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BEA JRockit 5.0_02 Surpasses IBM Record in Specjbb2000 Benchmark Results

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BEA Systems, Inc. has achieved a significant milestone in Java performance leadership with the announcement of BEA JRockit 5.0_02, a new performer that has topped previous results from IBM using the SPECjbb2000 Java Business Benchmark. This achievement demonstrates the ongoing leadership position of JRockit 5.0_02 as the industry's fastest Java Virtual Machine. The company has also been represented on the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) Board of Directors, further solidifying its role in the Java community.

Key Takeaways:

  • BEA JRockit 5.0_02 has achieved a new performance record, surpassing IBM's previous results in the SPECjbb2000 benchmark.
  • The newly achieved record result demonstrates the ongoing leadership position of JRockit 5.0_02 as the industry's fastest Java Virtual Machine.
  • BEA representative Steve Realmuto has been elected to the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC) Board of Directors.
  • WebLogic JRockit 5.0_02 has been specifically architected for use by large-scale, mission-critical, server-side applications running on high-performing Intel processor-based servers.
  • JRockit 5.0_02 is designed to offer the highest-performing, simplest-to-use, and most manageable Java Virtual Machine (JVM) optimized for Intel Xeon and Itanium2 processor-based servers.
  • The benchmark result pushes BEA's performance lead ahead of IBM and Sun.
  • WebLogic JRockit 5.0_02 allows Java developers to deploy their applications more quickly and efficiently into production, helping to achieve optimal performance through minimal configuration.

Statistics:

  • BEA JRockit 5.0_02 achieved 105,296 operations per second in the SPECjbb2000 benchmark.
  • IBM's previous record performance was 103,371 operations per second.
  • The benchmark result was achieved on a Dell PowerEdge SC1425 server with dual 64-bit Intel(R) Xeon(TM) processors.
  • The company has over 15,000 customers around the world, including the majority of the Fortune Global 500.
  • BEA has 77 offices in 37 countries.

Sources:

  • "BEA JRockit 5.0_02 Tops Former IBM Record in Specjbb2000 Benchmark Results" (PRNewswire-FirstCall, May 2)
  • "About SPECjbb2000" (Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation, n.d.)
  • "About BEA" (BEA Systems, Inc., n.d.)
  • "Competitive claims reflect results published on http://www.spec.org/ as of May 2, 2005."

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