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feedback provide feedback on this article request assistance print article products subscribe to this article manage your subscriptions search again situation the retirement process for symantec mobile management for microsoft system center configuration manager smm for sccm will begin on june 2 2014 . as of this date there will be no additional feature enhancements to smm for sccm . on december 1 2014 symantec will cease sales of new product and subscription licenses for smm for sccm though existing customers may continue to renew their licenses until june 1 2015 when smm for sccm will no longer be available for renewals . support for this product will continue until june 6 2016 when it will reach the end of support life . this decision to retire the smm for sccm product was made because symantec is consolidating our mobile product offerings into a stronger simplified and more integrated enterprise mobility solution for our customers . symantec is focused on delivering app center as our next generation integrated mobility solution with core integrated functions including mobile device management mdm mobile application management mam and mobile threat protection mobile security . solution though symantec will retire smm for sccm we will continue to sell the symantec mobile management suite without smm for sccm and the following products within the suite which are separate from smm for sccm symantec app center symantec mobile security symantec mobile management for symantec management platform smm for smp key considerations the symantec mobile management smm for microsoft system center configuration manager sccm product provides mobile device management mdm capabilities that extend and enhance the native mdm capabilities included in the native microsoft system center configuration manager sccm platform . mobile device platform operating systems supported by smm for sccm include apple ios google android microsoft windows mobile and microsoft windows ce . the symantec mobile management suite will be adjusted to remove the smm for sccm product beginning june 2 2014 key dates end of life eol june 2 2014 smm for sccm eol start date end feature enhancements end of new acquisition december 1 2014 last date that new smm for sccm product and subscription licenses may be sold end of availability june 1 2015 last date that product and subscription licenses for smm for sccm can be renewed end of limited support december 7 2015 end of limited technical support for smm for sccm end of support life june 6 2016 support for this product is discontinued considerations for existing customers all smm for sccm license entitlements and associated technical support entitlements will ultimately be migrated to app center basic edition on or before the final end of support life date . we are not immediately migrating licenses in order to ensure that your existing entitlements support and any new licenses renewals purchased will stay on smm for sccm . you may request a license transfer from smm for sccm to app center basic edition by contacting your symantec sales representative or customer support . if you are a customer using ios or android the symantec app center basic edition product offers many of the same mdm features as smm for sccm particularly with respect to ios and android based byod mobile devices . if you are a customer using smm for sccm to manage legacy windows mobile and or windows ce based devices we suggest that you begin migrating your license entitlements in the second half of 2015 at which point symantec plans to have incorporated both operational device features and windows mobile windows ce management into app center s mdm capabilities . frequently asked questions faq q why is symantec discontinuing smm for sccm a we pay attention to wider mobility market trends so that as new devices and related mobile operating systems change we are prepared to support your mobility evolution . in addition as we align with our new offering strategy and efforts to streamline our product range to provide fewer more integrated solutions for our customers this requires us to retire products from our portfolio . as a result symantec has made the decision to discontinue smm for sccm and focus on enhancing the symantec app center platform to deliver a unified solution to protect apps data and devices including mobile device management mdm app wrapping mam and mobile threat management mobile security capabilities . q is discontinuing smm for sccm a part of symantec s current strategy a the decision to discontinue smm for sccm in favor of focusing our investment on the symantec app center platform is consistent with symantec s strategy to deliver right for me customer focused productivity solutions that solve your biggest higher order problems . q with this announcement is symantec also discontinuing the symantec mobile management for symantec management platform smm for smp and symantec mobile management standalone smm offering a no . this announcement does not involve discontinuing the symantec mobile management smm products that are built on the symantec management platform . this product also sometimes referred to as simply symantec mobile management or smm is not involved with this announcement . it is only the symantec mobile management for microsoft system center configuration manager smm for sccm product that is being discontinued at this time . q what is the product migration path for smm for sccm customers a all your smm for sccm license entitlements and associated technical support entitlements will ultimately be migrated to app center basic edition on or before the final end of support life date . we are not immediately migrating licenses in order to ensure that your existing entitlements support and any new licenses renewals purchased will stay on smm for sccm . you may request a license transfer from smm for sccm to app center basic edition by contacting your sales representative or customer support . if you are a customer using ios or android the symantec app center basic edition product offers many of the same mdm features as smm for sccm particularly with respect to ios and android based byod mobile devices . if you are using smm for sccm to manage legacy windows mobile and or windows ce based devices we suggest you begin migrating your license entitlements in the second half of 2015 at which point symantec plans to have incorporated both operational device features and windows mobile windows ce management into app center s mdm capabilities . q how much longer can licenses be purchased for the smm for sccm product a the smm for sccm product will be officially retired on june 2 2014 . however new product subscription licenses for smm for sccm can be purchased until december 1 2014 . the last date that product subscription licenses for smm for sccm can be renewed is june 1 2015 . please keep in mind that after june 2 2014 no new feature enhancements will developed for smm for sccm . q what does the discontinuance of the smm for sccm product mean to the symantec mobile management suite a licensing for the smm for sccm product will continue to be included with the symantec mobile management suite until june 2 2014 . other than the discontinuance of the smm for sccm product there is no other impact on the symantec mobile management suite . moving forward the symantec mobile management suite will include the following solution components symantec app center symantec mobile security symantec mobile management for symantec management platform smm for smp other references resources for smm for sccm and enterprise mobility smm for sccm support page http www.symantec.com business support index page landing & key 61506 symantec mobility http www.symantec.com mobility symantec connect managing mobility http www.symantec.com connect managing mobility terms of use for this information are found in legal notices . translated content this is machine translated content 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