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Compaq AlphaServer ES45 Sets Record for Number of Users per Processor in Oracle Applications Standard Benchmark (Advisory)

AlphaServer ES45 With Four Processors Delivers Performance on Par With Sun Eight-Processor Server

Compaq Computer Corporation (NYSE: CPQ) announced today that its AlphaServer ES45 system has established a new record for the number of users per processor in the Oracle Applications Standard Benchmark version 11i.

The Compaq AlphaServer system with four 64-bit 1 GHz Alpha processors running Tru64 UNIX and Oracle9i Database Enterprise Edition for Tru64 UNIX supported a total of 3,304 users with an average response time of 1.66 seconds in the Oracle Applications Standard Benchmark test, for an average of 826 users per processor.

In establishing the new standard, the AlphaServer ES45 system achieved nearly twice the users per CPU performance of an eight-processor Sun Microsystems Sun Fire V880 server. The Compaq server also posted a faster response time than the Sun system.

The Oracle Applications benchmark provides customers with an excellent representation of real-world application performance by measuring the concurrent user activity, simultaneous background processing and transaction mix.

For further information on the benchmark result visit http://www.compaq.com/hps/news/oracleapps_es45.html. For more information on the Oracle Applications Standard Benchmark, please visit http://www.oracle.com/apps_benchmark.

The record-setting Oracle Applications benchmark result follows a similar record-breaking performance in the industry-standard TPC-C database benchmark that established the AlphaServer ES45 server as the price-performance leader among all UNIX servers. For more information on this benchmark, visit http://www.compaq.com/hps/news/tpcc02.html.

"Together, these test results demonstrate how the combination of the Oracle E-Business Suite 11i running with Oracle9i Database Enterprise Edition for Tru64 UNIX on Compaq's AlphaServer platform provides customers with the industry's most cost-effective, high-performance enterprise solution," said Rich Marcello, vice president of Compaq's High Performance Systems Division.

Compaq has also demonstrated its ability to combine AlphaServer systems with Oracle9i Real Application Clusters to deliver outstanding "out-of-the-box" performance, scalability and fault tolerance. Last December, Compaq and Oracle announced that four clustered AlphaServer ES45 systems, each with four Alpha processors running Tru64 UNIX and Oracle database software, produced near linear scaling (1.8), a key measurement for on-demand capacity planning and flexibility in deployment, in an SAP R3 test. For additional information, visit http://www.compaq.com/newsroom/pr/2001/pr2001120404.html.

Based on joint engineering with Oracle, Compaq offers business and technical customers pre-configured, Certified Oracle9i Real Application Clusters systems that take full advantage of the superior performance and price/performance of the AlphaServer ES45 system. These clustered database packages offer the optimum in scalability, availability and cost-effective management. They are available now for rapid deployment by select Compaq partners within 9 days of order. For more information visit http://www.oraclecompaqclusters.com/register/.

Company Background

Founded in 1982, Compaq Computer Corporation is a leading global provider of information technology products, services and solutions for enterprise customers. Information on Compaq and its products and services is available at http://www.compaq.com.