SPEC/GPC to Host March Meeting to Gauge Direct3D Benchmarking Interest

WARRENTON, Va., February 23, 2001 - SPEC/GPC is hosting a meeting to determine interest in establishing new benchmarks that measure application-based performance for systems running Microsoft's Direct3D graphics API. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, March 14, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Rancho Cordova near Sacramento, Calif. It is open to vendors, users and ISVs. Interested parties may also attend other SPEC/GPC meetings during the week of March 12:

March 13
8:30 to 5 -- SPECapc Project Group

March 14
8:30 to noon -- SPEC/GPC
2:30 to 4:30 -- D3D Interest Group

March 15
8:30 to 5 - SPECopc Project Group

Anyone wishing to attend the D3D interest group meeting, or other SPEC/GPC meetings, please e-mail: gpcinfo@spec.org.