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To: E_K_S who wrote (10816)	8/11/1998 5:14:00 PM
From: Chung Yang	Read Replies (1) of 64865

Solaris is better. There were some benchmarks done in the past. Solaris can handle much higher bandwidth (hits/min) than NT. The number I saw was at peak it was about 2.5 times higher capacity, but on the average it was 40% more efficient .. for the same type of machine. But it is hard to tell because Sun has better networking software in the first place. But my guess as to why you couldn't log-in is that they underestimate the number of people intersted in participating in this program. - Chung >> Hi Jon - Glad to know that I was not the only person experiencing the problem. I am anxious to test the two systems (NT vs Solaris) side by side to see if one is more efficient. I still like SUNW long term but if they are to make it to the next level, they must show that they have a low end product that can compete with NT. This will prove to me that there is an upgrade path (using SOLARIS) for the small and mid-size business. If not, SUNW must look at more cross-platform promotions with pre-installed Solaris installations and working e-commerce applications that a small business can purchase installed and working. COMPQ or Dell would be a good choice. I will post my findings of my test once I have every <<<

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