Informix announces highest TPC-C performance number on 32-bit SMP system; Silicon Graphics selects Informix as database of choice for its first TPC-C benchmark.MENLO PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 1995--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 ), the leader in parallel processing database technology, today announced the highest-ever Transaction Processing Council TPC-C A benchmark that measures overall transaction processing performance. See TPC. benchmark result for any 32-bit symmetric multiprocessing system (SMP (Symmetric MultiProcessing) A multiprocessing architecture in which multiple CPUs, residing in one cabinet, share the same memory. SMP systems provide scalability. As business increases, additional CPUs can be added to absorb the increased transaction volume. ). The benchmark, running INFORMIX-OnLine Dynamic Server version 7.1, the company's multithreaded, parallel processing database server, achieved a transaction rate of 6,313.78 transactions per minute (tpmC) on Silicon Graphic's 16-processor CHALLENGER XL symmetric multiprocessing server with a price/performance ratio of $479 per tpmC. The result is the first TPC-C published on a Silicon Graphics SMP server, and represents 39% faster performance compared to Sybase's System 11 benchmark running on a SUN SPARCcenter 2000E server (4544 tpmC). The benchmark also represents a 12% faster transaction rate compared to Sybase's most recent System 11 benchmark running on an HP 9000 Model T500 Corporate Business Server (5621 tpmC). (a) "We are pleased that Silicon Graphics selected Informix as the database vendor to run its first TPC-C benchmark ever," said Steve Sommer, vice president, Marketing, Informix. "SILICON GRAPHIC's decision to run on Informix reinforces the fact that Informix database servers are the number one choice of computer hardware manufacturers for publishing TPC (Transaction Processing Performance Council, San Francisco, CA, www.tpc.org) An organization devoted to benchmarking transaction processing systems. In order to derive the number of transactions that can be processed in a given time frame, TPC benchmarks measure the total performance of benchmarks for systems based on the UNIX operating system Noun 1. UNIX operating system - trademark for a powerful operating system UNIX, UNIX system operating system, OS - (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services ." "In just one benchmark, we nearly doubled the performance of our previous benchmark, and unlike our competitors, ran the benchmark on a product that is currently available to customers." Informix leads the industry in TPC-C benchmark results with the most TPC-C results published to date using OnLine Dynamic Server (Informix- 25, Sybase- 11, Oracle- 3, All Others- 11). (b) Informix has been offering OnLine Dynamic Server, based on the company's parallel processing database technology Dynamic Scalable Architecture (DSA (1) (Directory Server Agent) An X.500 program that looks up the address of a recipient in a Directory Information Base (DIB), also known as white pages. It accepts requests from the Directory User Agent (DUA) counterpart in the workstation. ), since the end of 1993. DSA is widely acknowledged as the proven industry-leading database technology for performance, scalability and price/performance. The TPC-C benchmark test, developed in 1992 by the 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. , is considered to be the best standard benchmark test for evaluating real-world application performance. Silicon Graphics CHALLENGE servers are uniquely suited to meet the needs of users who are implementing large, complex database applications in the areas of OLTP (OnLine Transaction Processing) See transaction processing and OLCP. OLTP - On-Line Transaction Processing , data warehousing, and data mining. Silicon Graphics' background in visual computing and high-performance systems allows the company to deliver a client/server solution that is optimal for the visualization and analysis of data generated by OLTP applications. About Informix Informix Software is the leading supplier of high performance, parallel processing database technology, for open systems. The company's database servers are the number one choice of computer hardware manufacturers for publishing Transaction Processing Council (TPC) benchmarks for UNIX-based systems. Informix products also include application development tools for creating client/server production applications, decision support systems, and ad-hoc query interfaces, and connectivity software that allows information to be shared transparently from PCs to mainframes within the corporate computing environment. The company's corporate headquarters is 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. . More information about Informix is available via the World Wide Web: http://www.informix.com/. (a) Sybase System 11 benchmark on the SPARCcenter 2000E server ran at a cost of $396/tpmC. System 11 benchmark on the HP9000 Model T500 ran at a cost of $390/tpmC. (b) TPC-C results as of October 27,1995. -0- Note to Editors: INFORMIX, Dynamic Scalable Architecture, and OnLine Dynamic Server are trademarks of Informix Software, Inc. UNIX UNIX Operating system for digital computers, developed by Ken Thompson of Bell Laboratories in 1969. It was initially designed for a single user (the name was a pun on the earlier operating system Multics). is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively by X/Open Company Limited. Silicon Graphics, CHALLENGE, and the Silicon Graphics logo are registered trademarks of Silicon Graphics, Inc. Informix news releases are available at no charge through Business Wire's NewsOnDemand fax service. 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