IBM’s DB2 Tops TPC Benchmark List
R. Krause - July 26, 2000

Event Summary

July 6, 2000 [Source: IBM Press Release] IBM, Intel and Microsoft announced the world's fastest server cluster for commercial use, recording performance levels that triple the performance of Oracle running on a Sun Microsystems cluster, at one-third the cost per transaction.Using the performance measurement technique agreed to by all computer makers (TPC-C), IBM Netfinity and DB2 Universal Database, Intel« Pentium« III Xeon™ Processors and Microsoft's Windows 2000 achieved 440,879 Transactions Per Minute - record-breaking results in server and price performance.IBM, Intel and Microsoft joined forces on this groundbreaking effort to prove that a combination of Netfinity Servers with Pentium« III Xeon (TM) processors running at 700 MHz (megahertz) with 2 MB (megabyte) L2 cache, IBM DB2 Universal Database and Microsoft« Windows« 2000 Advanced Server operating system provides a highly scalable environment. This technology combination is ideally suited for data-intensive applications like business-to-business (B2B), e-commerce, and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP).Market Impact..