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BEA Systems, a world leader in application infrastructure software, announced today that, in a recent SPECjAppServer2002 benchmark test, BEA WebLogic Server 8.1 and BEA JRockit 1.4.2 produced a new world record in the dual node category on Langchao's record-setter -- SP3000 server. This new benchmark result is evidence of the BEA commitment to providing high performance at low total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) for customers, in partnership with industry-leading companies like Langchao, Intel and Red Flag. An independently designed and validated industry-standard benchmark, SPECjAppServer2002 measures the performance of application servers running typical Java business applications. The test results show that BEA WebLogic Server and JRockit achieved 1638 business transactions per second (TOPS@DualNode), on Langchao's high-end server SP3000, setting a new world record. In addition, the cost-effective business handling solution jointly launched by BEA and Langchao has seen a favorable price-performance ratio. The cost of each transaction is 1,185.73 RMB/ TOPS@DualNode, including cost of all hardware, software, and three years of 24 x 7 technical support. This is the best price performance ratio compared with similar products in China's market. The benchmark test was executed on a software and hardware platform, including BEA WebLogic Server 8.1 and BEA JRockit 1.4.2, as well as Langchao SP3000 server (database and server) running on Intel Itanium 2 64 bit processor. This benchmark is one more milestone in a long BEA record of providing superior performance and scalability. In fact, nearly all benchmark results of BEA WebLogic Server on nearly all mainstream hardware, operating systems and database products have set records, including: -- server hardware such as PA-RISC, SPARC, 32 bit Intel Xeon and 64 bit Itanium-architecture from Langchao, Dell, and HP -- all mainstream operating systems such as Windows, Linux, HP-UX, and Solaris -- all types of database software such as Oracle and Microsoft SQL Server "These benchmark test results have strongly indicated that BEA WebLogic Server is among the most rapid and cost-effective application infrastructure platforms in this market. Customers have one more local brand option when they choose enterprise-level server," said Frank Xiong, Vice President of BEA and General Manager of China R&D Center. The BEA users, relying on higher productivity and unified platforms that BEA supplies to developers, can help shorten the time to value for implementation, thus further helping to reduce the total cost of ownership. "High-end business computer is an important strategic market for Langchao. We adhered to our technology, and attached great importance to cooperation with international vendors, so as to enhance the industrialization of China's high performance server," said Mr. Wang Endong, senior vice president of Langchao Group. "The joint record-breaking result is not only an indication of the better performance and quality of Langchao's high-end server, but also an important accomplishment as a result of Langchao's international cooperation strategy, a major step forward by Langchao in implementing business computing strategy." Minerva Yeung, Ph.D., Director, Intel China Software Center, commented: "BEA and Chinese fellow travelers set the world performance record again on the WebLogic Application Server based on the Intel Itanium 2 based processors. This shows the technology leadership and potentials of the Intel Itanium 2 processor architecture. It also demonstrates that Intel, BEA and their Chinese fellow-travelers are collaborating more and more closely to provide world class product combinations to the Chinese customers."