Oracle Sets Record Result for Linux Server Application

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.,   14-SEP-2004   Oracle announced a record-breaking 8 processor TPC-H 300 GB data warehousing benchmark result for Oracle( Database 10g and Oracle Real Application Clusters on Linux, showing yet again Oracle's ability to manage data warehouses on low-cost clustered Linux servers.

Running on a two-node Dell PowerEdge 6600 server cluster, each with four Intel Xeon 3.0 GHz processors with the Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS 3.0 operating system, Oracle Database 10g with Real Application Clusters achieved record performance for 8 processor systems, of 6,795.5QphH@300GB with a price-performance ratio of $42/QphH@300GB. This record result outperforms the previous best 8 processor TPC-H 300 GB result from IBM DB2, delivering four percent more performance at 36 percent less cost. This result also outperforms the next best 8 processor TPC-H 300 GB result from Microsoft SQL Server by 67 percent and costs less.

"We've demonstrated again how Oracle Database 10g with Real Application Clusters and standardized systems on Linux deliver world-class performance and scalability for the enterprise," said Richard Sarwal, vice president of Server Performance, Oracle Corp. "The Oracle-Linux combination is an attractive solution for organizations looking to lower total cost-of-ownership while at the same time achieving world-class performance."

This benchmark adds to the extensive list of Oracle Database 10g performance world records, including world record TPC-H benchmarks in the one and three terabyte scale factor categories, and the overall TPC-C world record result of 1.18 million transactions per minute on clustered Linux servers. As the leading database for production data warehousing, Oracle Database 10g provides a single, integrated database engine for scalable and high performing data warehousing implementations. This new record-breaking benchmark illustrates why customers choose Oracle to run very large databases.

About Oracle Database 10g
Oracle Database 10g is designed to be effectively deployed on everything from small blade servers to the biggest SMP servers and clusters of all sizes. It features automated management capabilities for easy, cost-effective operation. Oracle Database 10g's unique ability to manage all data from traditional business information to XML documents and spatial/location information makes it the ideal choice to power Online Transaction Processing, Decision Support and Content Management applications.

About TPC-H
TPC-H is a decision support benchmark consisting of a suite of business oriented ad-hoc queries and concurrent data modifications. The performance metric is called the TPC-H Composite Query-per-Hour Performance Metric (QphH@Size) and reflects multiple aspects of the capability of the system to process queries. More information is available at http://www.tpc.org.

About Oracle
Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) is the world's largest enterprise software company. For more information about Oracle, please visit our Web site at http://www.oracle.com