GCN Lab to Use Industry-Standard Benchmarks From Ziff-Davis.WASHINGTON, D.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 21, 1999-- Government Computer News announced that the GCN GCN Government Computer News GCN Gamecube Nintendo (gaming) GCN GIG (Global Information Grid) Computing Nodes GCN GRB Coordinates Network GCN Gospel Communications Network Lab will begin using Winstone, WinBench and other ZD benchmarks in product evaluations beginning this summer In a landmark alliance between Government Computer News and ZDBOp, the ZD Benchmark Operation, Ziff-Davis Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : ZD and ZDZ) has permitted a publication outside its corporate umbrella to use ZD benchmarks in print. "GCN is excited about this alliance," said Thomas (language) Thomas - A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM). The first public release of a translator to Scheme by Matt Birkholz, Jim Miller, and Ron Weiss, written at Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Laboratory runs R. Temin Tem·in , Howard Martin 1934-1994. American oncologist. He shared a 1975 Nobel Prize for research on the interaction of tumor viruses and genetic material. , GCN Editorial Director. "We felt ZD benchmarks would provide our readers with superior insight into the performance of PCs and servers. Our research consistently shows that for government managers who specify and buy IT, lab-based product reviews are the highest-read and most-sought editorial content. This agreement brings the industry's best benchmarks to GCN readers' favorite material." ZDBOp creates a comprehensive suite of benchmarks that provide meaningful, real-world results. A benchmark is a computer program that tests performance. Besides Winstone and WinBench for desktop systems, ZDBOp develops many other benchmarks, including NetBench, WebBench, and ServerBench for servers, and BatteryMark for portable computers. Mark L. Van Name, Vice President of Product Testing for ZD, said, "We are delighted to partner with GCN to bring their readers these industry-standard tools to help them make smart choices in a fast-moving marketplace." Research conducted by GCN Lab Director Michael Cheek found that the majority of government managers specifying a benchmark from major computer manufacturers before buying overwhelmingly request ZD benchmark results. "I found ZD benchmarks better than any others available," Cheek said. "Our readers will be able to visit the ZDBOp Web site (http://www.zdbop.com) to download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. or order the exact same benchmarks we will be using." GCN will begin using Winstone 99, WinBench 99 and others in a summer issue. A detailed tutorial An instructional book or program that takes the user through a prescribed sequence of steps in order to learn a product. Contrast with documentation, which, although instructional, tends to group features and functions by category. See tutorials in this publication. will explain the new benchmarks for those unfamiliar with Ziff-Davis' many benchmarks. The GCN Lab will also launch a new section on its Web site to provide detailed technical information about its testing, Cheek said. The site's URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. is http://www.gcn.com/gcnlab/benchmark. All testing by GCN is independent of Ziff-Davis and will continue to be performed by GCN reviewers. About ZDBOp ZDBOp is the world's largest independent developer of benchmark testing software. ZD benchmarks are the industry standards for testing the performance of desktop, Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the , and network systems. ZDBOp is a division of Ziff-Davis Inc., an integrated media and marketing company focused on computing computing - computer and Internet-related technology, with principal platforms in print publishing, trade shows and conferences, online content, television, market research and education. The Company provides global technology companies with marketing strategies for reaching key decision-makers. About Government Computer News Published by Post-Newsweek Business Information Inc. (PNBI) of Vienna, Va., Government Computer News is the number one newspaper for managers who buy and specify information technology for federal, state and local governments. PNBI's other businesses include Newsbytes.com, a 24-hour news service covering information technology; Washington Technology; TechCapital, and FOSE FOSE Federal Office Systems Exposition , a trade show on government technology. GCN also publishes GCN State and Local, GCN Shopper and Government Windows magazine. About the GCN Lab The only evaluation center focused exclusively on government IT managers, the GCN Lab has been testing computer hardware and software for more than 10 years. Three full-time reviewers personally examine hundreds of software titles and hardware components every year providing fair and impartial Favoring neither; disinterested; treating all alike; unbiased; equitable, fair, and just. reviews that are highly prized by readers. Selected GCN Lab reviews can be read Thursday in the Business section of The Washington Post. |
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