Sun Microsystems Inc has teamed up with Electronic Data Systems Corp to take Sun’s Network File System into the IBM mainframe world with development of MVS/NFS, to be available next spring. The aim of the new product is that any computer that supports Network File System, from personal computers to supercomputers should have high-speed transparent access to data on IBM mainframes, and it is designed to make data residing on the mainframe appear local to network users. It will also enable remote or local users to create, modify or store new data on the host. IBM already offers its own Network File System implementation for VM. Once MVS/NFS is complete, EDS will offer it to its own customer base as part of its integrated soluti ons, its parent, General Motors Corp, being one of the first custo mers. And Sun will be licensing MVS/NFS through system integrators and distributors. No pricing data.
