Oracle and Hewlett-Packard Achieve Record-Breaking Baan Performance on NT

Strategic Insights -

Oracle Corp. has set a new record in the industry for the fastest Baan benchmark result in an Intel-based/NT environment. The company achieved a total of 3,504 Baan Reference Users on a single HP NetServer LXr 8000 with Oracle8. This outstanding performance supports hundreds of more users than the previous leading platform based on Microsoft SQL Server. The record was achieved through a jointly engineered Oracle8 interface designed for three-tier architectures, such as Baan, and is a natural evolution of Oracle8 and HP.

Key Takeaways:

  • Oracle and Hewlett-Packard achieved the industry's fastest Baan benchmark result in an Intel-based/NT environment, with 3,504 Baan Reference Users on a single HP NetServer LXr 8000 with Oracle8.
  • The record-breaking performance supports hundreds of more users than the previous leading platform based on Microsoft SQL Server.
  • The achievement was made possible through a jointly engineered Oracle8 interface designed for three-tier architectures, such as Baan.
  • The benchmark was performed at Hewlett-Packard NetServer Performance Lab in Cupertino, California, with engineers from all three companies HP, Baan, and Oracle contributing to the results.
  • The BaanIVc enterprise application software benchmark was completed on a 4-way HP NetServer LXr 8000 with Intel Pentium II Xeon Processors running Oracle 8.0.4 RDBMS.
  • Baan has been an Oracle Alliance partner since 1990, with a focus on collaborative technology integration and performance testing.
  • The majority of Baan customers currently run on an Oracle database.

Statistics:

  • 3,504 Baan Reference Users achieved on a single HP NetServer LXr 8000 with Oracle8.
  • Record-breaking performance supports hundreds of more users than the previous leading platform.
  • 4-way HP NetServer LXr 8000 with Intel Pentium II Xeon Processors used for the benchmark.
  • Oracle8.0.4 RDBMS used for the benchmark.
  • BaanIVc enterprise application software benchmark used for the test.
  • $7.5 billion in annual revenues for Oracle Corporation.

Sources:

  • PRNewswire, "Oracle and Hewlett-Packard Deliver Highest-Ever Recorded Number Of Baan Users for NT"
  • Oracle Corporation, "About Oracle"
  • Baan Corporation, "Partnerships"