: categorizing each of said identified identifiers according to a public categorization scheme and categorizing at least a portion of said identified identifiers according to one or more private categorization schemes; in response to the qualifying, providing the categorized data to at least two sources for review, said at least two sources including a community of users; receiving information regarding the identifier of the unknown hardware device or software object from the at least two different sources, each of said sources having a corresponding reputation, said reputation defining only to a perceived ability of the at least two different sources to provide meaningful commentary on a categorization of the identifier; determining an identity of the identifier identifying the unknown hardware device or software object based upon the received information and the reputation of the sources of the received information; and updating the generated catalog of computer system components based upon the determined identity. 19. A computer-implemented method as set forth in claim 18 wherein said determining the identity further comprises weighting the received information based upon the corresponding reputation of each of the sources.