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Barr takes Java chair
Terrence Barr of Sun Microsystems has been elected Chairman of the Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium's Java Subcommittee.
Terrence Barr of Sun Microsystems has been elected Chairman of the Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium's Java Subcommittee Barr is Senior Staff Engineer in the Mobile and Embedded Platforms Group at Sun
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 17 Oct 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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In his role as EEMBC Java Subcommittee Chair, he will be driving development of the next version of GrinderBench, EEMBC's Java ME benchmark suite, while continuing to promote the adoption of GrinderBench Version 1.0.
"Terrence's experience superbly qualifies him to lead EEMBC's efforts to make GrinderBench Version 2.0 a well-designed and relevant benchmark that will clearly address the needs of a broad range of users", said Markus Levy, EEMBC President.
"His experience likewise makes him the ideal person to lead EEMBC's outreach to the Java ME developer community as we begin our search for new and interesting benchmark content for GrinderBench Version 2.0".
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EEMBC's GrinderBench benchmarks address the needs of a wide variety of users, including system designers, service providers, content providers for Java applications, and suppliers of microprocessors, operating systems, and Java virtual machines.
GrinderBench Version 1.0 includes kernels that test the performance of such Java-enabled applications as games, cryptography, XML parsing, and PNG image decoding.
Using GrinderBench, designers can profile and directly observe the workload of the benchmarks and identify specific strengths and weaknesses in Java implementations for mobile phones, set-top boxes, in-car entertainment systems, and other Java-equipped products.
Barr has 15 years' experience as a software engineer and architect and has spent the past eight years at Sun.
An author or co-author of eight patent applications, he's currently focusing his work on Java Micro Edition performance, architectures, and standards.
"I am looking forward to maintaining and strengthening my relationships within the embedded and mobile spaces to increase the visibility and value of EEMBC", Barr said.
"As Java ME extends its lead as the dominant mobile platform, GrinderBench becomes an increasingly important tool for all stakeholders in the mobile ecosystem".
"My focus is on taking GrinderBench to the next level and expanding its reach as the comprehensive, neutral, and easy-to-use tool of choice".
"Stay tuned for interesting developments in the near future".
Barr is co-author of the JSR 246 client device management standard, a member of the OMA Device Management Working group, and cocreator and member of the ANSI VITA 19 standard working group.
A frequent speaker at technical conferences, including JavaOne 2005, he holds a BSc in computer science from Fachhochschule Muenchen, the Munich University of Applied Sciences.
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