S2 Systems' OpeN/2 Sets Performance Benchmark on Stratus ftServer 6500 System; OpeN/2 on 4-Way SMP Fault-Tolerant Platform Outclasses Competition with 99.999% Uptime.Business Editors & High Tech Writers DALLAS & MAYNARD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 9, 2002 S2 Systems Inc., a global provider of 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. , authorization and integrated solutions for the banking, financial, retail and travel sectors, today announced results of a major benchmarking study demonstrating the reliability and performance of OpeN/2(R) on the industry's first 4-way symmetric multiprocessing See SMP. (parallel) symmetric multiprocessing - (SMP) Two or more similar processors connected via a high-bandwidth link and managed by one operating system, where each processor has equal access to I/O devices. (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. ) fault tolerant The ability to continue non-stop when a hardware failure occurs. A fault-tolerant system is designed from the ground up for reliability by building multiples of all critical components, such as CPUs, memories, disks and power supplies into the same computer. server for the 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. 2000 Server environment. OpeN/2's ability to process 1800+ on-line financial transactions per second In a very generic sense, the term Transactions Per Second refers to the number of atomic actions performed by certain entity per second. In a more restrictied view, the term is usually used by DBMS vendor and user community to refer to the number of database transactions performed (tps) on the Stratus(R) ftServer(R) 6500 system, and provide 99.999% or greater uptime demonstrates one of the industry's most compelling value propositions for reliability and performance. "The new benchmark extends a long-standing relationship between S2 Systems and Stratus, leveraging Stratus' fault-tolerant technology with S2's robust performance capabilities," said Stephen Clark, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of S2 Systems. "OpeN/2 on the ftServer 6500 system is another excellent example of how collaborative industry efforts can deliver higher levels of reliability for payment authorization transaction processing systems, where business continuity is essential to success and financial viability. This benchmark is also further validation of OpeN/2's unsurpassed performance capabilities in an open systems environment to exceed basic threshold levels and provide a better return on investment (ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). )." The newest S2 Systems feasibility study The analysis of a problem to determine if it can be solved effectively. The operational (will it work?), economical (costs and benefits) and technical (can it be built?) aspects are part of the study. Results of the study determine whether the solution should be implemented. was performed August 19-23, 2002 at Stratus U.S. headquarters in Maynard, Massachusetts Maynard is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2001 census, the town population was 10,037. History Maynard, located on the Assabet River, was first settled in 1638 and was officially incorporated in 1871. . The purpose of these tests was to prove OpeN/2's superior throughput and reliability by taking advantage of the Stratus ftServer 6500 server, powered by the high-performance 1.6 GHz Intel(R) Xeon(TM) processor MP. Dramatically improved performance levels were possible due to Intel hyper-threading technology, which is designed to exploit the multi-threaded nature of contemporary operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. and server applications, thereby increasing the on-chip execution resources available in the Intel(R) NetBurst(TM) microarchitecture utilized by the ftServer 6500 system. "S2 Systems continues to set the industry standard by utilizing leading-edge technologies," said David Gentry, vice president of operations, strategy and business development for S2 Systems. "OpeN/2's performance resiliency and unmatched dependability are greatly enhanced by Stratus ftServer 6500 hardware and Intel's hyper-threading technology, which enables a single processor to execute two separate code streams simultaneously. We are talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to major corporations in multiple vertical sectors who are jumping onboard to take advantage of OpeN/2's powerful yet affordable capabilities to `future proof' payment infrastructure, gain a better ROI, as well as protect and extend existing solution investments." The joint Stratus and S2 Systems benchmarking study was designed to simulate a bank or retail high-volume production environment as it relates to authorization transactions executed by complex algorithms. Component failure was induced to evaluate OpeN/2 performance on the ftServer 6500 in a distributed environment under real-world stress conditions. In each case, built-in modular redundancy and automated manageability eliminated single points of failure, safeguarded data integrity and maintained continuous availability for seamless processing of payment-based transactions at levels of 1800 transactions per second (tps) and beyond. "Stratus and S2 Systems offer a best-of-breed enterprise payment solution that has now been demonstrated to meet the volume requirements of the largest banking and retail organizations in the world, at a price point that is 10x lower than competing fault-tolerant solutions," said Philip Izzo, director of business development and industry marketing at Stratus Technologies Stratus Technologies is a Maynard, Massachusetts based producer of fault tolerant computers. Stratus Technologies is a 1999 spinoff of Stratus Computer founded in 1980. . "The Stratus ftServer 6500 system using industry standard Intel Xeon hardware and Microsoft Windows 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. technologies delivers the system availability traditionally associated with fault-tolerant systems Fault-tolerant systems Systems, predominantly computing and computer-based systems, which tolerate undesired changes in their internal structure or external environment. five 9s of availability at a price point that is revolutionary. OpeN/2 and the ftServer 6500 system represent a breakthrough architectural approach that provides a fault-tolerant environment, inherently reliable to the nth degree, to drive down total cost of ownership in every aspect, while meeting the transaction volume requirements of the largest banks and retailers in the world." About Stratus Technologies Originally founded in 1980, Stratus Technologies designs, sells, and supports fault-tolerant computer servers for operations where uninterrupted processing, business continuity, and reliability are important. Through its 24-7 Technologies Division, Stratus also licenses technology for continuous computing on Intel processor-based platforms to other global manufacturers. Stratus has been named by FORTUNE magazine as one of the 2002 "FORTUNE(R) 100 Best Companies to Work For" and by Upside magazine among the "UPSIDE Hot 100 for 2002." Stratus is a U.S. Microsoft Gold Certified Partner. For more information, visit www.stratus.com About S2 Systems S2 Systems, Inc. is a leading global provider of mission-critical enterprise payment and transaction management solutions for the banking, financial services, retail, telecommunications, utilities and travel & hospitality industries. Today, S2 Systems technology is the best of its class in price and performance, delivering improved reliability and availability to businesses worldwide, with the industry's best ROI. And for nearly 20 years, some of the world's largest organizations have relied on S2 products to drive their high-volume transaction processing systems. S2 Systems is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and has offices in London, Paris, Amsterdam, Stockholm, Johannesburg, Dubai, Riyadh, Hong Kong, Melbourne, and Sydney. For more information about S2 Systems, visit www.s2systems.com S2, the S2 logo and OpeN/2 are registered trademarks of S2 Systems, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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