BAPCo Releases SYSmark 2004 SE; The Latest Version of the Premier PC Performance Metric Extends Support to Windows XP Professional x64 Edition.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 latest version of the premier performance metric that measures and compares PC performance based on real world applications was released today by the Business Application Performance Corporation or BAPCo(R), a non-profit consortium of leading computer industry publications, independent testing labs, PC hardware manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers and software publishers. SYSmark(R) 2004 SE extends the SYSmark 2004 productivity benchmark, which has been widely accepted by IT Managers, PC OEMs, press and analysts worldwide to support Windows(R) XP Professional x64 Edition Refers to 64-bit versions of Windows operating systems. See x64. . SYSmark 2004 SE allows users to directly compare platforms based on Windows(R) XP Professional x64 Edition to those based on Windows(R) XP Professional and Home. The new release also incorporates all other previously released updates and patches released for SYSmark 2004, allowing users a unified installation process for both 64 and 32-bit Windows platforms. SYSmark 2004 SE is an application-based benchmark that reflects usage patterns of business users in the areas of Internet Content Creation and Office Productivity. SYSmark 2004 SE and SYSmark 2004 are used by PC OEMs, hardware and software developers, IT departments, system integrators, publishers and testing labs as well as Information technologists and computer industry analysts. BAPCo's SYSmark 2004 SE builds upon its predecessors utilizing the strongest and broadest development team in PC benchmark history. BAPCo's depth of membership represents the breadth of the computing industry and harnesses a consortium of experts. BAPCo's SYSmark 2004 Software and Hardware Requirements: BAPCo's SYSmark 2004 SE supports Windows(R) XP (Professional and Home) with service pack 2 and XP Professional x64 Edition. SYSmark 2004 SE requires 256 MB RAM, a CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. frequency of 650 MHz (MegaHertZ) One million cycles per second. It is used to measure the transmission speed of electronic devices, including channels, buses and the computer's internal clock. A one-megahertz clock (1 MHz) means some number of bits (16, 32, 64, etc. (or comparable rating) or above and 12.0 GB free hard disk space. SYSmark 2004 SE also requires an integrated or add-in sound card and a DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. ROM drive. SYSmark 2004 SE supports the following languages: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. SYSmark 2004 SE may also run under other languages. SYSmark 2004 SE results are directly comparable across both 64 and 32-bit platforms. SYSmark 2004 SE results are not directly comparable to SYSmark 2004 results. Ordering Information: BAPCo's SYSmark 2004 SE is available for $499.95 USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. , upgrade pricing is also available to registered users. Please visit http://www.bapco.com/store.html for further information. SYSmark 2004 SE is also distributed by Futuremark, a leading provider of PC performance benchmarking software and web services (1) Loosely, any online service delivered over the Web. Such usage appears in articles from non-technical sources, but not in IT-oriented publications, because definition #2 below describes the correct use of the term. . 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. , Atheros Communications, ATi Technologies, ARCintuition, CNET (body) CNET - Centre national d'Etudes des Telecommunications. The French national telecommunications research centre at Lannion. , Computer Shopper, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Seagate, Toshiba, Transmeta, 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. . About Futuremark(R) Corporation Futuremark(R) Corporation is the leading provider of computer performance analysis software and services. Futuremark(R) is known around the world for its benchmark products, including the 3DMark(R) and PCMark(R) Series and SPMark(TM) (with more than 30 million copies distributed worldwide) and value-added services powered by a database of over 11 million real life benchmarking results. Futuremark(R) maintains offices in Saratoga, California and Helsinki, Finland. For more information, please visit http://www.futuremark.com. -- BAPCo and SYSmark are registered trademarks of the Business Applications Performance Corporation. Futuremark is a registered trademark of Futuremark. All other names mentioned are trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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