Sybase And IBM Set Transaction Processing Record For Linux

Published 27th July 2006

HONG KONG - 27 July 2006 - Sybase, Inc. (NYSE: SY), a leading provider of enterprise infrastructure and mobile software, and IBM have announced that IBM System p5 520 and Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise (ASE) for Linux set a new transaction processing performance record for 2-core systems by delivering 81,439 transactions per minute (tpmC) on the leading TPC-C benchmark.1

"The new configuration shows how IBM System p5 with Linux on POWER running Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise delivers a high-performance, cost-effective transaction processing Linux database platform," said David Jacobson, senior director, strategic alliances, Sybase. "Sybase is committed to Linux and has teamed with IBM to deliver superior capabilities using Linux on POWER."

"The superior performance of this configuration shows the quality of the technology created by both IBM and Sybase," said Per Larsen, vice president, marketing and strategy, IBM Systems Group. "We are very excited about the results for the Linux platform."

This new record beats the previous 2-core HP/Itanium2 and Oracle 10g performance record for Linux by 58 per cent. It also beats the previous 2-core HP/Opteron and Microsoft SQL Server performance record and is less expensive by 23 per cent.2