Free Database Benchmarks (TPC, AS3AP, etc.)

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.