Data General's AViiON enterprise server and Oracle7 database set TPC-C Benchmark record.WESTBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 4, 1995 Data General Corp. 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 and price/performance results ever achieved on an Intel Processor based system. A Data General AV 5800 server running Oracle7 Release 7.3 was measured at 3406.21 order entry transactions per minute (tpmC), with a five-year cost of ownership of $239.57 per tpmC. The TPC-C results were run in a client/server configuration. The seven-processor AV5800 server was configured con·fig·ure tr.v. con·fig·ured, con·fig·ur·ing, con·fig·ures To design, arrange, set up, or shape with a view to specific applications or uses: with 302 GB of ClARiiON disk storage and was running the Oracle7 database with SQL-Net.
Comparison of the best Intel Pentium based TPC-C results:
Vendor/System tpm/C $/tpmC
Data General AV 5800 c/s 3,406.21 $240
Compaq 4500 5/133 c/s 2,454.97 $242
Compaq 4500 5/100 c/s 1,516.77 $319
AT&T WorldMark 4100S c/s 2,692.80 $489
AT&T 355/4-XP c/s 3,312.70 $587
"These TPC-C results again demonstrate the high performance and scalability of the AViiON server when combined with the Oracle7 database," said Dave Ellenberger, vice president of Corporate Marketing for Data General. "The Oracle and Data General solution provides the throughput necessary for deploying enterprise data management applications, along with the high availability Also called "RAS" (reliability, availability, serviceability) or "fault resilient," it refers to a multiprocessing system that can quickly recover from a failure. There may be a minute or two of downtime while one system switches over to another, but processing will continue. features needed for mission critical applications." The capabilities of Data General's DG/UX UNIX based Refers to a Unix operating system. The operating system may comply with the UNIX specifications governed by The Open Group, such as Sun's Solaris, or it may be an operating system based on the architecture and principles of Unix, such as Linux. 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. , were also demonstrated in the benchmark tests as only one front-end processor front-end processor - (FEP) 1. A small computer necessary to enable an IBM mainframe using SNA to communicate beyond the limits of the dinosaur pen. 2. A small computer controlling the screen and keyboard of a Symbolics 3600 LISP Machine. , running the same version DG/UX as the back-end database A back-end database is a database that is accessed by users indirectly through an external application rather than by application programming stored within the database itself or by low level manipulation of the data (e.g. through SQL commands). server, was required to support all of the users in the TPC-C client/server configuration. Ellenberger added, "We look forward to raising the performance bar as faster Intel processors become available." Beatriz Infante in·fan·te n. A son of a Spanish or Portuguese king other than the heir to the throne. [Spanish and Portuguese, both from Latin , vice president, Open Systems Division, Oracle Corp., said, "Together, Oracle and Data General have optimized the performance of Oracle7 on AViiON servers resulting in industry leading performance numbers. Data General's scalable AViiON servers, commercially robust DG/UX and the highly available CLARiiON disk technology, coupled with Oracle7's high performance parallel database technology offers the high availability and superior price/ performance our customers need to be competitive." CLARiiON Disk Array Used for True Commercial Customer Satisfaction The industry-leading performance and cost of ownership numbers were achieved while using a Data General CLARiiON disk subsystem A unit or device that is part of a larger system. For example, a disk subsystem is a part of a computer system. A bus is a part of the computer. A subsystem usually refers to hardware, but it may be used to describe software. in conjunction with the AViiON AV 5800. "The CLARiiON offers users RAID storage capability which delivers outstanding performance when used in conjunction with DG/UX on AViiON," said Ellenberger. Developed by the Transaction Processing Council, the TPC-C benchmark is the recognized standard of 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 customers orders, shipping product and checking stocking levels. The AV 5800 server, Data General's current high-end Intel based See Intel-based system. AViiOn system, was introduced in late October and 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- CLARiiON and AViiON are registered trademarks of Data General Corp. All other product names may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies. CONTACT: Data General Corp. Jim Dunlap, 508/898-6546 |
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