Andrew provides twinax solution for Microsoft SNA Server to AS/400 connectivity.ORLAND PARK Or·land Park A village of northeast Illinois, a residential and manufacturing suburb of Chicago. Population: 53,300. , Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 1, 1995--Andrew Corp. announces the development of a link service driver that allows the Microsoft(R) SNA (Systems Network Architecture) IBM's mainframe network standards introduced in 1974. Originally a centralized architecture with a host computer controlling many terminals, enhancements, such as APPN and APPC (LU 6. Server to be attached to the IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) (R) AS/400(R) via twinax. The Twinax Data Link Control (TDLC TDLC Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia (Santiago, Chile) TDLC Twinaxial Data Link Control ) will benefit users needing the power and flexibility of Microsoft SNA Server and the ease of twinax connections. ``Our customers have been asking for an effective way to connect Windows NT-based LANs into the AS/400 system. Of these AS/400 systems, 70% do not have LAN adapters installed,'' said Vesa Suomalainen, channel manager of the SNA Server Product Unit for Microsoft. ``The Andrew TDLC solution meets this connectivity need in a flexible, cost-effective manner.'' The TDLC's primary advantage is offering a connectivity solution to the AS/400 which is easier to implement than a LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. connection. Users need only to choose the TDLC driver option in the configuration session to establish the twinax connection. As the need for a LAN card See network adapter. is eliminated, customers will see immediate cost savings. With support for up to 60 sessions, the TDLC provides users with increased capabilities over traditional gateways which support only seven users. ``This software driver takes advantage of the twinax ports, which are available on almost every AS/400 system, to provide an inexpensive, simple connection between the Microsoft SNA Server and the AS/400,'' said Peter Galvin, director of strategic marketing at Andrew Corp. ``With the development of the twinax driver, Andrew is providing a key AS/400 communications technology for the Microsoft SNA Server.'' The TDLC driver is available in all Microsoft SNA Servers, version 2.11. For more information on the TDLC link contact Andrew Corp. at 800/328-2696, extension 312. -0- Andrew Corp. is a global supplier of communications equipment and services. Major markets are wireless communications, including cellular and land mobile radio, common carriers, corporations, and government agencies. Andrew is an S&P 500 company listed on the NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on National Market System under the symbol: ANDW. CONTACT: Andrew Corp., Orland Park Tim Surin, 708/873-2485 Peter Galvin, 708/873-2716 |
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