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Prizes promote Java benchmark
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A contest aims to attract novel benchmarks for the next version of GrinderBench, the benchmark suite that measures the performance of Java ME implementations on mobile phones.
The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC) is reaching out to the worldwide community of Java ME programmers and developers with a contest that aims to attract novel benchmarks for its next version of GrinderBench, an EEMBC benchmark suite that measures the performance of Java ME implementations on mobile phones In the GrinderBench Java ME contest that opens today, EEMBC is offering a series of $2000 prizes for Java ME benchmarks that are selected by the consortium for GrinderBench 2.0
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 17 Oct 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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"EEMBC realises it's part of a larger world and it can't be aware of all the good benchmarks and applications that might be out there", said Markus Levy, EEMBC President.
"While we typically benefit from the generous contributions of our member companies and the EEMBC Technical centre for benchmark source code, the GrinderBench Java ME benchmark contest is a great opportunity for us to get new ideas for this benchmark suite and to increase the variety of its benchmark kernels".
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EEMBC developed GrinderBench to give chip vendors, mobile phone manufacturers, service providers, and other members of the Java ME ecosystem a tool that accurately indicates the performance of Java ME embedded solutions and a way to make an informed choice among the many alternatives available for implementing Java in mobile phones and other systems.
EEMBC GrinderBench 2.0 is intended to address the Java implementations and applications available for future generations of mobile phones with enhanced graphics.
"For GrinderBench 2.0, we're looking for compelling benchmarks that are designed with algorithms, data, and visuals that exercise the Java ME platform under real-world conditions", said Sun Microsystems' Terrence Barr, who serves as Chair of EEMBC's Java Subcommittee.
"Each winning contest entry will model a specific category of application or game".
"The collection of selected benchmarks will result in a robust and comprehensive set of code that allows a rigorous and thorough estimation of the real-world experience a platform can deliver".
All entries in EEMBC's GrinderBench Java ME benchmark contest will be judged by an expert panel according to their relevance to real-world application performance; their ability to generate meaningful and reliable performance results; their originality and visual presentation; the quality of overall design, code, and documentation; and their ability to deliver trouble-free operation on the devices recommended in the contest rules.
All contest entries that are chosen to be part of EEMBC's GrinderBench will win a $2000 prize, with prises limited to one per company and per individual.
The deadline for submitting entries is 25th September 2006.
Winners will be announced on 31st October 2006.
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