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Conference ulysse::rdb_vms_competition

Title:	DEC Rdb against the World

Moderator:	HERON::GODFRIND

Created:	Fri Jun 12 1987
Last Modified:	Thu Feb 23 1995
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1348
Total number of notes:	5438

1328.0. "Windows Magazine's misleading TPC article" by STRWRS::KOCH_P (It never hurts to ask...) Tue Dec 21 1993 19:53

    In Windows Magazine, January 1994, page 31, there is a piece by
    Editor-at-large John Ruley discussing how NT challenges mainframe 
    servers. In the article, they publish 2 TPC-B benchmarks for a VAX-9000
    running VMS 5.4 and a VAX-6000 running VMS V5.5. 
    
    This article is HIGHLY misleading and show Digital in an extremely bad
    light. Also, it states TPC-B benchmark numbers created by a third party
    consultant to the TPC (as stated in the article).
    
    I can fax a copy of this 1 page article to anyone. I'd like to see a
    response to this gentleman as he, IMHO, doesn't know what TPC rating
    are. Any takers?
    
    I'll also fax the address page so you can write or phone him.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1328.1	I'll do it personally if I have to.	NOVA::FEENAN	Jay Feenan - DEC Rdb, Worlds Fastest DB Engine	`Fri Dec 24 1993 20:54`	6
	Please send me a copy...I'll make sure that it is done. thanks -jay
1328.2	Article update...	BOUVS::OAKEY	Assume is my favorite acronym	`Tue Dec 28 1993 23:53`	15
	� <<< Note 1328.0 by STRWRS::KOCH_P "It never hurts to ask..." >>> � -< Windows Magazine's misleading TPC article >- I've looked over a copy of the article with one of Digital's TPC reps (Mike Brey). The bar chart at the bottom is accurate. The VAX numbers displayed are TPC-B numbers currently published by TPC. They were run and submitted by Sybase, not Digital, and do not reflect any DECRdb numbers at all. Other platforms represented on the chart (other than VAXes) were run by the respective vendors. We're still reviewing the text of the article to make sure there are no issues with the wording.