Re: ** FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - RECORD-BREAKING TPC-C RECORD!! **

In article <4741ml$kvd@tst.hk.super.net>, Tony Basoglu <tbas@sybase.com> wrote: >an350133@anon.penet.fi (Wow! That's fastttttttt) wrote: > >> REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ via First! -- Today, Oracle >>Corp. announced a record-breaking TPC-C open systems benchmark, 9414 tpmC, >>surpassing the existing performance record, also held by the Oracle7 database. >> >> >>Oracle7's new record is more than two times faster than Sybase's best ever >>performance and nearly three times faster than Informix's best result. >> >>Remarkably, Oracle delivered twice the performance of Sybase's upcoming System >>11, but Oracle used only half the number of processors used by Sybase. >> >> Informix used even more processors than Sybase to obtain still lower >>performance. This Oracle7 benchmark not only set the performance record, it >>also set the all-time price/performance record for high-performance systems at >>$316 per tpmC. >Well-Looka here, an Olav Wannabee (At least Olav has the integrity to put >his name to an article)...Why are you anonymouse(sic)!?!? > >Could you please explain how oracle delivered twice the performance of >Sybase-Since sybase hasnt released any numbers with Sys11 and Digital?? >Or is this another attempt at an *estimate*. I believe he is referring to your best published number todate with Sun. Pat