CAMBRIDGE, MA--(MARKET WIRE)--Sep 15, 2003 -- InterSystems Corporation and HP (NYSE:HPQ - News) today announced results of a benchmark designed to test
real-world performance and scalability of enterprise-wide healthcare systems.
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The benchmark was a collaborative effort of the Cleveland Clinic, one of the most respected hospitals in the United States and consistently ranked in U.S. News &
World Report as one of America's best hospitals, Epic Systems Corporation, supplier of the suite of applications used by the Cleveland Clinic, InterSystems Corporation,
supplier of the CACHE post-relational database used to run Epic software, and HP, supplier of the servers used by the Cleveland Clinic.
The Cleveland Clinic, which currently has approximately 5,000 concurrent Epic users, expects to more than double over the next few years. This test was designed to
ensure that no bottlenecks would impede this aggressive growth plan. In order to make the results as accurate as possible, the benchmark used a full-production version of
the Epic software, running a mix of electronic medical record, scheduling and registration users, and operating on a realistic database.
Results Double Expectations, Scalability to Nearly 15,000 Users
The results significantly exceeded the initial benchmark parameters by handling 14,600 simulated users, while meeting stringent response time requirements. The tests
were conducted on a 24-processor HP Superdome server with 128GB of memory running CACHE version 5. The database engine delivered sustained throughput of 540,000
database accesses per second (DBAPS).
According to Paul Grabscheid, InterSystems vice president of strategic planning, "With the rapidly growing sophistication of leading healthcare applications, plus
expanding user populations as they are rolled out across the enterprise, platform and database vendors are under enormous performance pressure. Our aim, with every new
release of CACHE, is to deliver measurably better performance and scalability. We test this continuously, not with artificial benchmarks, but with real-world applications
such as Epic's suite of applications. These results demonstrate that the latest version of CACHE 5 is meeting our performance commitment."
"This benchmark included an IT topology where performance and scalability are critical in order to handle future demand. The platform tested represents not only the
capabilities of today's requirements for the Cleveland Clinic, but also provides price performance and growth for the Clinic for years to come," said Paul Gerrard, vice
president of healthcare sales at HP. "The results are well beyond the current needs of most sites. Since this system allows for at least two more in-the-system
upgrades, it certainly shows scalability to handle all of the growth a client might want to put on a single system."
About InterSystems
Headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., InterSystems Corporation (www.InterSystems.com) is a leading provider of low-maintenance, high performance database systems for
Web applications, with over four million users worldwide. InterSystems' flagship product, CACHE, is a post- relational database that uniquely offers three integrated data
access options: a robust object database, high performance SQL and rich multidimensional access. CACHE enables rapid Web application development, extraordinary
transaction processing speed and real-time queries against transactional data. InterSystems is the leading database provider in healthcare, with CACHE 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.
A free, fully functional, no-time-limit copy of CACHE can be downloaded or requested on CD from the InterSystems Web site.
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About The Cleveland Clinic
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, located in Cleveland, Ohio, is a not-for-profit multi-specialty academic medical center that integrates clinical and hospital care with research
and education. The Cleveland Clinic was founded in 1921 by four renowned physicians with a vision of providing outstanding patient care based upon the principles of
cooperation, compassion and innovation. U.S. News & World Report consistently names The Cleveland Clinic as one of the nation's best hospitals in its annual
"America's Best Hospitals" survey. In 2003, The Cleveland Clinic was ranked fifth overall.
Approximately 1,200 full-time salaried physicians at The Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland Clinic Florida represent more than 100 medical specialties and subspecialties. In
2002, there were nearly 2.5 million outpatient visits to The Cleveland Clinic and more than 52,000 hospital admissions. Patients came for treatment from every state and from
more than 90 countries. The Cleveland Clinic website address is www.clevelandclinic.org.
About HP
HP delivers vital technology for business and life. The company's solutions span IT infrastructure, personal computing and access devices, global services and imaging and
printing for consumers, enterprises and small and medium business. For the last four quarters, HP revenue totaled $70.4 billion. More information about HP is available at
www.hp.com.
Trademark Notes: CACHE is a trademark of InterSystems Corporation. Other trademarks belong to their respective owners.
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