Data General's AViiON Enterprise Server and Sybase SQL Server 11 set TPC-C benchmark record.WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 1996--Data General Corporation today announced the best Transaction Processing Updating the appropriate database records as soon as a transaction (order, payment, etc.) is entered into the computer. It may also imply that confirmations are sent at the same time. Transaction processing systems are the backbone of an organization because they update constantly. Council Benchmark C (TPC-C A benchmark that measures overall transaction processing performance. See TPC. ) performance per 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. . A Data General AViiON AViiON was a series of computers from Data General that were the company's main product from the late 1980s until the company's server products were discontinued in 2001. Earlier AViiON models used the Motorola 88000 CPU, but later models moved to an all-Intel solution when AV 4900 server running Sybase SQL Server Sybase SQL Server - Adaptive Server Enterprise 11 database software and the company's DG/UX operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. was measured at 3809.7 order entry transactions per minute (tpmC), with a five-year cost of ownership of $129.19 per tpmC. The TPC-C results were run in a client/server configuration. The AV 4900 server was configured with 236 GB of CLARiiON disk storage. Competitive comparison:(a) VENDOR/SYSTEM tpmC $/tpmC Data General AV 4900 c/s 3,809.70 $129 HP D360 c/s 3,803.20 $170 Sun Ultra Enterprise 2 c/s 3,107.17 $141 (a) Transaction Processing Performance Council Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) is a non-profit organization founded in 1985 to define transaction processing and database benchmarks and to disseminate objective, verifiable TPC performance data to the industry. - 6/28/96 "We look forward to raising the performance bar as faster Intel Processors become available," said Dave Ellenberger, Vice President of Corporate Marketing for Data General. "By beating all other chip architectures in performance per CPU, the result reinforces the superior design of the 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. , as well as Intel's SHV SHV Shareholder Value SHV Standard High Volume SHV Sheave SHV Steenkolen Handels Vereeniging SHV Shreveport, LA, USA - Regional Airport (Airport Code) SHV Sport Horse Versatility SHV Supersonic/Hypersonic Vehicle SHV Super Hybrid Vehicle (Standard High Volume) server board, the new building block for enterprise systems. In addition, the tests fully demonstrate the outstanding performance that can be obtained by combining our DG/UX software with Sybase Server 11." The capabilities of Data General's DG/UX UNIX based operating system, were also demonstrated in the benchmark tests as only one front-end processor, running the same version of DG/UX as the back-end database server, was required to support all of the users in the TPC-C client/server configuration. Ellenberger added, "Our TPC-C results demonstrate the high performance and scalability of the AViiON server when combined with Sybase SQL Server 11. These results were achieved on a system that also offers complete enterprise features, like PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). expansion, up to 4 GB of memory, and AV Alert 7/24/365 support." The industry-leading performance and cost of ownership numbers were achieved while using a Data General CLARiiON disk subsystem in conjunction with the AViiON AV 4900. "CLARiiON offers users industry-leading RAID storage capability that delivers outstanding performance and availability," said Ellenberger. Developed by the Transaction Processing Council, the TPC-C benchmark is the recognized standard for complex transaction processing performance. The benchmark simulates the activity of a wholesale supplier providing a complex processing environment. The results represent the measured new order transaction rate while simultaneously running a mix of other workloads including entering customer orders, shipping product, and checking stocking levels. The AV 4900 server, Data General's first Pentium PRO Intel based AViiON, begins shipping this month. Data General is an open systems supplier that specializes in providing servers, storage products and related software and services to information systems users worldwide. The company, headquartered in Westboro, Mass., reported revenues of $1.2 billion in fiscal 1995. -0- AViiON and CLARiiON are registered trademarks of Data General Corp. All other product names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Data General, Westboro Ray Thomas, 508/898-6545 or Edelman Worldwide George Goldman, 212/704-4440 |
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