November 24, 2008 - BAPCo® RELEASES SYSmark® 2007 Preview Patch-4 (to v1.05)

SYSmark 2007 Preview Patch-4 (to v1.05) is now available for download from BAPCo.com and is available along with other product support materials at http://www.bapco.com/support.html.

This patch will upgrade SYSmark 2007 Preview from previous releases to 1.05 and incorporates all previous patches.

September 22 , 2008 - BAPCo® RELEASES MobileMark® 2007 Patch-4 (to v1.05)

MobileMark 2007 Patch-1.05 is now available for download from BAPCo.com and is available along with other product support materials at http://www.bapco.com/support.html.

This patch will upgrade MobileMark 2007 from previous releases to 1.05 and incorporates all previous patches.

May 20, 2008 - SYSmark® 2007 Preview White Paper Released

The SYSmark® 2007 Preview whitepaper is now available for download from BAPCo.com and is available along with other product support materials at http://www.bapco.com/techdocs.html.

March 10, 2008 - MobileMark® 2007 White Paper Released

The MobileMark 2007® whitepaper is now available for download from BAPCo.com and is available along with other product support materials at http://www.bapco.com/techdocs.html.

BAPCo® RELEASES MobileMark®2007 - The latest version of the premier performance qualified battery life metric extends support to Windows® Vista™

San Mateo, California - August 10, 2007 - The latest version of the premier performance qualified battery life metric based on real world applications was released today by the Business Application Performance Corporation or BAPCo®, a non-profit consortium of leading computer industry publications, independent testing labs, PC hardware manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers and software publishers.

MobileMark 2007 extends the MobileMark family, which has been widely accepted by IT Managers, PC OEMs, press and analysts worldwide to support Windows® Vista™. MobileMark 2007 allows users to directly compare platforms based on Windows® Vista™ to those based on Windows® XP Professional and Home.

The new release also incorporates numerous new features and enhancements such as an improved GUI allowing streamlined start-up and run along with a heads-up-display (HUD) and automated error reporting.

Recognizing the increasing diversity in the use of notebook computing, MobileMark 2007 features DVD, Wireless and Reader modules in addition to the existing core Productivity module. Each module includes a robust and refreshed set of applications and can be run individually to show battery life in a greater variety of specific scenarios.

The MobileMark family of benchmarks 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 MobileMark 2007 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 MobileMark 2007 Software and Hardware Requirements:

BAPCo's MobileMark 2007 supports Windows® Vista™ and Windows® XP (Professional and Home) with service pack 2. MobileMark 2007 requires 1 GB system RAM, an Intel® Pentium M processor 1600 MHz or equivalent processor, 30 GB free hard disk space and a DVD-ROM drive.

Ordering Information:

BAPCo's MobileMark 2007, is available from $499.95 USD, upgrade pricing is also available to registered users. Please visit http://www.bapcostore.com for further information.

About BAPCo®

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, Apple, ARCintuition, Atheros Communications, CNET, Compal, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Toshiba, VIA Technologies, VNU Business Publications Limited (UK), ZDNet and Ziff Davis Media.

Contact Details:

For more information, visit www.bapco.com

BAPCo press Inquiries:
press@bapco.com

BAPCo Membership information:
John Peterson
BAPCo
Operations Manager
Phone: +1-888-893-6668
john_peterson@bapco.com

Sales Information:
sales@bapco.com, www.bapcostore.com

*BAPCo and SYSmark are registered trademarks of the Business Applications Performance Corporation. MobileMark is a trademark of the Business Applications Performance Corporation. All other names mentioned are trademarks, or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

BAPCo® RELEASES SYSmark®2007 Preview - The latest version of the premier PC performance metric extends support to Windows® Vista™

San Mateo, California - April 18, 2007 - 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®, a non-profit consortium of leading computer industry publications, independent testing labs, PC hardware manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers and software publishers.

SYSmark® 2007 Preview extends the SYSmark family, which has been widely accepted by IT Managers, PC OEMs, press and analysts worldwide to support Windows® Vista™. SYSmark 2007 Preview allows users to directly compare platforms based on Windows® Vista™ to those based on Windows® XP Professional and Home.

SYSmark 2007 Preview is an application-based benchmark that reflects usage patterns of business users in the areas of Video creation, E-learning, 3D Modeling and Office Productivity. This new release includes a robust and refreshed set of applications.

The SYSmark family of benchmarks 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 2007 Preview 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 2007 Preview Software and Hardware Requirements:

BAPCo's SYSmark 2007 supports Windows® Vista™ and Windows® XP (Professional and Home) with Service Pack 2. SYSmark 2007 Preview requires 1 GB system RAM, an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 2.8 GHz or AMD Athlon® 64 2800+ processor, 30 GB free hard disk space and a DVD-ROM drive.

Ordering Information:

BAPCo's SYSmark 2007 Preview, is available from $499.95 USD, upgrade pricing is also available to registered users. Please visit http://www.bapcostore.com for further information.

About BAPCo®

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, Apple, ARCintuition, Atheros Communications, CNET, Compal Electronics, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Toshiba, VNU Business Publications Limited (UK), ZDNet, and Ziff Davis Media.

Contact Details:

For more information, visit www.bapco.com

BAPCo press Inquiries:
press@bapco.com

BAPCo Membership information:
John Peterson
BAPCo
Operations Manager
Phone: +1-888-893-6668
john_peterson@bapco.com

Sales Information:
sales@bapco.com, www.bapcostore.com

BAPCo® Announces EECoMark™ - 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, California - September 25, 2006 - The Business Applications Performance Corporation or BAPCo® today announced a joint venture with Ecma International 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™ 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 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 convener 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®

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, Apple, ARCintuition, Atheros Communications, CNET, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Lenovo, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Toshiba, VNU Business Publications Limited (UK), ZDNet, and Ziff Davis Media.

Any organization interested in contributing towards BAPCo's goals and purposes while adhering to the consortium's code of conduct may join.

Contact Details:

For more information, visit www.bapco.com

BAPCo press Inquiries:
press@bapco.com

BAPCo Membership information:John Peterson
BAPCo
Operations Manager
Phone: +1-888-893-6668
john_peterson@bapco.com

Sales Information:
sales@bapco.com, www.bapcostore.com

About Ecma

Ecma International is an industry association founded in 1961 and dedicated to the standardization of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) 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.

June 29, 2006 - BAPCo® RELEASES WebMark® 2004 Patch-2

WebMark 2004 Patch-2 is now available for download from BAPCo.com and is available along with Patch-1 at http://www.bapco.com/support.html.

October 6, 2005 - BAPCo® RELEASES MobileMark® 2005 Patch-1

MobileMark 2005 Patch-1 is now available for download from BAPCo.com. MobileMark 2005 Patch-1 features further improvements to the pre-run analysis tool which helps to ensure correct system setup and to minimize common errors.

MobileMark 2005 Patch-1 can be downloaded from http://www.bapco.com/support.html.

BAPCo® RELEASES SYSmark®2004 SE - The latest version of the premier PC performance metric extends support to Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition.

San Mateo, California - June 28, 2005 - 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®, a non-profit consortium of leading computer industry publications, independent testing labs, PC hardware manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers and software publishers.

SYSmark® 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® XP Professional x64 Edition. SYSmark 2004 SE allows users to directly compare platforms based on Windows® XP Professional x64 Edition to those based on Windows® 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® XP (Professional and Home) with service pack 2 and XP Professional x64 Edition. SYSmark 2004 SE requires 256 MB RAM, a CPU frequency of 650 MHz (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 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, upgrade pricing is also available to registered users. Please visit http://www.bapcostore.com for further information.

SYSmark 2004 SE is also distributed by Futuremark, a leading provider of PC performance benchmarking software and web services.

About BAPCo®

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, Atheros Communications, ATi Technologies, ARCintuition, CNET, Computer Shopper, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Seagate, Toshiba, Transmeta, VNU Business Publications Limited (UK), ZDNet, and Ziff Davis Media.

About Futuremark® Corporation

Futuremark® Corporation is the leading provider of computer performance analysis software and services. Futuremark® is known around the world for its benchmark products, including the 3DMark® and PCMark® Series and SPMark™ (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® maintains offices in Saratoga, California and Helsinki, Finland. For more information, please visit http://www.futuremark.com.

Contact Details:

For more information, visit www.bapco.com

BAPCo press Inquiries:
press@bapco.com

BAPCo Membership information:
John Peterson
BAPCo
Operations Manager
Phone: +1-888-893-6668
john_peterson@bapco.com

Sales Information:
sales@bapco.com, www.bapcostore.com

*BAPCo and SYSmark are registered trademarks of the Business Applications Performance Corporation. MobileMark is a trademark 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.

BAPCo® RELEASES MobileMark®2005 - The latest version of the premier notebook battery life metric.

San Mateo, California - May 26th, 2005 - The latest version of the premier notebook battery life and performance under battery life metric based on real world applications was released today by BAPCo®. The Business Application Performance Corporation (BAPCo) is a non-profit consortium of leading computer industry publications, independent testing labs, PC hardware manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers and software publishers.

Recognizing the increasing diversity in the use of notebook computing, BAPCo has delivered two new additional test modules to MobileMark 2005, DVD and Wireless browsing. These new modules are provided in addition to the existing core Office productivity and Reader run modes.

The new DVD module is the first DVD playback battery life test to feature professionally authored, studio quality content which has been provided by BMW®. This content together with the DVD module allows users to evaluate the DVD playback time of a notebook (see white paper for further details).

The new Wireless browsing module allows users to measure web browsing battery life in a wireless environment. This is the first standardized test to measure battery life in a mobile PC under wireless connectivity.

MobileMark 2005 also features a new GUI (Graphical User Interface) and a new pre-run analysis tool to ensure correct system setup and to minimize errors.

BAPCo's MobileMark® 2005 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 benchmarks 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 MobileMark 2005 Software and Hardware Requirements:

Windows® XP with Service Pack 2, 256 MB RAM (512 MB recommended), DVD drive and 3.0GB free hard space for installation and an additional 1.0 GB during each run.
The Wireless browsing module also requires a network supporting TCP/IP that is routed to an additional PC running the included MobileMark® 2005 Wireless Server CD.

MobileMark 2005 supports the following non-English language XP operating system versions: Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish.

Ordering Information:

BAPCo's MobileMark 2005 is available for $499.95 USD. Registered users (for a limited time period) may upgrade for $399.95 USD. Please visit http://www.bapcostore.com/ for further details.

MobileMark 2005 is distributed by Futuremark, a leading provider of PC performance benchmarking software and web services.

About BAPCo®

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, Atheros Communications, ATi Technologies, ARCintuition, CNET, Computer Shopper, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Seagate, Toshiba, Transmeta, VNU Business Publications Limited (UK), ZDNet, and Ziff Davis Media.

About Our Distributor, Futuremark® Corporation

Futuremark® Corporation is the leading provider of computer performance analysis software and services. Futuremark® is known around the world for its benchmark products, including the 3DMark® Series and PCMark® (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® maintains offices in Saratoga, California and Helsinki, Finland. For more information, please visit http://www.futuremark.com.

Contact Details:

For more information, visit www.bapco.com

BAPCo press Inquiries:
press@bapco.com

BAPCo Membership information and support:
John Peterson
BAPCo
Operations Manager
Phone: +1-888-893-6668
john_peterson@bapco.com

Sales:
sales@bapco.com, www.bapcostore.com

For additional details about MobileMark 2005 features and functionality please refer to the MobileMark 2005 white paper available at www.bapco.com.

*BAPCo and SYSmark are registered trademarks of the Business Applications Performance Corporation. MobileMark is a trademark 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.

BAPCo® RELEASES SYSmark® 2004 Patch-2 extends functionality to Windows® XP Service Pack 2

SYSmark 2004 Patch-2 is now available for download from BAPCo.com. SYSmark 2004 Patch-2 extends operating system support to Windows® XP Service Pack 2.

Items addressed by Patch-1 are included in Patch-2 for further ease of use.

SYSmark 2004 Patch-2 can be downloaded from http://www.bapco.com/support.html.

BAPCo® RELEASES WebMark®2004 - The latest version of the Internet Client metric based on real world Web applications

Burlingame, California - January 6th, 2004 - BAPCo® released today, WebMark® 2004, the latest version of the Internet Client metric based on real world Web applications that measures and enables comparison of PC performance based upon Information Processing and Commercial Transactions. BAPCo® is a non-profit consortium of leading computer industry publications, independent testing labs, PC hardware manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers and software publishers.

WebMark® 2004 is a ground-up development, featuring new user driven workloads. Usage models and scenarios are developed by experts using the Internet in manners which reflect current and future computing trends. These factors have enabled BAPCo to create a second generation of the WebMark benchmark to further support Internet client testing by IT Managers, PC OEMs, press and analysts worldwide.

WebMark 2004 represents a significant advance in ease of use for the testing of Internet client environments. Featuring two modes of operation, official scores can be reported in either on-line and offline mode. Offline mode enables users to discover the Internet client performance of their PC using content stored locally. On-line mode requires an additional server to host test content but further empowers users to measure additional technologies such as SSL (Secure Socket Layer) and web services.

WebMark 2004 is an Internet technology based benchmark that accurately reflects usage patterns for business users in two Internet usage categories - Information Processing and Commercial Transactions.

Each category represents the workload of a simulated user accomplishing a set of common tasks.

Information Processing

Information Processing is composed of activities focused on users viewing, researching and managing information on the Internet. Three websites - Portal, Research and Training are created to represent common Internet sites and activities that fall in this scenario.

Portal: Represents intranet portals that offer company news, organizational updates and serve as a one-stop shop for employee services and intranet applications.

Research: Represents activities that companies perform as they research customer issues or claims.

Training: Represents those activities involved in the delivery of rich media content and data visualization for online training classes.

Commercial Transactions

Commercial Transactions is composed of activities involved in the commercial exchange of goods or services. Three websites - Purchasing, Finance and Marketplace are created to represent common Internet sites and activities that fall in this scenario.

Purchasing: Represents activities involved in the purchasing of goods or service from an online retailer or merchant.

Finance: Represents activities provided by financial institutions for delivering trading services or financial information utilities such as stock quotes.

Marketplace: Represents activities provided by an online marketplace that offers interactive tools to assist buyers and sellers in making purchasing decisions.

WebMark utilizes the leading web plug-ins and technologies such as: Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® v6.0, Macromedia® Flash Player V7.0.14.0, Microsoft® Windows Media Player® 9 series, Macromedia® Shockwave Player v 8.5.1, DHTML, JavaScript, Java Applets (SUN JRE 1.4.1), W3C SSL, XML and .NET® Framework v1.1

BAPCo's WebMark® 2004 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 WebMark 2004 Software and Hardware Requirements:

Webmark 2004 Client requirements:

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher. 128 MB RAM (non-shared RAM). A CPU frequency of 500Mhz (or comparable rating) or above and 2.0 GB Free hard disk space for installation and 1 GB during each run. A Windows® compatible graphics adapter supporting 16-bit color at 1024 x 768, sound card and network adapter (recommended use of 100baseT card for optimal performance).

WebMark 2004 Server requirements: (Only required for on-line mode)

A CPU frequency of 500Mhz (or comparable rating) or above and 1.0 GB Free hard disk space. 256 MB RAM. A Windows® compatible graphics adapter, sound card and network adapter (recommended use of 100baseT card for optimal performance).

WebMark 2004 is being distributed by Futuremark, a leading provider of PC performance benchmarking software and web services.

Ordering Information:

BAPCo's WebMark 2004 is available for $299.95 USD. Please visit http://www.bapcostore.com for further details and to place an order.

About BAPCo®

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, ARCintuition Inc, ATi Technologies Inc, CNET Labs, Computer Shopper, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Toshiba, VNU Business Publications Limited (UK) and ZDNet.

About Our Distributor, Futuremark® Corporation

Futuremark® Corporation, formerly known as MadOnion.com™, is the leading provider of computer performance analysis software and services. Futuremark® is known around the world for its benchmark products, including the 3DMark® Series and PCMark™2002 (with more than 30 million copies distributed worldwide) and value-added services powered by a database of over 10 million real life benchmarking results. Futuremark® has offices in Saratoga, California and Helsinki, Finland. For more information, please visit http://www.futuremark.com.

Contact Details:

For more information, visit www.bapco.com or www.futuremark.com or contact:

BAPCo press Inquiries:
press@bapco.com

BAPCo Membership information and support:
John Peterson
BAPCo
Operations Manager
Phone: +1-888-893-6668
john_peterson@bapco.com

Sales and ordering:
sales@bapco.com, www.bapcostore.com

*BAPCo and WebMark are registered trademarks of the Business Applications Performance Corporation. MobileMark is a trademark 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.

BAPCo® RELEASES SYSmark®2004 - The latest version of the premier PC performance metric

Burlingame, California - December 15, 2003 - 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®, a non-profit consortium of leading computer industry publications, independent testing labs, PC hardware manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers and software publishers.

SYSmark® 2004 extends the SYSmark family of productivity benchmarks, which have been widely accepted by IT Managers, PC OEMs, press and analysts worldwide. It represents a ground-up development, featuring new user driven workloads and usage models developed by application experts using the applications in manners which reflect current and emerging computing trends.

SYSmark 2004 is 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.

SYSmark 2004 is an application-based benchmark that reflects usage patterns of business users in the areas of Internet Content Creation and Office Productivity and utilizes the following applications:

Internet Content Creation:

Adobe® After Effects® 5.5
Adobe® Photoshop® 7.01
Adobe® Premiere® 6.5
Discreet® 3ds max™ 5.1
Macromedia® Dreamweaver® MX
Macromedia® Flash MX
Microsoft® Windows Media® Encoder 9 Series
Network Associates® McAfee® VirusScan® 7.0
WinZip Computing WinZip® 8.1

Office Productivity:

Adobe® Acrobat® 5.0.5
Microsoft® Access 2002
Microsoft® Excel 2002
Microsoft® Internet Explorer 6
Microsoft® Outlook® 2002
Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2002
Microsoft® Word 2002
Network Associates® McAfee® VirusScan® 7.0
ScanSoft® Dragon Naturally Speaking® 6 Preferred
WinZip Computing WinZip® 8.1

BAPCo's SYSmark® 2004 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 supports Windows® XP (Professional and Home) and Windows® 2000 (with Service Pack 4). SYSmark 2004 requires 256 MB RAM. A CPU frequency of 650 MHz (or comparable rating) or above and 7.0 GB Free hard disk space. SYSmark 2004 also requires an integrated or add-in sound card and a DVD ROM drive. SYSmark supports the following non-English languages: Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese and Spanish.

SYSmark 2004 is distributed by Futuremark, a leading provider of PC performance benchmarking software and web services.

Ordering Information:

BAPCo's SYSmark 2004 is available for $499.95 USD. Please visit http://www.bapcostore.com for further details and to place an order.

About BAPCo®

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, ARCintuition Inc, ATi Technologies Inc, CNET Labs, Computer Shopper, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Toshiba, VNU Business Publications Limited (UK) and ZDNet.

About Our Distributor, Futuremark® Corporation

Contact Details:

For more information, visit www.bapco.com

BAPCo press Inquiries:
press@bapco.com

BAPCo Membership information and support:
John Peterson
BAPCo
Operations Manager
Phone: +1-888-893-6668
john_peterson@bapco.com

Sales Information:
sales@bapco.com, www.bapcostore.com

*BAPCo and SYSmark are registered trademarks of the Business Applications Performance Corporation. MobileMark is a trademark 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.

SYSmark 2004 Teaser presentation released

Burlingame, California - September 15th, 2003 - BAPCo® today revealed a preview presentation about the highly anticipated and imminent release of SYSmark 2004. The presentation is available from the main page of BAPCo.com.

About BAPCo®

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, ARCintuition Inc, ATi Technologies Inc, CNET Labs, Computer Shopper, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Toshiba, Transmeta, VNU Business Publications Limited (UK) and ZDNet.

Contact Details:

For more information, visit www.bapco.com or contact:

BAPCo press Inquiries:
press@bapco.com

New look BAPCo.com unveiled

Burlingame, California - September 14th, 2003 - BAPCo® today unveiled a new look to BAPCo.com. The redesigned website builds upon BAPCo's products by reflecting and extending common visual elements to BAPCo.com.

About BAPCo®

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, ARCintuition Inc, ATi Technologies Inc, CNET Labs, Computer Shopper, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Toshiba, Transmeta, VNU Business Publications Limited (UK) and ZDNet.

Contact Details:

For more information, visit www.bapco.com or contact:

BAPCo press Inquiries:
press@bapco.com

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