Compaq and Informix set world record benchmark for SAP's R/3 on Windows NT.HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 1997-- Breakthrough Performance Meets the Needs of Large Customers Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CPQ CPQ Compaq CPQ Conseil du Patronat du Québec (Canada) CPQ Configure-Price-Quote CPQ Conseil de Presse du Québec (Québec Press Council, Canada) CPQ Companion Parrot Quarterly ) and Informix Software, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : IFMX IFMX Informix Corporation ) today announced they have set a new performance record for processing SAP's R/3 sales and distribution transactions. This performance improvement will allow customers who use SAP's R/3 business application solutions on Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. platforms to run larger, more complex applications faster, enabling them to improve their processes and become more competitive. Enterprise customers can now enjoy a higher level of confidence and leading price/performance when deploying SAP's R/3 on NT. The new world record achieved on Windows NT was 1,116 sales and distribution (SD) benchmark users for client-server solutions running SAP's R/3 Version 3.0 E on Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT 4.0 Server with INFORMIX OnLine Dynamic Server 7.20.TE1 database. This eclipses the previous record score by 19 percent and represents the first time any Windows NT and R/3 Release 3.0 SAP Standard Application SD benchmark has exceeded 1,000 benchmark users. The Compaq ProLiant 5000 application servers used in the benchmark recorded an average dialog response time of 1.92 seconds. This performance capability further validates Compaq ProLiant Servers and Informix databases as a preferred platform for large R/3 environments. With nearly 50 percent of all R/3 Windows NT installations running on ProLiant servers, Compaq is clearly a market leader(a). "The record-setting results achieved by the Compaq- Informix solution further demonstrate Compaq's ability to provide scalable enterprise solutions to all of our customers, from small-to-medium sized businesses to Fortune 500 companies," said John T. Rose, Senior Vice President and Group General Manager, Enterprise Computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. Group, Compaq Computer Corporation. "Compaq was the first company certified for R/3 on Windows NT, the first to reach 1000 R/3 customer installations on NT and the first to demonstrate failover capabilities for R/3 using a preliminary version of Microsoft's Wolfpack clustering extensions. Compaq's leadership in R/3 for the Windows NT environment is a result of our strong relationships with SAP and Microsoft, and the investments we have made in building our SAP capabilities." "These outstanding benchmark results underscore Informix's industry-leading database performance and Compaq's technology leadership in business-critical enterprise applications," said Kathy Gogan, Vice President, Global Partners at Informix. "Customers can now take advantage of the integrated Informix-R/3 solution, with its superior performance and scalability, throughout their enterprise on NT platforms." The Benchmark Environment The hardware configuration for the benchmark consisted of 14 Compaq ProLiant 5000 servers: one database server with four Pentium Pro The sixth generation of the Intel x86 family of CPU chips. The term may refer to the chip or to a PC that uses it. Introduced in 1995 as the successor to the Pentium, models from 150 MHz to 200 MHz were released. 200 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. processors, 2 GB of main memory and 189 GB of total disk space. Thirteen Compaq ProLiant 5000s, each with four-way Pentium Pro 200 MHz processors and 1 GB of main memory, acted as application servers, running SAP R/3 Release 3.0 E and Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 with Service Pack 1. Nine of the 13 application servers were used as dialog servers. The measured throughput was 337,000 dialog steps per hour. Three ProLiant 5000s acted as update servers and one ProLiant 5000 was used as the message and enqueue Pronounced "en-q." To place an item in a queue. Contrast with dequeue. See queue and queuing. enqueue - queue server. The average CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. utilization was 99 percent for the database server, 77 percent for the dialog servers, 47 percent for the update servers, and 21 percent for the message/enqueue server. This benchmark followed SAP published guidelines and is audited and certified by SAP. The benchmark was performed at Informix headquarters in Menlo Park, California Menlo Park is a city in San Mateo County, California in the United States of America. It is located at latitude 37°29' North, longitude 122°9' East. Menlo Park had 30,785 inhabitants as of the 2000 U.S. Census. . Details regarding this benchmark are available upon request from Compaq, Informix or SAP AG (company) SAP AG - (Systeme, Anwendungen, Produkte in der Datenverarbeitung - German for "Systems, Applications and Products in Data Processing") A company from Germany that sells the leading suite of client-server business software. The US branch is called SAP America. . SAP Competency Centers Compaq's SAP Competency Centers in Houston, Texas and Walldorf, Germany are benchmarking and developing installation methodologies for SAP R/3 on NT with Informix databases and Compaq ProLiant servers. Compaq ProLiant servers are being integrated into Informix's SAP Competency Centers. These centers are dedicated to testing, piloting and optimizing R/3 solutions. Compaq and Informix work together to offer joint systems engineering, marketing and service and support - to ensure well integrated solutions. Company Backgrounds Compaq Computer Corporation, a Fortune 100 company, is the fifth largest computer company in the world and the largest global supplier of personal computers, delivering useful innovation through products that connect people with people and people with information. The company is an industry leader in environmentally friendly programs and business practices. Compaq is strategically organized to meet the current and future needs of its customers, offering Internet and enterprise computing solutions, networking products, commercial PC products and consumer PCs. As the leader in distributed enterprise solutions, Compaq has shipped over a million servers. In 1996, the company reported worldwide sales of $18.1 billion. Compaq products are sold and supported in more than 100 countries through a network of authorized Compaq marketing partners. Customer support and information about Compaq and its products can be found at http://www.compaq.com or by calling 1-800-OK-COMPAQ. Product information and reseller locations can be obtained by calling 1-800-345-1518. Informix Software, based in Menlo Park, Calif., provides innovative database technology that enables the world's leading corporations to manage and grow their business. Informix is widely recognized as the technology leader for corporate computing environments ranging from workgroups to very large OLTP (OnLine Transaction Processing) See transaction processing and OLCP. OLTP - On-Line Transaction Processing and data warehouse applications. Informix's database servers, applications development tools, superior customer service, and strong partnerships enable the company to be at the forefront of many leading-edge information technology solution areas. More information about Informix is available via the World Wide Web at http://www.informix.com . (a) Source: SAP AG -0- Compaq, Registered U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Product names mentioned herein may be trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Compaq Computer Corporation Ted Bockius 281/927-8311 tbockius@netgate.compaq.com or Miller/Shandwick Technologies Helen Dragoon dragoon In late 16th-century Europe, a mounted soldier who fought as a light cavalryman on attack and as a dismounted infantryman on defense. The term derived from his weapon, a short musket called the dragoon. 617/536-0470 hdragoon@miller.shandwick.com or Informix Software, Inc. Anne Lenaghan 415/926-6891 annel@informix.com |
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