Oracle, SCO and Unisys Set New World Record TPC-C Result on 8-CPU Intel-Based Servers
December 13, 1999 7:38 PM EST
41,085.4 Transactions Per Minute Achieved at a Cost of $37.19/tpmC On The TPC-C Benchmark, Outperforming All Other 8-CPU Results on Intel-Based Servers
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif., SANTA CRUZ, Calif., and BLUE BELL, Pa., Dec. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Oracle Corp. (Nasdaq: ORCL), SCO (Nasdaq: SCOC), and Unisys (NYSE: UIS) today announced a new world record TPC-C result on 8-CPU Intel architecture. Using the industry standard TPC-C workload, this world record benchmark was achieved by running the Oracle8i(TM) database on the Unisys e-@ction ES2085R Enterprise Server combined with the UnixWare(R) 7 operating system. This benchmark clearly demonstrates the highest result ever on an 8-CPU system using Intel(R) Pentium(R) III Xeon(TM) processors.
Outperforming all other 8-CPU results on Intel-based servers, Oracle, SCO and Unisys achieved world record results of 41,085.4 tpmC (transactions per minute), at a cost of $37.19/tpmC on the TPC-C benchmark. This result far exceeds the price/performance of previous eight-processor TPC-C benchmarks on RISC-based UNIX systems.
"This result shows the kind of performance scaling that can be achieved with Intel-based 8-way servers, featuring the Pentium III Xeon processor," said Jerry Budelman, general manager of Intel's Server Component Division. "Intel-based servers deliver the best performance at the lowest price point for UNIX platforms and the best performance of any 8-way platform running Oracle applications. Intel offers and will continue to offer the platform of choice for UNIX transaction processing."
"This record-breaking Oracle8i benchmark is the best any vendor has achieved on an 8-CPU, Intel Pentium III Xeon processor," said Ray Wong, vice president, Platform Technologies Division, Oracle Corp. "This benchmark result further demonstrates Oracle's continued leadership in the OLTP marketplace, and the unbeatable performance of the Oracle, SCO, Unisys and Intel combination."
TPC-C is the most widely used industry standard benchmark representing online transaction processing (OLTP) simulating a high volume transaction customer scenario. It measures the maximum sustained system performance by assessing the number of new-order transaction per minute while the system simultaneously executes four other transaction types-payment, order-status, delivery and stock-level.
"This confirms that the Intel based Unisys e-@ction ES2085R Enterprise Server combined with Oracle8i and UnixWare7, offers incredible customer value when compared to proprietary RISC based systems in this performance range. Now, just add Unisys high availability solutions to the mix and buying Intel based systems instead of RISC is an easy decision," said Don Johnson, who heads Enterprise Server Business at Unisys Systems and Technology.
SCO is among the world's leading suppliers of Intel-based UNIX server operating systems. Oracle8i running on SCO's UnixWare 7, combine top technologies to bring high reliability and scalability to enterprise systems and to small to medium sized businesses.
"SCO is excited about the results of the TPC-C Benchmark and the fact that it illustrates the power that UnixWare 7 brings to Intel IA-32 based systems," said John Bondi, vice president of Server Product Marketing at SCO. "The powerhouse combination of Unisys, Oracle, and UnixWare 7 gives our customers the ability to choose a highly reliable, cost effective and fast alternative to the traditional RISC-based database solutions.
Availability
All hardware and software used in the benchmarked configuration is expected to be available June 1, 2000.
About Oracle
Oracle Corporation is the world's leading supplier of software for information management, and the world's second largest independent software company. With annual revenues of over $9.1 billion, the company offers its database, tools and application products, along with related consulting, education, and support services, in more than 145 countries around the world.
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About SCO
SCO is a global leader in server-based software for networked business computing. SCO is the world's number one provider of UNIX server operating systems, and the leading provider of network computing software that enables clients of all kinds -- including PCs, graphical terminals, NCs, and other devices -- to have Webtop access to business-critical applications running on servers of all kinds. SCO designed Tarantella software, the world's first web-enabling software for network computing. SCO sells and supports its products through a worldwide network of distributors, resellers, systems integrators, and OEMs. For more information, see SCO's home page at www.sco.com.
About Unisys
Unisys is an electronic business solutions company whose 35,000 employees help customers in 100 countries apply information technology to seize opportunities and overcome challenges of the Internet economy. Unisys people integrate and deliver the solutions, services, platforms and network infrastructure required by business and government to transform their organizations for success in this new era. The company offers a rich portfolio of Unisys e-@ction Solutions for electronic business based on its expertise in "repeatable" vertical industry solutions, network services, outsourcing, systems integration and multivendor support, coupled with enterprise-class server and related technologies. The primary vertical markets Unisys serves worldwide include financial services, transportation, communications, publishing and commercial sectors, as well as the public sector, including federal government customers. Unisys is headquartered in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, in the Greater Philadelphia area. For more information on the company, access the Unisys home page on the World Wide Web at www.unisys.com. Investor information can be found at www.unisys.com/investor.
Trademarks
Oracle is a registered trademark and Oracle8i is a trademark or registered trademark of Oracle Corp. Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners.
TPC benchmark is a trademark of the Transaction Processing Performance Council (www.tpc.org), a non-profit organization. Pricing is based on data posted on the TPC web site, www.tpc.org
SCO and UnixWare are registered trademarks of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. in the US and other countries. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open Group in the US and other countries. SOURCE Oracle Corporation
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