Business Application Performance Corporation (BAPCo), a non-profit consortium of leading PC hardware and semiconductor manufacturers is happy to announce that the popular “Now and Next” SKU’s are available for SYSmark 2018, MobileMark 2018 and the BAPCo Suite 2018.

When purchasing a “Now and Next” product you will immediately get a copy of the current generation of BAPCo software and shortly prior to launch you will receive a free early upgrade to the 2018 version before general availability to the public. The 2018 products represent the next generation and a significant evolution built from the ground up (Workloads & Applications) with localized GUI support in English, German, and Simplified Chinese. Existing 2012 or 2014 series license holders may use the special upgrade pricing on the “Now & Next” products. The “Now and Next” products are only available prior to the launch of the 2018 products thereafter regular upgrade pricing will apply.

Since 1991, the BAPCo’s family of benchmarks has been 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 2018 builds upon its predecessor, utilizing the strongest and broadest development team in PC benchmark history. BAPCo’s membership represents the breadth of the computing industry and harnesses a consortium of experts. Head on over to the BAPCo Store for SYSmark 2018 & MobileMark 2018 purchase and license options here.