SMS offers comprehensive SMS Direct Support for multiple IBM platforms, including many products that IBM has decided are:

• End-Of-Life (EOL), or
• End-Of-Service-Life (EOSL), or
• still actively (Active) serviced by IBM.

Our ability to offer SMS Direct Support enables you to realize the following benefits:

• You can have a single point of contact  with SMS for all of the service requirements for all the manufacturers found in your data center.
• You can have a single point of responsibility for contract management and coordination for all the manufacturers found in your data center.
• You have a choice regarding when you migrate your equipment based on your needs versus the needs of the manufacturer.

SMS offers comprehensive SMS Direct Support for all IBM zSeries, pSeries, xSeries, RS/6000, SP/2 Systems, p6 Systems, p5 Systems, Netfinity and Peripheral products, many of which are listed below.