Rules and Fees of the Game
The following rules and fee schedules have been set for member and non-member companies that wish to publish performance numbers on-line in the GPC News. Here are the rules and fees for each project group:
OPC Project Group -- Viewperf
Member Publishing
1. Members of the OPC project group can report results for as many
configurations as they wish without charge.
2. A configuration will be published on-line for one year, unless the
submitter notifies the publisher that it should be removed. After one
year, the configuration will be removed automatically, unless the
submitter notifies the publisher that it should remain on-line.
3. The OPC project group may remove configurations as a result of
revisions in viewsets or Viewperf. In this case, the vendor will be
given notice by the project group and may resubmit the identical
configuration for the revised viewset or Viewperf.
4. A new configuration is defined as any that requires a change in
the hardware or software section of the submittal form.
5. Systems and device drivers must be generally available within six
months of the availability date listed in the submission. If they are
not, the submission will be removed from the Web site.
Non-Member Publishing
Non-members of the OPC project group may submit Viewperf performance
results at a cost of $200 per configuration for each viewset. Any
change in hardware or software constitutes a new configuration. Rules
2 - 5 for members also apply to non-members submitting performance
results for publication.
OPC Project Group -- GLperf
Member Publishing
1. Members of the OPC project group can report results for as many
configurations as they wish without charge.
2. A configuration will be published on-line for one year, unless the
submitter notifies the publisher that it should be removed. After one
year, the configuration will be removed automatically, unless the
submitter notifies the publisher that it should remain on-line.
3. The OPC project group may remove configurations as a result of
revisions in viewsets or Viewperf. In this case, the vendor will be
given notice by the project group and may resubmit the identical
configuration for the revised viewset or Viewperf.
4. A new configuration is defined as any that requires a change in
the hardware or software section of the submittal form.
5. Systems and device drivers must be generally available within six
months of the availability date listed in the submission. If they are
not, the submission will be removed from the Web site.
Non-Member Publishing
Non-members of the OPC project group may submit GLperf performance
results at a cost of $500 per configuration. Payment must be received
before results are placed on-line. Any change in hardware or software
constitutes a new configuration. Rules 2 - 5 for members also apply
to non-members submitting performance results for publication.
PLB Project Group
Member Publishing
1. Members of the PLB project group receive six free configurations
to report per calendar quarter at no charge. Each submission must
include all tests in each averaged group (PLBwire93, PLBsurf93) or
none of them.
2. The number of free submittals is not accruable or transferrable
from quarter to quarter.
3. OPC rule number 3 does not apply to the PLB project group.
Membership in this group provides six free configurations per
calendar quarter. Members cannot publish, for example, six systems
for PLBwire93 and six different systems for PLBsurf93 under the
allowance for six free configurations.
4. A change in pricing does not constitute a new configuration.
5. The charge is $50 for each configuration above six in a calendar
quarter.
6. A configuration will be published on-line for one year, unless the
submitter notifies the publisher that it should be removed. After one
year, the configuration will be removed automatically, unless the
submitter notifies the publisher that it should remain on-line. There
are no additional fees for extending on-line publication beyond one
year.
7. Configurations may be removed by the PLB project group as a result
of revisions in standard benchmark files or BIF Spec changes. In this
case, the vendor will be given notice by the project group and may,
at no charge, resubmit the identical configuration for the revised
benchmark file or BIF Spec.
8. A new configuration is defined as any that requires a change in
the hardware or software section of the submittal form.
Non-Member Publishing
Because of the extensive work that must be done to port the
Picture-Level Benchmark to specific APIs, the PLB project group
requires membership in order to report PLB results.
XPC Project Group
This project has been disbanded. No new submittals are being accepted.