Re: Informix 7.2 vs. Oracle 7.3 on 64-bit Digital Alpha Ser

On 27 Mar 1996, David Sidwell wrote:

> Isn't it *ever* so strange that you failed to comment on the reason for my post
> in the first place - to set the record straight about relative costs. The post
> I responded to appeared to have a blatant lie regarding cost of the Oracle
> system vs. the cost of the informix one. Hence my post.
>

FACT: 5 year cost of Digital AlphaServer 8400/350 hardware (including storage, service and warranty) used in Oracle benchmark : $1,904,137

FACT: 5 year cost of Digital AlphaServer 8400/350 hardware (including storage, service and warranty) used in Informix benchmark : $1,781,042

FACT: Informix achieved 13,646.17 transactions per minute

FACT: Oracle achieved 11,456.13 transactions per minute Received on Wed Mar 27 1996 - 00:00:00 CET