Message-Id: <10551.111408@fatcity.com>
From: john.j.kanagaraj@shell.com.bn
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2000 16:04:02 +0800
Subject: RE: Slightly OT : Latest tpC benchmark results - without Oracle!

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>What is tpmC ?

Vivek,

You can look it up at 'www'tpc.org'.

Alex,

Sure, Oracle forms the majority of the TPC benchmarks. It just 
surprised me that IBM joined with M$, albeit to promote DB2. I haven't 
used DB2 (expect indirectly as an ADSM Server Index Manager), but from 
what I have heard of it, it isn't great shakes in performance compared 
to Oracle. I wonder whether M$ wanted to just rub Oracle on the wrong 
side? Any one know more details?

John Kanagaraj
Brunei Shell Petroleum
http://www.geocities.com/john_sharmila

God so loved the world that He didn't send a committee! (See John 3:16 
for details)
** Opinions expressed here are solely mine and not necessarily those of 
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