TimesTen Announces Internet Successes; Details New Product Plans, Customer Wins, Internet Benchmarks, and Strategic Relationships.MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 1999--TimesTen Performance Software today announced a series of Internet-related successes, including new customer wins, performance firsts, product plans and key partnerships. Highlights of this announcement include MarketWatch.com and Yahoo! customer wins, project "Front-Tier" -- a real-time RDBMS (Relational DataBase Management System) See relational database and DBMS. RDBMS - relational database co-server for integrating Oracle databases with the ultra-high performance of TimesTen's technology, benchmark results exceeding 1.5 million database operations per minute, and a development agreement with Intel targeted at 64-bit computing computing - computer . Together with a growing set of key partnerships, TimesTen is setting the agenda for empowering new, data-intensive applications that are at the heart of Internet computing. "Internet computing is an ideal environment for applying the kinds of performance we deliver -- but it doesn't serve anybody's interests to simply push raw technology -- the solutions have to be as complete and integrated as possible," said James R. Groff, 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 TimesTen Performance Software. "TimesTen has been shipping products since February, 1998, not only for Internet applications, but also into the demanding world of voice and data network infrastructures, where technology has to be rock-solid and reliable to be deployed. Through 1998 we added major enhancements, such as high-availability replication, 64-bit support, and 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. scalability. "This month we'll release version 3.2, featuring N-way replication to address the horizontal scalability and continuous availability needs of our largest customers. These announcements today confirm the next logical step in our progress -- we're taking technology that is proven and complete, expanding it for a more complete solution to specific Internet application profiles, and complementing it with partnerships and linkages to other products." Internet Applications With Unique Database Requirements Most of the innovative applications on the Internet, hosted by major e-commerce vendors or information providers, have been enabled largely through home-grown proprietary software components. In particular, conventional disk-based relational databases relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. running on the bottom tier of multi-tiered networks have not been sufficient on their own to power this new generation of data-intensive applications. The on-the-fly performance demands are too extreme, and to meet them, high-volume Internet sites have implemented their own memory-based data management or data caching schemes. With TimesTen(TM), these sites can now have the advantages of an off-the-shelf, full-capability, in-memory database A database that keeps all active records in main memory rather than on disk. Accessing in-memory records is considerably faster than retrieving them from the disk. that meets the most rigorous Internet performance requirements. MarketWatch.com and Yahoo! Endorse TimesTen's Technology TimesTen today announced new customer wins with leading Internet-based companies MarketWatch.com and Yahoo! (Please see separate press releases dated today). MarketWatch.com will deploy TimesTen within its CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. MarketWatch Web site to deliver immediate access to stock information and accelerate time-to-market for new financial news features and services. Yahoo! selected the TimesTen in-memory database to serve as an important component of its growing, high-performance software infrastructure, to be deployed across multiple applications. TimesTen Powers 1.5 Million Database Operations per Minute on Compaq Hardware TimesTen's technology is particularly relevant for Internet applications such as event tracking and analysis, ad targeting and reporting, stock quotes and news, and e-commerce and personalization Custom tailoring information to the individual. On the Web, personalization means returning a page that has been customized for the user, taking into consideration that person's habits and preferences. . These applications require the ability to capture tens of millions of site events per hour, handle stock quotes at a rate of 12,000 per second, or ensure that premium customers are recognized and responded to with premium, personalized per·son·al·ize tr.v. per·son·al·ized, per·son·al·iz·ing, per·son·al·iz·es 1. To take (a general remark or characterization) in a personal manner. 2. To attribute human or personal qualities to; personify. service. Today, TimesTen released benchmarks demonstrating the ability of its in-memory database to power the extreme performance demands of these leading Internet applications, using a Compaq ProLiant server running Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. . (Please see separate press release dated today). Using TimesTen's industry-standard ODBC (Open DataBase Connectivity) A database programming interface from Microsoft that provides a common language for Windows applications to access databases on a network. SQL SQL in full Structured Query Language. Computer programming language used for retrieving records or parts of records in databases and performing various calculations before displaying the results. interface, this benchmark achieved a maximum throughput of 1,560,000 database read operations per minute, or over 25,000 per second. TimesTen developed this benchmark specifically for profiling the extreme throughput requirements of Internet applications, because there are no database industry benchmarks for this purpose today. TimesTen 3.2: Reaching New Levels of Reliability, Scalability and Performance Version 3.2 of the TimesTen in-memory database is currently in beta test A test of new or revised hardware or software that is performed by users at their facilities under normal operating conditions. Beta testing follows alpha testing. Vendors of packaged software often offer their customers the opportunity of beta testing new releases or versions, and the , and is scheduled for general availability at the end of March, 1999. The new N-way replication capabilities of this version allow replication of a database across multiple copies of the TimesTen in-memory database, running on networked computer systems. In this configuration, TimesTen delivers very 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. and scalability to meet the future growth needs of high-volume Internet sites. Version 3.2 also features a significant performance boost for multi-table queries (up to 70% improvement over Version 3.0), to accommodate the increasing sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. of Internet applications as they evolve. "Front-Tier": The Promise of Internet Computing Integrated into the Corporate Infrastructure To meet the future needs of high-volume Internet sites, TimesTen is unveiling the next step in its product roadmap, the "Front-Tier" project. Targeted for mid-1999, "Front-Tier," will be a real-time RDBMS Co-Server. It works in collaboration with existing Oracle8 corporate databases, pulling performance-critical data and database capabilities forward in a multi-tier network environment. "Front-Tier" manages data within an in-memory database, eliminates the extra network hop to the RDBMS, storing relational data forward within the Internet hierarchy. This enables accelerated performance for data-intensive applications far beyond what is possible with an RDBMS alone. "Front-Tier" will provide a single Java-based interface to both data tiers, maintaining data consistency Data consistency summarizes the validity, accuracy, usability and integrity of related data between applications and across the IT enterprise. This ensures that each user observes a consistent view of the data, including visible changes made by the user's own transactions and between the data stored in "Front-Tier" and Oracle8 transparently. Alliances with leading hardware vendors TimesTen is also working with leading hardware vendors to deliver powerful solutions for companies doing business on the Internet. Intel and TimesTen have entered into a development agreement to produce a version of the TimesTen in-memory database optimized for the forthcoming Merced processor (Please see separate press release dated today). Under the agreement, Intel and TimesTen will work together to create and performance-tune the TimesTen in-memory database for operation on Intel's future family of 64-bit processors in the IA-64 family. TimesTen continues to work closely with Hewlett Packard and Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. . By using the extended capacity and high-performance of their 64-bit platforms, and the real-time responsiveness of TimesTen, companies can pull processing and data management closer to their customers, suppliers and partners. This combination of 64-bit computing and in-memory database technology delivers a synergy The enhanced result of two or more people, groups or organizations working together. In other words, one and one equals three! It comes from the Greek "synergia," which means joint work and cooperative action. of architectures for true competitive advantage within the Internet marketplace See vertical portal and Web hub. . About TimesTen Performance Software TimesTen Performance Software introduced real-time speed to the commercial database market. TimesTen(TM), the industry's first in-memory database, completes standard relational database operations ten times faster than conventional databases at their best -- with all their data fully cached in memory. This 1000% performance gain is enabling groundbreaking applications in areas such as Internet commerce, event-driven operations, financial trading and analysis, and intelligent networking. By powering data with real-time velocity, TimesTen allows organizations to instantly tailor customer interactions, maintain responsiveness despite unpredictable spikes in traffic, manage their supply chain with zero latency (1) Having no delay between the time a request is initiated and the response is given. See latency. (2) (Zero Latency) Coined by the GartnerGroup, it is the immediate exchange of information across geographical, technical and organizational boundaries so that all , and quickly bring premium services to market at an aggressive price. To complement the unique advantages of its real-time database, TimesTen has dedicated itself to an uncommon level of product quality and personalized, 24x7 customer responsiveness. TimesTen is located in Mountain View, and its Web site is www.timesten.com. |
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