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HP Announces World's Fastest Web-Server Performance with HP NetServer LXr 8000

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HP today announced the world's fastest Web-server performance on the HP NetServer LXr 8000 system, recording 12,969 Hyper Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP) operations/s for a four-way system and 8,163 HTTP operations/s for a two-way system. This achievement demonstrates the fastest throughput ever reported from any architecture or operating system, showcasing HP's commitment to delivering high-performance server solutions.

Key Takeaways:

  • The HP NetServer LXr 8000 system achieved the world's fastest Web-server performance, recording 12,969 HTTP operations/s for a four-way system and 8,163 HTTP operations/s for a two-way system.
  • This achievement demonstrates HP's leadership in enterprise-computing, particularly in the Internet arena, with HP holding leading SPECweb96 results for NT systems and HP-UX systems.
  • HP NetServer systems offer reliable, high-performing Intel-based server solutions for small- and mid-size businesses, workgroups, departments, and enterprise customers.
  • The HP NetServer E Series and L Series systems cater to different business needs, with the E Series designed for self-supporting workgroups and the L Series designed for enterprise-application servers.
  • HP NetServer systems come equipped with HP TopTools management software, HP OpenView ManageX/SE, and HP NetServer Navigator, featuring easy-to-use tools for configuration, installation, and management.

Statistics:

  • The HP NetServer LXr 8000 system recorded 12,969 HTTP operations/s for a four-way system and 8,163 HTTP operations/s for a two-way system.
  • HP NetServer systems received highest scores in the categories for reliability, performance, expandability/upgradability, service, and support, and total cost of ownership, according to Gartner Group's 1998 Datapro user survey.
  • HP had computer-related revenue of $39.5 billion in its 1998 fiscal year.
  • HP plans to launch a new independent measurement company consisting of its industry-leading test-and-measurement, components, chemical-analysis, and medical businesses, representing $7.6 billion of HP's total revenue in fiscal 1998.

Sources:

  • (1) HP Press Release, April 19, 1999
  • (2) HP Web site, http://www.hp.com/netserver
  • (3) Gartner Group, "1998 Datapro User Ratings Survey of PC Servers," December 1998
  • (4) HP Web site, http://www.hp.com

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