Why IMS
IMS enables you to reuse your existing and new IT investment for SOA, provides business flexibility, eases new application development, increases manageability and reduces TCO.
Product versions
IMS 11
Integration and open access improvements, manageability enhancements, and increased performance and availability.
IMS 10
Enables SOA, reduces total cost of ownership and provides the highest level of security, scalability and availability
IMS 9
IBM is discontinuing service for IMS Version 9 on November 7, 2010. Customers using IMS Version 9 should migrate to IMS Version 10 or Version 11.
IMS 8
IBM discontinued service for IMS Version 8 on November 5, 2008
IMS 7
IBM discontinued service for IMS Version 7 in 2005

