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Safari 3.1 is fast ... but so is Firefox 3.0 Beta 4: A little over a week ago I took a look at Firefox 3.0 Beta 4 and I benchmarked this latest release against the current browser lineup. Yesterday Apple released Safari 3.1 so the browser landscape has now changed. It's time to see how Apple's latest browser fits into the big...; Tags: Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Benchmarking, Beta, Web Browser, Safari 3.1, iBench 5.0, Web Browsers, Internet, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-03-19
Vista SP1 - benchmarking round-up: Vista SP1 - Benchmarking round-upWhat is the Computer Platform ?These numbers have little or no meaning unless we can figure out what the platform, computer is like. Are you using a Dual Core with 4 Gig of RAM ? Are you using a Single Core Pentium that has...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, RAM, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, benchmarking, SP1; Discussion threads 2008-03-04
Vista SP1 - benchmarking round-up: Given that I've made numerous posts relating to benchmarking Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1) on this blog over the past few weeks I thought that many readers would appreciate a single post that pulled together all the individual posts and which drew together the thoughts, findings and conclusions from the individual...; Tags: Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, 32-bit, 64-bit, Benchmarking, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows Vista, Service Pack, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Remote Desktop Connection, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-03-03
Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1 - Office 2007 benchmarking: Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1 - Office 2007 benchmarkingoffice 2007not totally pertinent to the discussion, but office 2007, specifically excel, is slower than office 2003 on xp or vista.i have excel code that takes twice as long to execute in office 2007 than it does in office 2003. the os...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Office 2007 benchmarking, Vista RTM, benchmarking; Discussion threads 2008-02-26
Vista RTM vs. Vista SP1 - Office 2007 benchmarking: Enough with benchmarking the OS - let's see if Office 2007 is any faster on Vista SP1. The test The tests will be carried out on the AMD Spider platform that I have set up in the lab (Phenom 9700, Radeon 3850 graphics card, 2GB...; Tags: Microsoft Office 2007, Benchmarking, Microsoft Office, Problem, Goal, Microsoft Windows Vista, Test, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-02-26

benchmarking IT Risk and Compliance: IT Risk and Compliance are critical issues for Senior IT Managers today. Two areas of focus will be presented beginning with the results of Symantec's IT Risk Management Report. This webcast addresses persistent myths about IT Risk and suggests ways to dispel each. The presenter will cover research conducted by...; Tags: Symantec Corp., Benchmarking, Information Technology, Compliance, Security; Webcasts 2008-01-31
CINEBENCH (zip): A free and useful benchmarking solution for Windows and Mac OS based on the powerful 3D software CINEMA 4D. CINEBENCH is a free and useful benchmarking solution for Windows and Mac OS based on the powerful 3D software CINEMA 4D. CINEBENCH is a real-world test suite that assesses your computer's...; Tags: 3D, Apple Macintosh, Benchmarking, CINEBENCH, MAXON CINEBENCH, Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2007-12-27
Windows XP outshines Vista in benchmarking test: Windows XP outshines Vista in benchmarking testXP outshines Vista...what a surprise...NOT!In the last 3 decades, new larger OSes have meant slower, more resource hungry OSes. I know of only one exception to that trend and that is for a remote access machine, an apple and orange comparison.I'd be interested...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP, benchmarking, benchmarking test; Discussion threads 2007-11-27
Xbench (3): Xbench was developed to provide a comprehensive benchmarking solution for Mac OS X. Xbench is useful not only for comparing the relative speeds of two different Macintoshes, but also for optimizing performance on a single machine. Xbench is accompanied by a website that allows graphical side-by-side comparison of any out...; Tags: Benchmarking, XBench, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software; Software downloads 2007-11-20
SAP Transaction Banking (TRBK) Using and IBM System Storage DS8300/DS4800 Storage Servers: SAP Standard Application Benchmarks help customers and partners find the appropriate hardware configuration for their IT solutions. Working in concert, SAP and the hardware partners developed the SAP Standard Application Benchmarks to test the hardware and database performance of SAP applications and components. The benchmarking procedure is standardized and well...; Tags: Benchmarking, Banking, Storage, SAP AG, Hardware, IBM Corp., Benchmarking Procedure; White papers 2007-11-02
A Power benchmarking Study on the IBM System z9: Applying Energy Efficiency Metrics to Performance: Over the past few years energy efficiency in the data center has become one of the top concerns for IT managers. As the cost of power grows significantly, the application of energy efficiency to systems performance becomes a metric that can not be ignored. IBM has long been a champion...; Tags: Performance, Benchmarking, IBM Corp., Energy Efficiency, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management; White papers 2007-10-04
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Load Simulator (LoadSim) (EXE): Simulate the performance load of MAPI clients with this benchmarking tool, which allows you to test how a server running Exchange 2003 responds to e-mail loads. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Benchmarking, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, E-mail Servers, E-mail, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Software, Online Communications; Software downloads 2007-08-30
Dell likes Linux for virtualization: Dell likes Linux for virtualizationYes, Linux is here to staylet the old guards of business 101 be aware, the model has mfr support that it did not have in years past. Now for the customers to fulfill said promise, because without customers, liftoff is limited. Hopefully, cost reductions...; Tags: Operating systems, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Linux, Dell Computer Corp., virtualization, benchmarking, operating system product, operating system; Discussion threads 2007-08-08
Busting deceptive benchmark charts (AMD this time) is necessary, but ultimately is not a solution: Yesterday, my fellow blogger George Ou (with whom I've sparred over the benchmarking practices of both Intel and AMD) referred to a set of comparative performance charts published by AMD as "criminal". Reminiscent of when I referred to Intel's benchmarking behavior as felonious, George wrote:.....this latest round...; Tags: Legal, Hardware Infrastructure, General, Apple; Blog posts 2007-07-05
Building a Network Risk Scorecard - Best Practices for benchmarking Your Network in 72 Hours: Networks evolve constantly in response to application and business service availability and organisations must assure that security and compliance measures are updated to reflect these changes. Yet security metrics only focus on host/device issues rather than overall network risk or the negative impact of change on the organisation's security and...; Tags: Security, Network, Benchmarking, Compliance, Best Practice, Networking; White papers 2007-06-06
TollyEdge White Paper Series: benchmarking Strategies for Wireless Intrusion Prevention Systems: Wireless networks bring new opportunities and new challenges to enterprise networks. Wireless LANs WLANs introduce new levels of flexibility into enterprise networks, but they also carry a price tag for the cost associated with keeping enterprises secure and safe from a new category of security threats - whether or not...; Tags: Intrusion Prevention System, Benchmarking, WLAN, Wireless LANs, LANs, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Networking; White papers 2007-06-01
benchmarking Sub-Annual Series to Annual Totals - From Concepts to SAS Procedure and SAS Enterprise Guide Custom Task: Benchmarking is defined as an adjustment of the level of a sub-annual series to the level of an annual series. Both time series measure the same variable, but at different time intervals and different levels of accuracy. The annual series is usually more accurate than the sub-annual series and, for...; Tags: Benchmarking, SAS Institute, Series; White papers 2007-05-14
benchmarking Servers Using Virtual Machines: Virtualization software is often used in enterprise on server machines to run Virtual Machines VMs, each running a distinct server. is has many benefits including flexibility and lower hardware cost. is paper presents the results from conducting a performance evaluation of two comparable dual quad-core server machines, one from HP...; Tags: Benchmarking, Virtual Machine, Virtualization Software, Server Machine, Servers, Hardware; White papers 2007-04-27
Everest Ultimate Edition (exe): Everest Ultimate Edition is a system diagnostics and benchmarking solution for PC users, based on the award-winning EVEREST Technology. During system optimizations and tweaking it provides essential system and overclock information, advanced hardware monitoring and diagnostics capabilities to check the effects of the applied settings. CPU, FPU, and memory benchmarks...; Tags: Benchmarking, Information, Everest Ultimate Edition; Software downloads 2007-04-10
Strike 3 for AMD hypocrisy on benchmarking: Strike 3 for AMD hypocrisy on benchmarkingAMD is strugglingThis is a hot topic for sure but AMD takes the cake.What we have seen AMD do in the last year is this dismiss benchmarks altogether as a relevant because they are losing them all! Now, they won one that serves...; Tags: Processors, benchmarking, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-04-05