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	SUN TO OFFER ENHANCED IBM MAINFRAME CONNECTIVITY
 
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. --October 2, 1989-- Sun Microsystems today
enhanced its SunLink(TM) connectivity products with SunLink
Channel Gateway, a complete hardware and software solution for
connecting Sun workstations to IBM mainframes.  It allows Sun computers
and IBM System/370-compatible mainframes to exchange files and messages
as well as to submit jobs and commands.
 
SunLink Channel Gateway facilitates both interactive and batch
information transfer.  It allows multiple IBM device emulators, such as
SunLink Local 3270, to be connected to Sun systems and makes it possible
for customers to develop their own emulators.
 
SunLink is part of SunNet(TM), Sun's integrated family of
networking and data communication products.  As with other SunLink
products, SunLink Channel Gateway preserves hardware investments by
enabling users to connect high-performance Sun workstations to existing
computer equipment.
  
SunLink Channel Gateway will be useful for customers with
computer-aided design or statistical programs who need to interactively
share information between central mainframe files and individual
workstations.  Customers with distributed databases that must be
updated in a batch format can also utilize SunLink Channel Gateway.  In
addition, those who use workstations for mainframe software development
will benefit from the product.
 
SunLink Channel Gateway is compatible with both the MVS and VM
operating systems and supports a window-based or a command line
interface.  It supports IBM's NJE (Network Job Entry) protocol over a
channel-attached link.
 
SunLink Channel Gateway is priced at $20,000 (U.S. list) for a single
unit.  This includes the channel board set, the programming interface
and NJE support.  SunLink Channel Gateway resides in a Sun server; one
can support a virtually unlimited number of Sun clients.  It will be
available in the first quarter of 1990.
 
 
Sun Microsystems, Inc., headquartered in Mountain View, Calif., is a
leading worldwide supplier of network-based distributed computing
systems, including professional workstations, servers and UNIX(R)
operating system and productivity software.
 
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