Adding a transaction processing monitor to Version 6.0 of its Oracle relational database management system and implementing the combination on Pyramid Technology Corp’s MISserver line of RISC multiprocessors, Oracle Systems Corp, Belmont, California claims that it can now offer a multi-threaded multi-server Unix database system. The key element of the new system is the /iTi Transaction Manager, an enhanced version of the AT&T Co Tuxedo System/T transaction monitor from Independence Technologies Inc. The partners claim that the combination represents a unique client-server architecture providing superior throughput for transaction processing environments in banking, insurance and telecommunications, supporting a greater number of users than systems without multi-threading. The addition of multi-threading to the multi-server architecture of Oracle means that each server can service multiple clients more efficiently by sharing common processing resources, increasing the number of users each server can handle. The /iTi Transaction Manager adds distribution of System/T features over a distributed heterogeneous network, the ability for multiple processes to participate in the same SQL transaction, and intelligent device support to the communications management and routing features of System/T, which directs client processes to available servers. In addition, System/T provides prioritisation and centralised administration services. Servers can also be added or dropped as the system load changes. Multi-threaded, multi-server Oracle and /iTi will be jointly marketed by Oracle and Independence on Pyramid’s MISservers. First ships are set for November and versions for other Unix systems are planned for second quarter 1990. Pricing is dependent upon the system configuration.
