Replication makes scientific results robust. One scientist cannot expect to account for all possible test conditions, nor necessarily have the test environment to fully test every aspect of a hypothesis. By sharing hypotheses and results with a community of peers, the scientist enables many eyes to see what one pair of eyes might miss. In the Open Source development model, this same principle is expressed as "Given enough eyes, all bugs are shallow." By sharing source code, Open Source developers make software more robust. Programs get used and tested in a wider variety of contexts than one programmer could generate, and bugs get uncovered that otherwise would not be found. Because source code is provided, bugs can often be removed, not just discovered, by someone who otherwise would be outside the development process.
Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server are now broadly available in more than 60 countries and 16 languages. The operating system can be purchased from retailers, PC manufacturers, technology providers and consultants. And more than 290,000 partners are trained to provide Windows 2000-based solutions.
Troll Tech continues full support for the Qt Professional Edition, for companies and developers not choosing the Open Source model. Software written for either of the official versions will remain completely compatible.
A few major media outlets lately have been running stories about the weaknesses of Linux. These stories tend to be completely incorrect and often have no basis in fact whatsoever. They more convincingly fit into a class of communication known as FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) often used to damage what Microsoft likes to call mindshare.
Performance is only one aspect of an enterprise purchasing decision. In many cases it may not be the most important one. However, poor performance can get your product thrown out of the decision process early. Performance is one make-or-break part of competing for enterprise sales. Excel at it rather than ignoring it.
Mindcraft conducted a Second Benchmark of Windows NT Server 4.0 and Red Hat Linux 5.2 this time upgraded to the Linux 2.2.6 kernel. For the Second Benchmark we asked for and received tuning help from leaders of the Linux, Samba, and Apache communities. However, even before the Second Benchmark was finished we received additional criticism about the fairness of this test. We decided to withhold publication of the Second Benchmark results and instead proposed the Open Benchmark.
The WebStone benchmark tests were originally developed by Silicon Graphics to measure the performance of Web server software and hardware products. WebStone 2.0.1 is a more portable version of the original WebStone benchmark which added support to use Windows NT systems as client test systems.
In order to create large loads on a Web server, WebStone is able to distribute Web clients among client computers. The Webmaster is the program that controls all of the testing done by WebStone. It can be run on one of the client computers or on a separate computer. The Webmaster distributes the Web client software and test configuration files to the client computers. The Webmaster then starts a benchmark run and waits for the Web clients to report back the performance they measured. The Webmaster combines the performance results from all the Web clients into a single summary report.
The Open Benchmark results are in. Mindcraft has proven its tests are unbiased and accurate. This test was overseen by PC Week with Red Hat and Microsoft participating. Mindcraft® has been providing software testing and development services for our clients since 1985. With our focus on Internet and intranet technologies, we offer our vendor and user clients cost-effective services and products using the latest technology.
Sun Microsystems claims to be more scalable than Windows. In a world of hype, wouldn't it be nice to get a refreshing dose of reality? The truth is out there. It's what real businesses are doing every day. You can get your dose of reality about the Internet and business computing right here. Windows 2000 has arrived and reality just keeps getting better. Sun Microsystems claims to be more scalable than Windows. The Reality: Windows-based, Compaq ProLiant 8500 systems have set world records for scalability and performance. In fact, Microsoft® Windows® 2000 is the fastest, most scalable solution on the planet, based on the industry- recognized TPC-C benchmark.
Solaris 8 lacks many of the advanced features of Windows 2000. Enterprise Web services, directory service, transaction services, message queuing, resource management, clustering, network load balancing with integrated management, installation, and security are all built into the operating system at no additional charge. The best Windows 2000 and SQL Server solution scored 3,165,000 transactions per hour.
In a world of hype, wouldn't it be nice to get a refreshing dose of reality? The truth is out there. It's what real businesses are doing every day. You can get your dose of reality about the Internet and business computing right here. Windows 2000 has arrived and reality just keeps getting better.
Although Solaris 7 is touted as Sun?s best 64-bit operating system, 75 percent of Sun customers still choose older, 32-bit versions of Solaris. Even Sun seems to doubt Solaris 7 is the right choice. Major customers, such as Quote.com, are switching from Sun to the Microsoft Windows platform because it offers better reliability.
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Replication makes scientific results robust. One scientist cannot expect to account for all possible test conditions, nor necessarily have the test environment to fully test every aspect of a hypothesis. By sharing hypotheses and results with a community of peers, the scientist enables many eyes to see what one pair of eyes might miss. In the Open Source development model, this same principle is expressed as "Given enough eyes, all bugs are shallow." By sharing source code, Open Source developers make software more robust. Programs get used and tested in a wider variety of contexts than one programmer could generate, and bugs get uncovered that otherwise would not be found. Because source code is provided, bugs can often be removed, not just discovered, by someone who otherwise would be outside the development process.
Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server are now broadly available in more than 60 countries and 16 languages. The operating system can be purchased from retailers, PC manufacturers, technology providers and consultants. And more than 290,000 partners are trained to provide Windows 2000-based solutions.
Troll Tech continues full support for the Qt Professional Edition, for companies and developers not choosing the Open Source model. Software written for either of the official versions will remain completely compatible.
A few major media outlets lately have been running stories about the weaknesses of Linux. These stories tend to be completely incorrect and often have no basis in fact whatsoever. They more convincingly fit into a class of communication known as FUD (fear, uncertainty, and doubt) often used to damage what Microsoft likes to call mindshare.
Performance is only one aspect of an enterprise purchasing decision. In many cases it may not be the most important one. However, poor performance can get your product thrown out of the decision process early. Performance is one make-or-break part of competing for enterprise sales. Excel at it rather than ignoring it.
Mindcraft conducted a Second Benchmark of Windows NT Server 4.0 and Red Hat Linux 5.2 this time upgraded to the Linux 2.2.6 kernel. For the Second Benchmark we asked for and received tuning help from leaders of the Linux, Samba, and Apache communities. However, even before the Second Benchmark was finished we received additional criticism about the fairness of this test. We decided to withhold publication of the Second Benchmark results and instead proposed the Open Benchmark.
The WebStone benchmark tests were originally developed by Silicon Graphics to measure the performance of Web server software and hardware products. WebStone 2.0.1 is a more portable version of the original WebStone benchmark which added support to use Windows NT systems as client test systems.
In order to create large loads on a Web server, WebStone is able to distribute Web clients among client computers. The Webmaster is the program that controls all of the testing done by WebStone. It can be run on one of the client computers or on a separate computer. The Webmaster distributes the Web client software and test configuration files to the client computers. The Webmaster then starts a benchmark run and waits for the Web clients to report back the performance they measured. The Webmaster combines the performance results from all the Web clients into a single summary report.
The Open Benchmark results are in. Mindcraft has proven its tests are unbiased and accurate. This test was overseen by PC Week with Red Hat and Microsoft participating. Mindcraft® has been providing software testing and development services for our clients since 1985. With our focus on Internet and intranet technologies, we offer our vendor and user clients cost-effective services and products using the latest technology.
Sun Microsystems claims to be more scalable than Windows. In a world of hype, wouldn't it be nice to get a refreshing dose of reality? The truth is out there. It's what real businesses are doing every day. You can get your dose of reality about the Internet and business computing right here. Windows 2000 has arrived and reality just keeps getting better. Sun Microsystems claims to be more scalable than Windows. The Reality: Windows-based, Compaq ProLiant 8500 systems have set world records for scalability and performance. In fact, Microsoft® Windows® 2000 is the fastest, most scalable solution on the planet, based on the industry- recognized TPC-C benchmark.
Solaris 8 lacks many of the advanced features of Windows 2000. Enterprise Web services, directory service, transaction services, message queuing, resource management, clustering, network load balancing with integrated management, installation, and security are all built into the operating system at no additional charge. The best Windows 2000 and SQL Server solution scored 3,165,000 transactions per hour.
Although Solaris 7 is touted as Sun?s best 64-bit operating system, 75 percent of Sun customers still choose older, 32-bit versions of Solaris. Even Sun seems to doubt Solaris 7 is the right choice. Major customers, such as Quote.com, are switching from Sun to the Microsoft Windows platform because it offers better reliability.