Hi Bryon,
 
Bryon Bronner ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
: How does the performance of the Open Market Web server compare with the
: freeware version?
 
I've been hearing good things about the Open Market's performance.  In
another posting to comp.sys.hp.mpe, Jeff Kell wrote:
 
>I just received a call from Nicole Saeger at CSY clearing me to make some
>information public regarding the OpenMarket web server beta test on MPE/iX.
>As usual, this is preliminary information and should be weighed as such.
>
>As you may be aware, we have been running the NCSA httpd 1.3 port practically
>from the day it was first ported by Mike Belshe.  Since then I've had a sort
>of love/hate relationship with it; it works, but is slow as molasses on a 950
>system, and not a lot better on a 960.
>
>If you have visited jazz recently, you will notice it is now "Powered by
>OpenMarket".  I knew the beta couldn't be too far away.
>
>I received the OpenMarket beta by FedEx Tuesday morning.  It took all of 10-15
>minutes to install alongside the NCSA server and configure it to use the old
>NCSA directories.  It came right up - and it SCREAMS compared to NCSA.  On
>some image-intensive pages (over 20 in-line images/icons) over a direct
>network connection the OpenMarket server was 10-15x faster than NCSA!  The
>assistant director of libraries, who did most of the HTML for their machine,
>and I are very happy campers!
>
>If you wish to see for yourself, you may peruse:
>
>  http://www.lib.utc.edu          (OpenMarket beta server)
>  http://www.lib.utc.edu:8080     (NCSA httpd 1.3 port)
>
 
: I have recently completed a performance test where I had 10 WWW clients
: hitting our production system (running the freeware version).  The WWW
: server sucked up 50% to 60% of the system CPU.  Needless to say my users
: were less than happy about my test. The response on the WWW clients was also
: less than satisfactory.
: I looks like it is time to upgrade our 957!
 
: Thanks for any input on the subject.
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Regards,
 
Daren Connor
CSY Marketing