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IBM integrates SNA and IP. (International Business Machines Corp; systems network architecture; Internet protocol)
Business Communications Review, October, 1997 by Routt, Thomas J.
IBM recently announced Enterprise Extender and Branch Extender software enhancements for its 2210 and 2216 routers and for the 3746 Multi-access Enclosure. These enhancements extend access from IP clients across intranet and Internet environments into SNA-based IBM host and midrange servers.
IBM also announced updated TN3270E server support for both the 2210 and 2216, enabling access to SNA applications over IP and HPR. Efficient IP/SNA integration is important for Fortune 1000 companies that, while rapidly deploying IP-based intranets to the desktop, maintain much of their business-critical data on SNA mainframes and midrange systems. While IP has become ubiquitous within the "cloud," more than 80 percent of the world's business data remain SNA-based and...
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