InformationWeek > > No Job Too Big For Windows Anymore, Ballmer Says > November 7, 2005

"The release of Microsoft's latest database and development tools came with data from partners to back up its claim"


Microsoft on Monday released new versions of its database software and development tools, along with test results intended to prove the software has improved ability to run the largest computer programs at corporations. During a keynote address in San Francisco to launch the products, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made the claim that no job is too big for Windows anymore.
Microsoft and SAP AG ran a benchmark test that allowed 93,000 concurrent users of SAP's software with Microsoft's SQL Server 2005 database, which became generally available Monday. That's 10 times more users than can be supported in the largest SAP installation today, Ballmer said. Ballmer also said SQL Server 2005 running Microsoft's .Net middleware has beaten an IBM benchmark result using its WebSphere middleware running on Oracle's database.