Today IBM announced the new FICON Express8 features for their z10 servers. What does that mean for the Sun Storagetek customers with tape solutions currently connected to a z10 server? As usual, Sun has you covered and it is full speed ahead. Because of Sun's relationship with IBM, Sun has already tested and certified its tape solutions with the new FICON Express8 features. These cards are designed to support a link rate of 8 gigabits per second (Gbps) with autonegotiation to 2 or 4 Gbps to support existing devices for added investment protection.

Great news for the Sun customers and another example of Sun's investment and commitment to keeping current with the latest mainframe technology.