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Subject: Re: Access to database on IBM/MVS from UNIX ?
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Date: Mon, 7-Sep-87 03:23:46 EDT
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> Questions
> ---------
> 
> Are there any database systems that support this setup ?  I know that
> ORACLE runs on both MVS and on UNIX, but can they communicate on a
> higher level (i.e. share data) ?
> 
> Which UNIX systems can talk to an IBM mainframe (besides providing
> 'dumb' 3270 emulation on a UNIX terminal) ?  Is there any other
> way to do it (i.e. let a UNIX program emulate a 3270 terminal when
> talking to the IBM system) ?  

As far as I know there is only one product around which give you the
connection at this time. It is the backend-database system TERADATA,
which is channel-attach to the IBM and has a TCP/IP connection out of 
their own machinery to UNIX. Since you have to buy soft- and hardware
for this connection, you must spend at least spend 300.000 $ for it.
The address of TERADATA is  12945 Jefferson Boul.,LA, CA 90066, (213)
827-8777 and 138b High Street, Esher, Surrey KT10 9QI, ENGLAND (372)
68933.

The other manufacturers still have problems to support a common set
of protocols to connect the two machines in the necessary functionality.
But I suppose that in a year ....

H.W.Barz, WRZ, CIBA-GEIGY, CH-4001 Basel