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To: Lhn5 who wrote (13931)	1/28/1998 10:49:00 AM
From: Eleder2020	Respond to of 29386

I thought that some of the applications that SUN was refering too were scaling right up to the doorstep of Class 1? Ed

To: Lhn5 who wrote (13931)	1/28/1998 12:16:00 PM
From: KJ. Moy	Respond to of 29386

<<<Does the seamless ability of this new system to communicate between Mainframe, NT, and Unix give any clues regarding whcih switch?>>> No. <<< Also, in support of SUNW, does this actually extend the life of legacy databasesby adding this capability to them? >>> Yes, it does, companies thinking of adding processing power and storage capacities would go for the new platform and still be able to let old legacy equipments to share with the new. Flexibility is the real key(in addition to reliability, etc). Let's say you purchase the new system consists of servers and storage arrays. CPU utilization on servers creep up to dangerous levels which affect performance. Managers can have the option of moving I/O management function out to disk arrays instead of adding new servers(saving money). SUN's modular approach is innovative and I think we will see other companies follow suit. What's that got to do with FC? Well, I believe FC switching is a must. Hubs won't make it. Hubs IMO will provide connectivity in seperate FC-AL loops which connect to FC/switch ports. Who's going to win the FC/switch contest? Your guess is as good as mine. <<<Or does the SUNW software (is there Oracle software in thre too?) actually translate this from legacy to the next level?>>> There's no mention of Oracle so I assume they are not part of the equation. This is definitely a much higher level of 'network computing'.