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9. Java/J2EE Platform Chosen for Mission Critical Applications Source: IDC, 2005 Mission Critical Survey Whitepaper and Benchmark Source Code: http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/java/compare/ Platform Performance PlantsByWebSphere Benchmark.NET 2.0 Windows Server 2003 SQL Server 2005 IBM WebSphere 6 RedHat Linux Oracle 10G

11. TPC-C results above: HP ProLiant DL585-G1 206,181 tpmC, 2.30 $/tpmC, available 11/8/05; Unisys ES7000/600, 376,045 tpmC, 3.97 $/tpmC, available 01/03/06; HP Integrity Superdome, 1,082,203 tpmC, 5.38 $/tpmC, available 12/7/05. Results as of 11/7/05. TPC-C Benchmarks 206K tpmC 2.30 $ / tpmC 376K tpmC 3.97 $/tpmC >1M tpmC 64P4P16P RecordValue RecordPerformance on x64 Millionaire’sClub RecordValue 3.5X Scalability! Max number of concurrent users SAP SD three-tier standard application benchmarks #2002007, and other to be assigned HP Integrity Superdome 93,000 26,000

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