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Short Take: Oracle, Portal, Sun announce benchmark

Oracle, Portal Information Network, and Sun Microsystems have announced the completion of a benchmark to measure scalability for Internet and intranet services. The Internet Transaction Mix benchmark is designed to assure ISPs and others that hardware and database systems for Internet and intranet services will scale to accommodate millions of users. It measures log-in sessions, email retrieval, and registration of new accounts.

Mike Ricciuti Staff writer, CNET News
Mike Ricciuti joined CNET in 1996. He is now CNET News' Boston-based executive editor and east coast bureau chief, serving as department editor for business technology and software covered by CNET News, Reviews, and Download.com. E-mail Mike.
Mike Ricciuti
, Portal Information Network, and Sun Microsystems have announced the completion of a benchmark to measure scalability for Internet and intranet services. The Internet Transaction Mix benchmark is designed to assure ISPs and others that hardware and database systems for Internet and intranet services will scale to accommodate millions of users. It measures log-in sessions, email retrieval, and registration of new accounts.