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*****For Immediate Release (April 7, 2004) NEC SOLUTIONS AMERICA OFFERS FIRST TPC-C BENCHMARK ON INTEL® ITANIUM® 2-BASED SERVER FOR ORACLE AND SUSE PLATFORMS Santa Clara, Calif. - April 7, 2004 - NEC Solutions (America), Inc., a premier provider of integrated solutions for the Connected Enterprise in North America, today announced the first TPC benchmark score conducted on a 32-®way NEC server running Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition and a pre-release of the next generation of SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server. Testing was conducted on a 32-way, NEC Express5800/1320Xd server based on ® ® 1Intel Itanium 2 processors. TPC-C is an industry-standard benchmark for measuring a system's processing performance based on an enterprise transaction model for handling orders. 2The 609,467 transactions per minute (tpmC) benchmark score was achieved, in part, by leveraging NEC's highly scalable, ccNUMA system architecture utilizing 32 Intel Itanium 2 processors. Oracle Database 10g is designed to take advantage of system and processor advancements such as those made by both NEC and Intel Corporation. Oracle's enhancements enable the database to scale to the next generation of 64-bit computing environments. Developed in close collaboration with Intel and certified for Oracle database, SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server for Intel Itanium Processor Family is designed to meet the highest requirements in terms of scalability and performance. "Linux is a reliable ...

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*****For Immediate Release (April 7, 2004)

NEC SOLUTIONS AMERICA OFFERS FIRST TPC-C BENCHMARK ON INTEL® ITANIUM® 2-BASED SERVER

FOR ORACLE AND SUSE PLATFORMS

Santa Clara, Calif. - April 7, 2004

- NEC Solutions (America), Inc., a premier provider of integrated solutions for

the Connected Enterprise in North America, today announced the first TPC benchmark score conducted on a 32-

way NEC server running Oracle

®

Database 10g Enterprise Edition and a pre-release of the next generation of

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server. Testing was conducted on a 32-way, NEC Express5800/1320Xd server based on

Intel

®

Itanium

®

2 processors. TPC-C

1

is an industry-standard benchmark for measuring a system's processing

performance based on an enterprise transaction model for handling orders.

The 609,467 transactions per minute (tpmC)

2

benchmark score was achieved, in part, by leveraging NEC's highly

scalable, ccNUMA system architecture utilizing 32 Intel Itanium 2 processors. Oracle Database 10g is designed to

take advantage of system and processor advancements such as those made by both NEC and Intel Corporation.

Oracle's enhancements enable the database to scale to the next generation of 64-bit computing environments.

Developed in close collaboration with Intel and certified for Oracle database, SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server for

Intel Itanium Processor Family is designed to meet the highest requirements in terms of scalability and

performance.

"Linux is a reliable and cost effective platform for transaction processing systems," said Richard Sarwal, vice

president of Server Performance at Oracle. "Oracle Database 10g in conjunction with NEC Express servers

provides companies with a high-performance, scalable system to handle their most demanding needs."

"NEC's impressive TPC-C results demonstrate the performance and flexibility of systems based on Intel's Itanium 2

processors for large databases. This is the first Linux result on high-end SMP systems achieved through the close

cooperation of Intel, NEC, Oracle and SuSE, and it exemplifies the scalability of Linux for enterprise datacenter

environments", said Richard Dracott, general manager of Enterprise Marketing and Planning at Intel Corporation.

"SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server brings best-of-breed, reliable and maintained Linux into datacenters and is the

clear choice for all high performance efforts," said Markus Rex, general manager of SUSE LINUX for Novell. "The

TPC benchmark once more proves that SUSE's enterprise products and truly ready for mission-critical

deployment."

"TPC-C benchmark results are a testimony to the high performance and scalability of NEC server products. We are

pleased to present our findings in conjunction with such high level enterprise market leaders," said Larry Sheffield,

senior vice president of the Solutions Platform Group for NEC Solutions America.

Performance Results

Throughput

609,467 tpmC

Cost performance

$6.78 per tpmC

Availability Date

September 1, 2004

System

NEC Express5800/1320Xd Server

CPU

Intel Itanium 2 processors at 1.5 GHz with 6M L3 cache 32 processors used

System Memory

512 GB

OS

SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9.

Database

Oracle

®

Database 10g Enterprise Edition

Availability

The high-performance NEC Express5800/1320Xd server, with 32 Intel Itanium 2 processors, is currently available

for order in North America. Systems configured as tested for the TPC benchmark tests will be available beginning

September 1, 2004. Further information is available at www.nec64.com or by calling 888-632-8701.

About NEC Solutions America

NEC Solutions (America), Inc. is a premier provider of integrated solutions for the Connected Enterprise in North

America. As an affiliate of NEC Corporation (NASDAQ: NIPNY) (FTSE: 6701q.1), NEC Solutions America taps into

a global resource network to help clients leverage technology to achieve a competitive edge. From mobile

enterprise computing systems, biometric security solutions, business intelligence, projector and plasma displays,

business service management and IT professional services, the expertise is delivered with the personal attention

needed to address individual situations. With headquarters in Rancho Cordova, California, NEC Solutions America

maintains research, marketing, sales and support facilities throughout the United States. Information regarding

NEC Solutions America can be found at

www.necsam.com

.

Editor's Note: Information and specifications are subject to change without notice. NEC is a registered trademark of NEC Corporation. Intel

and Itanium are registered trademarks of Intel Corporation. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates.

SUSE is a registered trademark of SUSE AG, a Novell company. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. ©2004 NEC

Solutions (America), Inc. All rights reserved.

1.

TPC-C is one of the Transaction Processing Performance Council's standard benchmarks for measuring computer system

performance. Performance is evaluated based on a model of enterprise transaction processing. Benchmark results are

expressed in terms of how many transactions are performed per minute (tpmC).

2.

NEC Express5800/1320Xd, 609,467 tpmC, $6.78/tpmC, with thirty two (32) Intel

®

Itanium

®

2 processor at 1.5 GHz, each with

6MB L3 cache, running Oracle

®

Database 10g Enterprise Edition and SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9, with 512 GB RAM;

Available: 9/1/2004. Source

http://www.tpc.org/

.

Contact:

Shelly Greenhalgh

NEC Solutions America

[phone]

[e-mail]