Re: Free Database Benchmarks (TPC, AS3AP, etc.)

"BobG" <bgallagher@csrad.com> posted with deletions: > Download a free copy of Benchmark Factory 97 from our web site at > www.csrad.com. > > Below is our press release describing Benchmark Factory 97: > > Client/Server Solutions Inc. Announces Benchmark Factory 97 > > Tool provides pre-developed industry standard benchmarks and enables users > to easily create and run their own benchmarks. > > October 8, 1997 ' Client/Server Solutions Inc., today announced Benchmark > Factory 97, the first benchmark development environment for multiple > application types, including database, web, mail and file services. In > addition, it is the only commercially available product to provide > pre-developed industry standard benchmarks, like the TPC-B, TPC-C, TPC-D, > AS3AP, Wisconsin and Set Query. > > "Now performance testers and capacity planners can quickly analyze a system > without writing a single line of programming code," said Brian Butler, > Client/Server Solutions' President. "Using the factory analogy, Benchmark > Factory 97' contains benchmark parts and fully assembled benchmarks. This > means that testers can run a benchmark like the TPC-C within minutes of > loading the software." > > "This product is truly amazing," said Jim Gray, editor of The Benchmark > Handbook, manager of Microsoft's Bay Area Research Center and the foremost > authority on benchmarks. "I wish Benchmark Factory 97 had been available the > last time I ran a benchmark." > > Like a carousel CD player programmed to play your selections, Benchmark > Factory 97' lets you run multiple benchmarks. Benchmark Factory 97 can > pinpoint system bottlenecks in a fraction of the time required by other > tools on the market. > > Visual Control Center > Users will find Benchmark Factory 97 extremely easy to learn and use. Its > Visual Control Center - the tester's "dashboard" - has a Windows 95 look and > feel, so even first-time benchmark testers feel at home loading, running, > and customizing benchmarks. > > Virtual Users > Benchmark Factory 97 uses lightweight threads to spawn Virtual User > sessions, so it can simulate hundreds of users on just one workstation. This > means that the workload of thousands of users can be simulated with very few > test machines. > > Graphical Data Analysis > Because test results are more easily analyzed when they're presented > graphically, Benchmark Factory 97TM delivers test information in a variety > of familiar formats. Users can select both the information to be analyzed as > well as the display style, so performance-tuning moves rapidly. > Benchmark Software Development Kit > > Each Benchmark Factory 97 pre-developed benchmark is a highly optimized > Dynamic Link Library (DLL) created with the C++ programming language. The > Benchmark Factory 97 Professional version includes the Benchmark Foundation > Classes (BFC), a C++ framework built upon Microsoft Foundation Classes > (MFC). This technology enables benchmark developers to create custom > transactions that accurately model their systems. > > Pricing and Availability > Benchmark Factory 97 will be available October 10th 1997 from Client/Server > Solutions, Inc. for $4995. The product includes 50 Virtual User (V-User) > licenses and support for ODBC connections. > > Benchmark programmers can purchase Benchmark Factory 97 Professional' for > $9995. This product includes 100 V-User licenses, support for ODBC > connections, one native database driver, the Benchmark Foundation Classes > and C++ benchmark source code. > > Additional native database drivers can be purchased for $1995 per driver and > additional V-User licenses can be purchased for $495 per 50. > > About Client/Server Solutions, Inc. > Since 1991, Client/Server Solutions, Inc. has been a premier client/server > applications developer and performance consulting firm. Many of its > associates are also recognized industry leaders whose articles are regularly > published in industry magazines. We have encapsulated years of benchmark > experience into our products so our customers can reap the benefits. > > That's nice, but how does Access97 / Jet Engine perform on these tests? ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Re-usable, patented financial software for business and banks Colin James III, PhD Principal Scientist www.cec-services.com CEC Services, LLC, 1613 Morning Dr, Loveland, CO 80538-4410 Telephone lines: Voice 970.622.0466; Facsimile: 970.622.0177 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~