BAPCo(R) Announces EECoMark(TM) -- A Joint Venture With Ecma International to Create a Performance-Qualified Energy Benchmark for Industry Standard Personal Computers -- Invites Industry to Join the Development Process.SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif. -- The Business Applications Performance Corporation or BAPCo[R] today announced a joint venture with Ecma International (body) ECMA International - (Formerly European Computer Manufacturers Association) An industry association founded in 1961 and dedicated to the standardisation of information and communication systems. ECMA edits standards and technical reports. to develop a new benchmark that examines performance-qualified energy efficiency of personal computers. In conjunction with that announcement BAPCo is also inviting other members of the industry interested in participating or assisting in the development process to join BAPCo. EECoMark[TM] is intended to be used as a tool to measure the performance-qualified energy consumption of personal computers using real world applications. In developing EECoMark, BAPCo and Ecma will go beyond synthetic component measurements to examine the energy consumption of the entire computer through the use of proven workload development methodologies. EECoMark will build upon the experience of BAPCo and Ecma in delivering world leading performance benchmarks and standards respectively. EECoMark will be the first implementation of the upcoming Ecma energy efficiency standard for computers. Like all BAPCo benchmarks, EECoMark will follow BAPCo's mantra mantra (măn`trə, mŭn–), in Hinduism and Buddhism, mystic words used in ritual and meditation. A mantra is believed to be the sound form of reality, having the power to bring into being the reality it represents. of 'real world, real benchmarks' ensuring relevant and meaningful workloads that can be utilized and widely accepted by IT Managers, PC OEMs, press and analysts worldwide. BAPCo's EECoMark will build upon its predecessors utilizing one of the strongest and broadest development teams in PC benchmarking history while taking advantage of the deep expertise offered by Ecma in developing standards. "BAPCo is pleased to partner with Ecma to continue its tradition of providing the industry with pioneering and leading-edge measurement tools through the introduction of EECoMark. Delivering performance and energy efficiency are key vectors for the computer industry. BAPCo is delighted to be able to provide a metric by which industry can measure itself along these vectors," said Shervin Kheradpir, President of BAPCo. "In addition, we would like to use this opportunity to invite other industry partners to join BAPCo in this endeavor." "Through Technical Committee 38, Ecma international has established a long history of developing standards and technical reports for product related environmental attributes. In December 2004, Ecma issued the 2nd edition of ECMA-341, which is an Eco Design standard. In 2006 Ecma established a Task Group within TC38 to further develop the Energy Efficiency aspects within ECMA-341. Ecma International is very pleased to develop this Energy Efficiency Standard in cooperation with BAPCo as it will have a positive impact on both product designs and the environment," said Kevin Fisher Kevin Fisher is a fictional character on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, portrayed by Emmy Award-winning actor Greg Rikaart since July 2003. Character , convener con·vene v. con·vened, con·ven·ing, con·venes v.intr. To come together usually for an official or public purpose; assemble formally. v.tr. 1. of Ecma TC38-TG2. BAPCo and Ecma respectively intend to release the first version of EECoMark and the Energy Efficiency Standard in the first half of 2008. About BAPCo[R] The Business Applications Performance Corporation (BAPCo) is a non-profit consortium of leading computer industry publications, independent testing labs, PC hardware manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers and software publishers. Current BAPCo membership includes: AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. , Apple, ARCintuition, Atheros Communications, CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. , Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Toshiba, VNU VNU Volontaires des Nations Unies (French) VNU Verenigde Nederlandse Uitgeversbedrijven (Dutch) VNU Virtual Network User Business Publications Limited (UK), ZDNet, and Ziff Davis Media (Ziff Davis Media Inc., New York, www.ziffdavis.com) A leading integrated media company that serves the computer, videogame and consumer lifestyle markets. Its offerings include PC Magazine and the PCMag.com Network, which includes PCMag.com, ExtremeTech. . Any organization interested in contributing towards BAPCo's goals and purposes while adhering to the consortium's code of conduct may join. About Ecma Ecma International is an industry association founded in 1961 and dedicated to the standardization standardization In industry, the development and application of standards that make it possible to manufacture a large volume of interchangeable parts. Standardization may focus on engineering standards, such as properties of materials, fits and tolerances, and drafting of Information and Communication Technology (ICT (1) (Information and Communications Technology) An umbrella term for the information technology field. See IT. (2) (International Computers and Tabulators) See ICL. 1. (testing) ICT - In Circuit Test. ) and Consumer Electronics (CE). More than 370 Ecma Standards and 90 Technical Reports of high quality have been published, more than 2/3 of which have also been adopted as International Standards and/or Technical Reports. Contact details For more information visit: http://www.ecma-international.org. BAPCo, SYSmark, MobileMark & WebMark are registered trademarks of the Business Applications Performance Corporation. EECoMark is a trademark of the Business Applications Performance Corporation. All other names mentioned are trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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