|
SPEC/GWPG membership delivers tangible business &
technical benefits
Any company or organization interested in the technical development of SPEC/GWPG's
benchmarks is welcome to become a member of all three SPEC/GWPG project groups,
provided they pay the membership fees, are willing to abide by
SPEC's bylaws,
the Fair Use Rules,
the Guidelines for Handling SPEC Information, and
the GWPG charter.
To learn more about the different projects that GWPG is working on, please see the three
project groups of GWPG, the
Application Performance Characterization (SPECapcSM)
project, the Graphics Performance Characterization
(SPECgpcSM) project, and the
Workstation Performance Characterization (SPECwpcTM)
project.
Why Join SPEC/GWPG?
SPEC/GWPG members play a direct role in developing graphics and workstation benchmarks
that are or will become worldwide standards. They have the tools by which to increase
performance in the early stages of product development and to gain exposure and add
credibility to marketing efforts for their products. SPEC/GWPG membership provides the
following benefits:
- Publish unlimited benchmark results (worth $250 per submission) on the SPEC website,
which is visited annually by 3 million professionals.
- Participate in all SPECapc, SPECgpc and SPECwpc technical meetings to shape the
direction of the most widely quoted and respected benchmarks for professional graphics
and workstation performance.
- Earn increased credibility from agencies and large-scale customers who use SPEC/GWPG
benchmarks for buying decisions and RFPs.
- Receive publicity in all SPEC/GWPG-related public relations. Over the past year, 528
SPEC/GWPG-related articles have been published online reaching a potential audience of 193 million.
- Gain direct access to driver writers and experts in graphics and workstation performance.
- Have the ability to use benchmarks and benchmarks-in-development for QA and optimization
for products under development.
- Gain thousands in estimated savings versus buying individual benchmarks at commercial costs..
Membership fee
A single annual membership in SPEC/GWPG, including all three project groups and all the benefits
listed above, costs $20,000 per year.
Nonprofit organizations or educational institutions may qualify for a SPEC Associate membership
at $500 per year. All project group, SPEC/GWPG and SPEC rules and rights apply to
Associates, except for voting rights.
If you would like to join SPEC/GWPG, please complete the membership application form
and fax it to 1-703-579-8463, attention: Membership or send it in by email to
corporate@spec.org.
Options Outside Membership
Organizations that cannot afford a membership or cannot make the commitment
to participate in SPEC/GWPG can benefit from its credible
benchmarking review and publication processes by submitting results under the
non-member submission plan.
For more information, contact the SPEC office at info@spec.org.
|
