IBM eServer Sets Transaction Processing Record; New p660 from IBM is World's Fastest 6-way Server

Business Wire, April 23, 2001

Business Editors/High Tech Writers

ARMONK N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2001

IBM today announced that its new IBM eServer using six breakthrough IBM Silicon-on-Insulator copper microprocessors has set a new world record for processing power.

The IBM eServer pSeries 660 achieved record-setting performance on the independent TPC-C benchmark, where it provided the highest performance per processor of any system. The system, using Oracle9i database performed 57,346.93 transactions per minute (tpmC) at $32.59 per transaction ($/tpmC).

"Built on the cutting-edge technologies of its larger cousin, the IBM eServer pSeries 680, the new eServer p660 is a true midrange dynamo," said Mike Kerr, vice president, IBM eServer. "Already, the p660 is smashing benchmark records and demonstrating the winning price/performance of previous UNIX systems from IBM."

Details on the eServer pSeries 660's Record Setting Performance(a)

System eServer pSeries 660 Processors

6 Database Oracle9i(TM) Database

Enterprise Edition 9.0.1 for

AIX - Based System Operating System AIX 4.3.3 Other Software Websphere Application

Server Enterprise Edition

Version 3.0 TpmC (TPC-C Version 5.0) 57,346.93 $/tpmC

$32.59 Availability date June 19, 2001

(a) as published on http://www.tpc.org

State-of-the-art Innovation with eServer pSeries 660 and AIX

The TPC-C benchmark was performed on the new IBM eServer pSeries 660, running AIX, IBM's leading UNIX operating system.

The IBM eServer pSeries 660, and its desk side companion, the eServer pSeries 620, are the world's first midrange UNIX servers to contain IBM-pioneered Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI) technology. Microprocessors built with SOI run faster and cooler than traditional aluminum chips, increasing server performance and uptime. The servers are also equipped with Chipkill (TM) technology derived from IBM's mainframe systems. Chipkill virtually eliminates memory failures --one of the most frequent causes of downtime.

For more information about the IBM eServer line, visit http://www.ibm.com/eserver.> IBM, the e-business logo, pSeries, Chipkill and AIX are registered trademarks or trademarks of the International Business Machines Corporation in the United States, other countries, or both.

The IBM eServer brand consists of the established IBM e-business logo with the descriptive term "server" following it.

UNIX is a registered trademark in the United States and other countries, licensed exclusively through X/Open Company, Limited.

tpmC, $/tpmC and TPC-C are trademarks of the Transaction Performance Processing Council (TPC). For more information, visit the TPC Web site at http://www.tpc.org.

This document was created on April 17, 2001. The data contained herein was accurate at the time of creation. IBM recognizes that newer data may be published after this date that would cause this data to become inaccurate.

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