-- The Egenera BladeFrame system using Processing Blade modules based on
the new two-processor Quad-Core Intel® Xeon® processor x5355 2.66 GHz
running the SAP ERP Release 6.0 application achieved a top result of 1,860
SD users and 9,400 SAPS(i), outperforming both HP(ii) (1,841 SD users;
9,230 SAPS) and IBM(iii) (1,850 SD users; 9,270 SAPS) on the same
configuration.
-- The Egenera BladeFrame system using processing blades based on the
four-processor Dual-Core Intel® Xeon® 7140M 3.4 GHz processor achieved
an excellent 2,000 SAP SD Benchmark users and 10,030 SAPS(iv).
"We're pleased that the certified benchmark results further help confirm
our leadership as an ideal platform for enterprise deployments of SAP
applications," said Susan Davis, vice president at Egenera. "The
combination of Intel and Egenera technology continues to deliver real,
measurable value to customers who need high levels of performance,
availability and scalability. In addition, Egenera's leadership in the
virtualization of data center infrastructure provides unmatched flexibility
and agility for forward-thinking enterprises."
"These excellent results demonstrate that combining the Egenera PAN
architecture with our leading Quad-Core and Dual-Core Intel Xeon processors
provides greater performance, fewer cooling challenges and cost savings
when replacing legacy infrastructure," said Jake Smith, server marketing
manager at Intel. "Customers can run more applications, with better
performance and a smaller footprint."
The benchmark results referenced are current as of June 26, 2007. They
fully comply with the SAP Benchmark Council regulations and have been
audited and certified by SAP AG. Details can be obtained from Egenera and
SAP AG. For the latest SAP results, visit www.sap.com/benchmark.
About Egenera Inc.
Egenera is a global leader in delivering data center virtualization
solutions that reduce costs and complexity for enterprises and public
sector agencies worldwide. The Egenera BladeFrame system virtualizes the
data center with an innovative server architecture specifically designed to
reduce complexity and enable IT to respond rapidly to business
requirements. Market-leading enterprises around the world trust Egenera to
run their most critical applications and achieve higher resource
utilization, faster application time to market and lower total cost of
ownership. Headquartered in Marlboro, Mass., USA, Egenera has offices
worldwide. For more information visit www.egenera.com, call +1 508-858-2600
or send email to info@egenera.com.
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Minimum Data and Configuration Details of Benchmark Results:
(i) Results of the Egenera BladeFrame Model PB300006R/Fujitsu Siemens
Computers PRIMERGY Model BFi20 S3 on the two-tier SAP SD Standard
Application Benchmark (certification number 2007041): The Egenera/FSC
server was configured as a two-processor server (2 processors /8 cores /8
threads) with Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor X5355 2.66 GHz, 64 KB L1 cache
per core and 4 MB L2 cache per 2 cores, and 32 GB main memory. The Egenera
BladeFrame/Fujitsu Siemens Computers Primergy server was running SAP ERP
6.0 with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition and SQL Server
2005 and achieved 1,860 SAP SD Benchmark users, equivalent to a throughput
of 188,000 fully processed order line items per hour.
(ii) Results of the HP ProLiant BL460c on the two-tier SAP SD Standard
Application Benchmark (certification number 2007002): The HP ProLiant
server was configured as a two processor server (2 processors /8 cores/8
threads) with Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor X5355 2.66 GHz, 64 KB L1 cache
per core and 4 MB L2 cache per 2 cores, and 32 GB main memory. The HP
ProLiant BL460c server was running SAP ERP 6.0 with Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 Enterprise Edition and SQL Server 2005 and achieved 1,841 SAP
SD Benchmark users, equivalent to a throughput of 184,670 fully processed
order line items per hour.
(iii) Results of the IBM System x3650 server on the two-tier SAP SD
Standard Application Benchmark (certification number 2007019): The IBM
x3650 server was configured as a two-processor server (2 processors/8
cores/8 threads) with Quad-Core Intel Xeon Processor X5355 2.66 GHz, 64 KB
L1 cache per core and 4 MB L2 cache per 2 cores, and 32 GB main memory. The
IBM x3650 server was running SAP ERP 6.0 with Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Enterprise Edition and IBM DB2 9 database and achieved 1,850 SAP SD
Benchmark users, equivalent to a throughput of 185,330 fully processed
order line items per hour.
(iv) Results of the Egenera BladeFrame Model pBlade PB310002R on the
two-tier SAP SD Standard Application Benchmark (certification number
2007009): The Egenera server was configured as a four-processor server (4
processors /8 cores /16 threads) with Dual-Core Intel Xeon 7140M 3.4 GHz,
16 KB L1 cache and 1 MB L2 cache per core, 16 MB L3 cache per processor,
and 32 GB main memory. The Egenera BladeFrame server was running SAP ERP
6.0 with Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition and SQL Server
2005 and achieved 2,000 SAP SD Benchmark users, equivalent to a throughput
of 200,670 fully processed order line items per hour.
Contact Information: Press Contacts: Gillian Farquhar Egenera Inc. 508-858-3262 gfarquhar@egenera.com