NEC Solutions America Offers First TPC-C Benchmark on Intel Itanium 2-based Server for Oracle and SUSE Platforms.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 7, 2004 NEC (NEC Corporation, Tokyo, www.nec.com, www.necus.com) An electronics conglomerate known in the U.S. for its monitors. In Japan, it had the lion's share of the PC market until the late 1990s (see PC 98). NEC was founded in Tokyo in 1899 as Nippon Electric Company, Ltd. Solutions (America), Inc., a premier provider of integrated solutions for the Connected Enterprise in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , today announced the first 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 benchmark score conducted on a 32-way NEC server running Oracle(R) Database 10g Enterprise Edition and a pre-release of the next generation of SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) is a Linux distribution supplied by Novell, targeted at the business market. It is targeted for servers, but can be installed on Desktop computers for testing as well. New versions are released at an interval of 18-24 months. . Testing was conducted on a 32-way, NEC Express5800/1320Xd server based Refers to hardware or software that runs in the server. Contrast with client based. on Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 processors. TPC-C A benchmark that measures overall transaction processing performance. See TPC. (1) is an industry-standard benchmark for measuring a system's processing performance based on an enterprise transaction model for handling orders. The 609,467 transactions per minute (tpmC)(2) benchmark score was achieved, in part, by leveraging NEC's highly scalable, ccNUMA system architecture utilizing 32 Intel Itanium 2 processors. Oracle Database 10g is designed to take advantage of system and processor advancements such as those made by both NEC and Intel Corporation (company) Intel Corporation - A US microelectronics manufacturer. They produced the Intel 4004, Intel 8080, Intel 8086, Intel 80186, Intel 80286, Intel 80386, Intel 486 and Pentium microprocessor families as well as many other integrated circuits and personal computer networking . Oracle's enhancements enable the database to scale to the next generation of 64-bit computing environments. Developed in close collaboration with Intel and certified for Oracle database, SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server for Intel Itanium Processor Family is designed to meet the highest requirements in terms of scalability and performance. "Linux is a reliable and cost effective platform for transaction processing systems," said Richard Sarwal, vice president of Server Performance at Oracle. "Oracle Database 10g in conjunction with NEC Express servers provides companies with a high-performance, scalable system to handle their most demanding needs." "NEC's impressive TPC-C results demonstrate the performance and flexibility of systems based on Intel's Itanium 2 processors for large databases. This is the first Linux result on high-end 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. systems achieved through the close cooperation of Intel, NEC, Oracle and SuSE, and it exemplifies the scalability of Linux for enterprise datacenter environments," said Richard Dracott, general manager of Enterprise Marketing and Planning at Intel Corporation. "SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server brings best-of-breed, reliable and maintained Linux into datacenters and is the clear choice for all high performance efforts," said Markus Rex, general manager of SUSE LINUX A Linux distribution from the SuSE Linux division of Novell. Both consumer and enterprise versions are available, and the distribution includes several user interfaces. SuSE Linux comes with the Yet Another Setup Tool (YaST), which is used to install, configure and maintain the OS, as for Novell. "The TPC benchmark once more proves that SUSE's enterprise products are truly ready for mission-critical deployment." "TPC-C benchmark results are a testimony to the high performance and scalability of NEC server products. We are pleased to present our findings in conjunction with such high level enterprise market leaders," said Larry Sheffield, senior vice president of the Solutions Platform Group for NEC Solutions America.
Performance Results
Throughput 609,467 tpmC
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Cost performance $6.78 per tpmC
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Availability Date September 1, 2004
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System NEC Express5800/1320Xd Server
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CPU Intel Itanium 2 processors at 1.5 GHz with 6M L3
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32 processors used
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System Memory 512 GB
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OS SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9.
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Database Oracle(R) Database 10g Enterprise Edition
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Availability The high-performance NEC Express5800/1320Xd server, with 32 Intel Itanium 2 processors, is currently available for order in North America. Systems configured as tested for the TPC benchmark tests will be available beginning September 1, 2004. Further information is available at www.nec64.com or by calling 888-632-8701. For further TPC-related information, please see http://www.tpc.org. About NEC Solutions America NEC Solutions (America), Inc. is a premier provider of integrated solutions for the Connected Enterprise in North America. As an affiliate of NEC Corporation (Nasdaq:NIPNY) (FTSE FTSE A company that specializes in index calculation. Although not part of a stock exchange, co-owners include the London Stock Exchange and the Financial Times. Notes: The FTSE is similar to Standard & Poor's in the United States. : 6701q.1), NEC Solutions America taps into a global resource network to help clients leverage technology to achieve a competitive edge. From mobile enterprise computing Refers to information technology in the larger company. See enterprise data and enterprise networking. systems, biometric security solutions, business intelligence, projector and plasma displays, business service management and IT professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. , the expertise is delivered with the personal attention needed to address individual situations. With headquarters in Rancho Cordova, California Rancho Cordova is a city in Sacramento County, California, USA, that incorporated in 2003. The State of California estimates its population at 59,056 as of January 1, 2007 [1] History , NEC Solutions America maintains research, marketing, sales and support facilities throughout the United States. Information regarding NEC Solutions America can be found at www.necsam.com. Editor's Note: Information and specifications are subject to change without notice. NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation. Intel and Itanium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates. SUSE is a registered trademark of SUSE AG, a Novell company. TPC Benchmark, TPC-C,tpmC are trademarks of 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. . All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. (C)2004 NEC Solutions (America), Inc. All rights reserved. (1) TPC-C is one of the Transaction Processing Performance Council's standard benchmarks for measuring computer system performance. Performance is evaluated based on a model of enterprise transaction processing. Benchmark results are expressed in terms of how many transactions are performed per minute (tpmC). (2) NEC Express5800/1320Xd, 609,467 tpmC, $6.78/tpmC, with thirty two (32) Intel(R) Itanium(R) 2 processor at 1.5 GHz, each with 6MB L3 cache, running Oracle(R) Database 10g Enterprise Edition and SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9, with 512 GB RAM; Available: 9/1/2004. Source http://www.tpc.org/. |
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