Hmm.. I wonder if anyone from UPS is on this list... I know that they use
CF in Atlanta on a limited basis for some internal stuff...
-Cameron
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Cameron Childress
ElliptIQ Inc.
p.770.460.7277.232
f.770.460.0963
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gregory Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, December 13, 2000 11:36 AM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: Just a stray thought
>
>
> Ok, this is meant as no shameless plug but I read on their website:
>
> UPS expects to receive 5 million tracking requests on their
> website per day
> especially on their peak days (it reads something like that)
>
> Your mission: build a Cold Fusion application for UPS that could
> handle such
> a beating, how would you do this? Bear in mind:
>
> 1) You will have to search through a database of approximately 245 million
> records (packages delivered)
>
> 2) 5 million per day equals 60 per second, transactional
> integrity has to be
> TIGHT!
>
> 3) Money is no real object (UPS needs this to work some how, but be
> realistic in terms of "what you get is what you pay for")
>
> Who's up for this?
>
> Gregory Harris
> Web Developer
> Stirling Bridge Group LLC
>
>
>
>
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