Re: RELEASE: INFORMIX, HEWLETT-PACKARD SET NEW TPC-C PERFORMANCE RECORD
William Daul (billd@informix.com) wrote: : INFORMIX, HEWLETT-PACKARD SET NEW TPC-C PERFORMANCE RECORD : 2,110 Transactions Per Minute More Than Doubles Previous TPC-C Record : MENLO PARK, Calif., (November 8, 1993) -- Informix Software, Inc. : (NASDAQ:IFMX) and Hewlett-Packard Company today announced : record-breaking TPC-C performance results for INFORMIX(R)-OnLine and : the new HP 9000 Corporate Business Server Model T500. : The new benchmark result is the first to be published on the newly : announced HP 9000 business server, and the highest TPC-C result : achieved to date. The Model T500, with six processors running : INFORMIX-OnLine, achieved a performance record of 2,110.5 transactions : per minute (tpmC) with a cost performance of $2,115 per tpmC. The new : HP/Informix result more than doubles the best results published to date : for any UNIX platform. : "Informix is the leader in the more complex, real-world TPC-C benchmark, : because INFORMIX-OnLine was designed for the high-performance, OLTP : applications found in today's IT environments," said Steve Sommer, : vice president of marketing, Informix Software. "This latest benchmark, : in addition to the more than 30 previous performance tests on which we've : partnered with HP, demonstrate the suitability of INFORMIX-OnLine and : HP's entire suite of Corporate Business Servers for solving business- : critical applications." : "These outstanding TPC-C results demonstrate the importance our two : companies have placed on meeting customers' needs in the data center," : said Carol G. Mills, general manager of HP's General Systems Division. : "The Informix/HP solution has strengthened our mainframe-alternative : program, where HP has helped more than 800 customers reduce or eliminate : their reliance on costly mainframe computers." : TPC-C Benchmark Predicts Real-World Database Performance : The TPC-C benchmark, developed in 1992 by the Transaction Processing : Performance Council (TPC), is considered to be the best benchmark : test for evaluating real-world application performance. The benchmark : measures a more complex, transaction-intensive, business environment : by simulating an order-entry application in an OLTP environment. : The benchmark includes full OLTP emulation from on-line users to : storage devices; a mix of read-only and update intensive transactions; : and tests five transaction types including on-line and batch. The : benchmark results report the number of orders processed each minute : within a specified response time. : INFORMIX-OnLine has been used for twelve TPC-C performance tests to : date and is also the only relational database server for open systems : hardware vendors have chosen to use for their published TPC-C benchmarks. : About INFORMIX-OnLine : INFORMIX-OnLine is a high-performance OLTP database server that provides : high availability, data integrity, and multimedia data management : capabilities. : : Features of INFORMIX-OnLine include stored procedures, which can : reduce message traffic in a client/server environment; ANSI SQL-89- : compliant declarative integrity constraints, which bring added security : to a database by enforcing a set of safety checks on all applications : accessing the data; and distributed updates with two-phase commit : and recovery. : : INFORMIX-OnLine supports Informix's entire line of SQL-based application : development tools as well as a large number of third-party application : development tools and runs on a wide range of UNIX-based computer systems : in stand-alone or networked environments. : About the HP 9000 Corporate Business Server : : The new HP 9000 Corporate Business Server Model T500 is based on : Precision Architecture RISC (PA-RISC) technology and supports up : to 12-way symmetric multiprocessing. Based on open systems and : industry standards, the Model T500 runs the HP-UX operating system. : Using INFORMIX-OnLine RDBMS, the Model T500 provides the power and : functionality to perform mainframe-class applications for the corporate : data center. : About HP : : Hewlett-Packard Company is an international manufacturer of : measurement and computation products and systems recognized for excellence : in quality and support. The company's products and services are used : in government, industry, business, engineering, science, medicine and : education in approximately 110 countries. HP has 94,900 employees and : had revenue of $16.4 billion in its 1992 fiscal year. : About Informix : : Informix Software, Inc., provides the most complete and productive : database technology to build, deploy, run and evolve applications. : Informix products include powerful distributed database management : systems, robust application development tools, and graphical- and : character-based productivity software for delivering information to : every significant desktop platform. With corporate headquarters in : Menlo Park, Calif., Informix has European headquarters in London, : and Asia/Pacific headquarters in Singapore. : ### : INFORMIX is a registered trademark of Informix Software, Inc. : All other companies mentioned or other names indicated by (TM) or (R) : are registered trademarks of their respective manufacturer. : -- : %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% : William Daul Advanced Support INFORMIX SOFTWARE INC. : 4100 Bohannon Dr. (415) 926-6488 - wk : Menlo Park, CA. 94025 uunet!infmx!billd or billd@informix.com Incredible. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Adam Buckley, Performance Benchmarking Unit ICL Bracknell BERKS ENGLAND | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | < Probably not the views of my employer> | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------