With the release of SunTM ONE Mainframe Transaction Processing software 8.0, SunTM ONE Mainframe Batch Manager software 10.0 and SunTM ONE 3270 Pathway 2.0 (formerly known as SunTM 3270 Pathway software), the migration of applications running on IBM and PCM to Sun systems running the SolarisTM 8 and 9 Operating Environment (Solaris OE) can be rehosted with little or no change.

The platform supported is the UltraSPARCR processor platform running the Solaris OE for development systems. Production systems include the Sun FireTM V480 and Sun FireTM V880 servers, the Sun EnterpriseTM 3500, 4500, 5500, 6500 and 10,000 servers and the Sun FireTM 3800, 4800, 4810, 6800 and 15K servers.

For customers using this software on UNIXR system hardware from vendors other than Sun, an upgrade will allow free transfer of existing licenses to Sun hardware platforms. Competitive trade-ins for hardware from other vendors if eligible can apply through IBB programs. A 90-day, media-only warranty applies.

Customers wishing to replace a mainframe with a Sun UNIX system will appreciate a drastic improvement in TCO and, in many cases, substantial performance improvements. IBM no longer has any competition in the mainframe market and has increased its maintenance price on all but the latest mainframes. In addition the software licenses for IBM mainframes are very high.

It is important to recognize that these tools are not emulations but natively ported versions of CICS and batch tools. Customers with a Y2K-driven investment in updating COBOL applications will not have to invest further in the retraining of end-users and system programmers. Target applications should be written in COBOL, PL1 or C. Certain DB2 databases can also be rehosted either using DB2 for UNIX systems or Oracle. Workloads running on IMS, or IDMS, or workloads using TPF cannot be migrated. A comprehensive suite of services is available from Sun Professional ServicesSM program, including an audit of a potential customer's applications. The satisfactory findings of an audit all but guarantee the success of the desired migration, which can be performed either by the customer or by Sun. Customers can elect either to continue the SNA used by their mainframes or migrate to a TCP/IP.

Certification for SunTM Cluster software is under study and not currently offered but customers concerned with availability issues can purchase backup licenses, which can be bought at reduced costs for restoring systems.

With the release of these new software versions, Sun has begun the transition from its price list of Sun Mainframe Transaction Processing software 7.2, Sun Mainframe Batch Manager software 9.2 and Sun 3270 Pathway 1.5 software. [...read more...]

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