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To: Douglas Nordgren who wrote (3730)	8/1/2001 11:49:30 AM
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Back To Article July 31, 2001 01:02 AM IBM brings Fibre Channel connectivity to its Shark server By Dan Neel IBM ON TUESDAY introduced technology that allows mainframe computer systems, such as Big Blue's Shark servers, to enjoy the storage data throughput performance offered by Fibre Channel products. The technology, called FiCon, is a combination of Fibre Channel storage connectivity and older ESCon (Enterprise System Connection) tools, said Bob Samson, vice president of sales and operations for IBM storage. IBM will offer native Ficon connectivity to Shark server customers, Samson said. By combining the mainframe ESCon connection technology with that of Fibre Channel, Shark users will experience a six-times increase in storage data throughput compared to standard ESCon, Samson said. FiCon will also allow Shark systems to connect directly to Fibre Channel-based SANs (storage area networks), Samson added. Fibre Channel is the backbone of most current SANs, industry statistics show. "The current ESCon performance runs at 17MBps. And with FiCon connectivity for our Shark, you now have a data transfer rate of 100MBps," Samson said. FiCon brings a number of benefits to IBM mainframe users, including backwards compatibility to ESCon, explained Mike Kahn, chairman of the Clipper Group, an industry consulting and analysis firm based in Wellesley, Mass. "It's an innovative technology in that is doesn't require ESCon software to change. People can still think they're going ESCon, but it's now happening over FiCon," Kahn said. IBM also offers FiCon connectivity on its Magstar 3590 A60 Tape Controller, a tape storage product for enterprise-level data backup and disaster recovery.