Unisys has continued its run of world performance records with its e-@ction Enterprise Server ES7000. In its latest benchmark tests as reported against the TPC-C benchmark, the industry`s standard measure of computer power, the ES7000:
-- Achieved 141 138,44 transactions per minute (tpmC) at a cost per transaction of $23,84; and
-- Has become the only server based on Microsoft and Intel technology, and the only server using 32-bit processors, on the Type 10 list of non-clustered TPC-C performers.
The test was conducted using the Transaction Processing Council`s C methodology for measuring online transaction processing (OLTP) performance. The benchmark has shown that that the ES7000, merging mainframe-class computing characteristics with the cost benefits of industry-standard technologies, delivers a level of performance until now available only on costlier Unix/Risc-based systems or mainframes, says Andre Purchase, strategic marketing programme manager - systems and technology at Unisys Africa.
"For companies, it means the removal of a key economic barrier to entering markets in which many thousands of users concurrently have to access and update very large databases," Purchase comments.
The test configuration is based on a Unisys ES7000 with 32 Intel 900MHz Pentium III Xeon processors, 64GB of memory and Giganet networking. The configuration includes Microsoft`s forthcoming release of its Windows Datacenter Server Limited Edition and Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Enterprise Edition database with Service Pack 2.
The Unisys TPC-C Benchmark Ticker/Savings Calculator, available on the World Wide Web at www.unisys.com/hw/servers/es7000/press-release.asp, enables viewers to compare the TPC-C performance and price/performance ratings of competing high-end servers with those achieved by the Unisys ES7000.
A broad array of Unisys ES7000 design features provide exceptionally efficient access to data, positioning the system as a high-performance, cost-effective database server for very high-volume transaction processing.
These features include directory-based cache consistency, fast crossbar communication paths, large third-level cache, and other accelerators that overcome latency, maximise scalability and increase system bandwidth.
"The ES7000 combines Unisys`s depth of experience in mainframe-class computing with the economies of scale that enable Intel and Microsoft to price technology far below the offerings of proprietary technology suppliers," says Purchase. "As a result, we can provide the level of performance, lower cost of ownership, simplified systems administration and investment protection needed to drive widespread, transaction-intensive business over the Web."
The Unisys Cellular MultiProcessing (CMP) server architecture on which the ES7000 is based is the only architecture available that takes advantage of the Microsoft operating system`s ability to use 32 processors. This is advantageous for businesses relying on very large, transaction-oriented databases. It enables administrators to avoid the complexities and associated costs of splitting the database across multiple clustered servers.
"By offering high-end performance without the price penalties associated with proprietary technology, Unisys and Microsoft are accelerating an inevitable and fundamental transformation of the economics of large-scale commerce over the Internet," says Cliff Reeves, VP, Windows .Net Server Solutions Group at Microsoft. "These new TPC-C benchmark results show that the Unisys ES7000 combined with Microsoft technology is removing the last barriers to cost-effective, reliable, high-volume transaction processing."
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