Bus-Tech Announces Gigabit Ethernet to S/390 Solution; Product Allows for Immediate Deployment of Gigabit Ethernet Backbone in the Data Center.Business/Technology Editors BURLINGTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 30, 2000 Bus-Tech, Inc.(TM), a leading supplier of data center connectivity solutions, announces the availability of Gigabit Ethernet in its NetShuttle product line. This announcement makes it possible for mainframe shops to move to a Gigabit Ethernet backbone, within their data center, on a very cost-effective, high-performance NetShuttle platform. "Customers no longer have to wait to deploy Gigabit networking," said Al Brandt, Bus-Tech, Inc. Vice President and general manager of the NetShuttle product line. "This announcement follows our statement of direction that the industry standard NetShuttle will accommodate newer technologies as they evolve in the market place. Customers who are considering going to IBM's latest mainframe technology in the future can deploy a Gigabit backbone network now." NetShuttle's high-speed mainframe connectivity options include both ESCON (Enterprise Systems CONnection) An IBM S/390 fiber-optic channel that transfers 17 Mbytes/sec over distances up to 60 km depending on connection type. ESCON allows peripheral devices to be located across large campuses and metropolitan areas. and parallel channels. The ESCON connection offers support for IBM's latest channel protocol, Multi Path Channel plus (MPC (1) (Mobile PC) A handheld or laptop computer. See handheld computer, laptop computer and Ultra-Mobile PC. (2) (MultiPath Channel) See multipath. +) and will offer support for FICON (FIber CONnector) An IBM mainframe channel introduced with its G5 servers in 1998. Based on the Fibre Channel standard, it boosts the transfer rate of ESCON's half-duplex 17MB/sec to a full-duplex 100MB/sec. in the future. On the 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. side, the NetShuttle supports all major protocols, including; TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. , 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. and IPX (Internetwork Packet EXchange) The network layer protocol in the NetWare operating system. Similar to the IP layer in TCP/IP, it contains a network address and allows messages to be routed to a different network or subnet. . TCP/IP protocols can be resident on the mainframe or can reside inside the NetShuttle system to reduce protocol processing on the host. The Gigabit option for NetShuttle is available immediately. As an upgrade to existing installations, most existing NetShuttle models (140, 210, 220 and 230) are capable of being upgraded to Gigabit Ethernet. About Bus-Tech, Inc. Bus-Tech, Inc. is one of the industry's leading providers of state-of-the-art connectivity solutions for the data center. The company's powerful suite of Intranet-to-Mainframe and data movement solutions satisfy even the most rugged demands of data processing professionals for high-bandwidth, high-performance connectivity. With more than 15,000 installed sites worldwide, Bus-Tech is a recognized leader in the interconnect market and an IBM Business Partner. Headquartered in Burlington, MA, the company is privately held with locations around the world. For more information about Bus-Tech and its products, please visit the Bus-Tech World Wide Web site at http://www.bustech.com, send email to info@bustech.com, or call 800-284-3172 or 781-272-8200. |
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