"Aleri Inc., in New York and London, has developed what it calls vector-based data-management software that can process millions of transactions in a fraction of the time today's database systems require."
Sounds nice. So I jumped to Aleri's Web site.
And I found a *nice* piece of information: "In one case, an organisation wanted to check quarterly balances across a range of parameters. The data exceeded 60 million balances held in a RDBMS. Their existing system [processed] the data on a large 12 processor UNIX box. It took 61 minutes to obtain the answer, using fully optimised C++ and SQL. Using Aleri on a single processor NT Server, the identical process took 4 seconds."
I have a hard time to believe this even if I don't know Aleri's technology.
You can read more comparisons here.
Source: Rick Whiting, InformationWeek, April 22, 2002
Some software companies often don't even try to fix what is wrong with their product. They say it's up to you to "work around" the problem.
How many times have you seen cryptic messages after installing a new piece of software? Some companies try to help you (with some difficult steps). Some don't.
If you're a user of Microsoft's Picture It Publishing for example, you might see under certain circumstances a message telling you about an error and adding "if the problem persists contact the program vendor."
A big help from Microsoft, isn't?
Source: Peter Meyers, The New York Times, Apr. 25, 2002
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