SMF provides a framework for network delivery and management of applications components and services independent of operating system and architecture. 

• IBM Service Management Framework™, an implementation of the OSGi™ Service Platform specification, provides for the network delivery and management of applications and services independent of operating system and instruction set architecture (ISA).
• An integral part of the IBM WebSphere® Everyplace embedded software platform, it provides a comprehensive, scalable solution that can enable the deployment, maintenance, and removal of applications and runtime elements across millions of devices.
• An open software platform designed to meet the needs of device manufacturers, service providers, developers and gateway operators in supporting the emerging new generations of smart devices.
• Designed to execute properly under all OSGi-defined execution environments; conforms to the specifications of the OSGi Alliance:
  • Designed to be fully compliant with the OSGi Service Platform Release 3.0 specification (certification pending), includes the entire 3.0 framework.
  • Certified to be fully compliant with OSGi Service Platform Release 3.
• Provides the ability to install, start, stop, update, and uninstall applications without affecting other applications executing within the framework.
• Supports fully-connected, intermittently-connected, and disconnected usage.
• Optimized for embedded use to enable deployment on resource-constrained devices.
• Available in a standalone evaluation toolkit or as a plugin to WebSphere Studio Device Developer.
• MicroDoc Software Licensing offers the full range of IBM WebSphere software and tools for Embedded development.
• MicroDoc Academy offers training for Embedded Java developers and specific training in IBM SMF and OSGi technologies.