Session state - Whats the big deal?

What is the equivalent of HTMLDB's "session state" in other peer environments, like, for instance, ASP/ASPX pages?
There, you would just define a bunch of variables and use those on the page, right?
How does the fact that HTMLDB's "variables" are stored in the database benefit me? All I care about is being able to read/write my "variables" from various points in my application.
Thanks

Vikas,
Session state needs to be maintained somewhere. Then, on a subsequent page view/submission, you are essentially reunited with your session state. This is applicable to almost all Web technologies.
Most technologies persist session state in application server middle-tier memory, which is very finite (.NET supports configuration of both, memory or database). Think about it...if you have 2GB RAM on your middle tier, how many "concurrent" sessions could you support maintaining session state in memory for all your users? What type of elaborate mechanism would you have to employ to ensure you don't exhaust middle tier resources?
I've built/used/monitored real-world applications built using HTML DB, which would have over 6,000 distinct users in the peak hour, yet at any given split microsecond, there were no more than 8 - 10 active database sessions. In an alternative architecture, how much middle tier memory would it take for you to support 6,000 distinct user sessions in an hour? How long before you start expiring these sessions?
Joel

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