<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">

<head>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">


<meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document>
<meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 9">
<meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 9">
<link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C5B2C5.3C757800">
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
 <o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
  <o:DoNotRelyOnCSS/>
 </o:OfficeDocumentSettings>
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
 <w:WordDocument>
  <w:Zoom>0</w:Zoom>
  <w:DocumentKind>DocumentEmail</w:DocumentKind>
  <w:EnvelopeVis/>
 </w:WordDocument>
</xml><![endif]-->
<style>
<!--
 /* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
        {mso-style-parent:"";
        margin:0in;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
        font-size:12.0pt;
        font-family:"Times New Roman";
        mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
        {color:blue;
        text-decoration:underline;
        text-underline:single;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
        {color:blue;
        text-decoration:underline;
        text-underline:single;}
p.MsoAutoSig, li.MsoAutoSig, div.MsoAutoSig
        {margin:0in;
        margin-bottom:.0001pt;
        mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
        font-size:12.0pt;
        font-family:"Times New Roman";
        mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
p
        {margin-right:0in;
        mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
        mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
        margin-left:0in;
        mso-pagination:widow-orphan;
        font-size:12.0pt;
        font-family:"Times New Roman";
        mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";}
span.EmailStyle18
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        mso-ascii-font-family:Arial;
        mso-hansi-font-family:Arial;
        mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
        color:navy;}
span.EmailStyle19
        {mso-style-type:personal;
        mso-ascii-font-family:Arial;
        mso-hansi-font-family:Arial;
        mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
        color:navy;}
span.EmailStyle21
        {mso-style-type:personal-reply;
        mso-ansi-font-size:10.0pt;
        mso-ascii-font-family:Arial;
        mso-hansi-font-family:Arial;
        mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;
        color:#993366;}
@page Section1
        {size:8.5in 11.0in;
        margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in;
        mso-header-margin:.5in;
        mso-footer-margin:.5in;
        mso-paper-source:0;}
div.Section1
        {page:Section1;}
 /* List Definitions */
@list l0
        {mso-list-id:968781347;
        mso-list-template-ids:-178733166;}
ol
        {margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
        {margin-bottom:0in;}
-->
</style>
</head>

<body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue style='tab-interval:.5in'>

<div class=Section1>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle19><font size=2 color="#993366"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366'>I
read the following in Powerhouse Relational database documentation:</span></font></span><span
class=EmailStyle19><font size=2 color="#993366" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle19><font size=2 color="#993366"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366'>&nbsp;</span></font></span><span
class=EmailStyle19><font size=2 color="#993366" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=5 color="#993366" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366;font-weight:bold'>Tuning
Attaches in PowerHouse</span></font></b><b><font size=5 color="#993366"><span
style='font-size:18.0pt;color:#993366;mso-color-alt:windowtext;font-weight:
bold'><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#993366" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366'>You can specify the
number of buffers used for attaches to change the size of the cache used to</span></font><font
size=2 color="#993366" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#993366;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#993366" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366'>buffer data in memory
and provide the ability to tune the performance of your database</span></font><font
size=2 color="#993366" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#993366;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#993366" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366'>applications.</span></font><font
size=2 color="#993366" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#993366;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#993366" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366'><![if !supportEmptyParas]>&nbsp;<![endif]></span></font><font
size=2 color="#993366" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#993366;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#993366" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366'>Increasing the number
of buffers may improve performance (as measured by response time),</span></font><font
size=2 color="#993366" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#993366;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#993366" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366'>but will also increase
the amount of memory used.</span></font><font size=2 color="#993366"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle19><font size=2 color="#993366"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366'>&nbsp;</span></font></span><span
class=EmailStyle19><font size=2 color="#993366" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle19><font size=2 color="#993366"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366'>Unfortunately
there is no explanation on how to change the attach buffer size or number of
buffers in Powerhouse.</span></font></span><span class=EmailStyle19><font
size=2 color="#993366" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#993366;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle19><font size=2 color="#993366"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366'>&nbsp;</span></font></span><span
class=EmailStyle19><font size=2 color="#993366" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle19><font size=2 color="#993366"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366'>Please
let me know if you have any information on how to change the number of buffers
and size of the buffers.</span></font></span><span class=EmailStyle19><font
size=2 color="#993366" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:#993366;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle19><font size=2 color="#993366"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366'>&nbsp;</span></font></span><span
class=EmailStyle19><font size=2 color="#993366" face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle19><font size=2 color="#993366"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366'>Thanks
very much</span></font></span><span class=EmailStyle19><font size=2
color="#993366" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:#993366;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle19><font size=2 color="#993366"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366'>Sagar
Goparaju</span></font></span><span class=EmailStyle19><font size=2
color="#993366" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:#993366;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span class=EmailStyle19><font size=2 color="#993366"
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:#993366'>TradePoint
Systems</span></font></span><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

</div>

</body>

<!--[object_id=#tradepointsystems.com#]--><P align=center><FONT face=Tahoma size=1>STATEMENT OF CONFIDENTIALITY:<BR>The information contained in this electronic message is intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain confidential information.&nbsp; If you are not the intended recipient of this email, be advised you have received this message in error and that any use, dissemination, forwarding, printing, or copying is strictly prohibited.&nbsp; Please notify TradePoint Systems LLC immediately at (603) 889-3200 and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments.</FONT></P></html>