[cola:06643] InterSystemsCACHノOutperforms Oracle

[Kate Jones <kjones _at_ xxxxxxxxxxx>]

InterSystems Corporation today announced the results of an a survey comparing
InterSystems and Oracle database technology conducted by the KLAS Enterprises
research and consulting firm. For more information, please contact Ashley
Sizemore, Shoor & Company, at 803-699-0710 or asizemore _at_ shoorpr.com.
Press release follows.

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Editorial Contacts
Ashley Sizemore
Shoor & Company
(803) 699-0710
asizemore _at_ shoorpr.com

Maureen Flaherty
InterSystems
(617) 621-0600
flaherty _at_ intersystems.com

InterSystemsCACHÉ Outperforms Oracle in
KLAS Healthcare IT Survey

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.憂anuary 28, 2002/b>InterSystems Corporation today announced the results of an a survey comparing InterSystems and Oracle database technology conducted by the KLAS Enterprises research and consulting firm. Based on a survey of 110 healthcare IT executives, InterSystemssoftware rated higher than Oracle on every measure.

展e were pleased to participate in a survey that assesses database performance measurement in a quantifiable, controlled way,says Paul Grabscheid, InterSystems vice president of strategic planning. 典he information KLAS collected and analyzed validates what our application partners and end users already know葉hat InterSystemsCACHÉ database software successfully fulfills the most demanding requirements of the healthcare technology market.

Anatomy of Database Success
The KLAS study compared the performance of leading healthcare applications using InterSystems or Oracle database systems. Areas of measurement included response time, database reliability and speed, hardware and support personnel requirements and downtime. Extensive interviews were conducted with healthcare IT managers and executives who have an in-depth knowledge of the applications and technical issues. Additional data was gathered through a KLAS evaluation process that gathers input from healthcare CIOs and directors on more than 300 healthcare IT products.

InterSystemsdatabase products rated better than Oracle痴 in every satisfaction measurement, with the biggest CACHÉ advantage being in the area of reliability, according to the KLAS report. Further, InterSystemsdatabase products outperformed Oracle痴 by more than 2:1 in hardware required and 2.5:1 in the number of database administrators (DBAs) required.

Among survey findings:

• Users rated CACHÉ significantly higher in the areas of database software reliability and scalability with InterSystems software enjoying a 0.6 - 0.9 gap over Oracle (where a 0.5 difference is considered significant).
• The reliability gap was the biggest difference measured in the study. When asked about downtime, 60% of CACHÉ users reported that they had no unscheduled downtime洋ore than triple the rate (18%) of Oracle users.
• Respondents reported significantly higher scores for CACHÉ in terms of speed and scalability with InterSystemsdatabase software rated 0.7 over Oracle (where a 0.5 difference is considered significant).
• Although CACHÉ delivered better performance with a significantly more demanding workload, cost of operations was more economical with InterSystems database products users reporting a 2.1:1 advantage in hardware required and a 2.5:1 advantage in DBAs required.

Database for Top-Rated Healthcare Applications
KLAS summarized the results by stating 鍍he true measure of a solution is its performance in live operation. The data is in and the measurement has been taken. When we cut through all the hype about technology, state-of-the-art solutions, object oriented systems, relational databases and client/server, we can see that InterSystems databases continues to serve the healthcare community as a core component in the best rated systems in the market.

KLAS is the only U.S. research and consulting firm specializing in monitoring and reporting the performance of healthcare IT vendors. The research firm's annual 2001 Top 20 Report validates the prominent, successful use of InterSystems software among healthcare application providers.

About InterSystems
Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., InterSystems Corporation (www.InterSystems.com) is the leading provider of high performance database systems for Web applications, with over four million users worldwide. InterSystems' flagship product, CACHÉ, is a post-relational database with a multidimensional data and application server offering ultra-fast and massively scalable objects and SQL. CACHÉ features breakthrough rapid development technology for building objects and object applications. InterSystems is the database software leader in the healthcare sector, with CACHÉ in use at the majority of major hospitals and labs around the world, including America's 10 best hospitals as rated by U.S. News and World Report.
 

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