Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation

2003 SPEC/GPC News & Views

• News and Updates -- the latest issue of the SPEC/GPC e-newsletter -- August 2003
  

• Graphics faster than Moore's Law: see John Hart's Siggraph presentation -- August 2003

• SPEC/GPC Releases New Benchmark for Systems Running Maya 5 Software -- July 2003

• SPEC/GPC Expands Benchmark Options for Organizations Outside Its Membership -- July 2003

• SPECapc Releases New SolidWorks Benchmark -- July 2003

• New SPECviewperf 7.1 Benchmark Gets Closer to Real-World Application Performance -- March 2003

• SPEC/GPC Elects New Officers -- January 2003

Past SPEC/GPC News & Views

SPEC/GPC

• SPEC/GPC applies for trademarks
  
•  PLB Project disbands
  
•  SPEC/GPC Project Groups Set Publishing Rules, Fees -- Updated 5/99
  
•  Benchmarking Breeds Controversy
  
•  The Search for Credible Composites
  

SPECapc

•  SPECapc Releases New Benchmark for Solid Edge Version 12 CAD/CAM Software
  
•  SPECapc Releases New Pro/E 2001 Benchmark; Maya 64-Bit Pro/E Benchmarks in the Works
  
•  SPECapc Releases New Benchmarks for 3ds max 4.2 and SolidWorks 2001Plus
  
•  SPECapc Releases New Benchmark for Solid Edge Version 11 CAD/CAM Software
  
•  SPECapc Releases New Benchmarks for Unigraphics V17 and SolidEdge V10 Applications
  
•  SPECapc Announces New Benchmarks for SolidWorks 2001, Unigraphics V17 and 3ds max 4
  
•  SPECapc Releases Solid Edge V9 Benchmark
  
•  SPECapc Releases 3D Studio MAX Benchmark
  
•  SPECapc Updates Benchmark for PTC's Pro/ENGINEER 2000i²
  
•  SPECapc Demonstrates New Benchmarks for 3D Studio MAX, SolidDesigner, Pro/E 2000i²
  
•  SPECapc Group Releases New Unigraphics V15 Benchmark
  
•  SPECapc Group Releases New Benchmarks for Pro/ENGINEER™ 2000i, SolidWorks 99™
  
•  SPECapc demos new benchmarks
  
•  SPECapc Releases Pro/E, SolidWorks 98Plus Benchmarks
  
•  SPECapc Pro/E and SolidWorks 98Plus FAQs
  

SPECopc

•  SPECopc Releases SPECviewperf 7.0 for UNIX; Demonstrates Maya Viewset Under Development
  
•  New SPECviewperf 7.0 Benchmark Traces Real-World Application Performance
  
•  SPECopc Announces New Viewperf Version; Develops First Viewset Based on 3ds max
  
•  SPECopc Updates Viewperf and Viewsets; Adds New Viewset for Mechanical CAD
  
•  SPECopc generates widespread reporting
  
•  New Run Rules Established for SPECviewperf
  
•  SPECopc Retires CDRS Viewset
  
•  SPECopc Updates SPECviewperf; Replacing CDRS with ProCDRS Viewset