PassMark Software and Wrensoft - Latest News http://www.passmark.com/ Covering all the latest software releases and updates, news, articles and reports from PassMark Software and Wrensoft! Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:00:00 GMT Copyright 2010, PassMark Software en-us uploads@passmark.com (Karen Lai) PerformanceTest v7 updated to Build 1018 http://www.passmark.com/products/pt.htm?RSSDate=20100824 http://www.passmark.com/products/pt.htm?RSSDate=20100824 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 02:00:00 GMT Today, we released a minor update for PerformanceTest v7 to Build 1018. This patch fixes a String Sort bug which incorrectly sorted strings 250 characters long instead of 25 characters, which was mistakenly introduced in Build 1015. The String Sort test has now been correctly reverted back to 25 characters, but String Sort tests conducted in build 1015, 1016 and 1017 have been degraded. We've also resolved an issue which preveneted CPU tests from running on Windows XP (64-bit).

You can download the latest patch for PerformanceTest v7 from our website.

]]> performancetest minor update PerformanceTest v7 updated to Build 1017 http://www.passmark.com/products/pt.htm?RSSDate=20100818 http://www.passmark.com/products/pt.htm?RSSDate=20100818 Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:00:00 GMT An update for PerformanceTest v7 was released today, which includes improvements such as a minor fix to SMBIOS data collection; New detection for failed 2D tests where there is no display (i.e. monitor) to render the test to; A fix for the Windows 7 crash when trying run the advanced CD test (please note that this test is still unsupported in Vista/Win7); Increased CPU information gathering, in particular for AMD CPUs with Turbo Core technology; Increased timeout duration on CPU tests; and more!

For more details, please see the What's New page, or you can download the new release here.

]]> performancetest minor update BurnInTest for Linux version 3 has now been released! http://www.passmark.com/products/bitlinux.htm?RSSDate=20100817 http://www.passmark.com/products/bitlinux.htm?RSSDate=20100817 Tue, 17 Aug 2010 02:00:00 GMT Passmark Software has released a new major version of BurnInTest for Linux - version 3. Version 3 features a number of improvements for users, including (but not limited to) more sophisticated CPU testing functionality similar to that in BurnInTest for Windows, an updated user interface which makes use of QT4 and access to more comprehensive system information, test results and event logs.

PassMark Software is also offering free upgrades to existing users who have purchased and received their BurnInTest for Linux v2 keys after 15 February 2010. Otherwise, to upgrade any version of BurnInTest Linux to BurnInTest for Linux v3 please visit our Upgrade order page for details.

You can download the new release, or read about new features and improvements here.

]]> burnintest for linux major update BurnInTest updated to Build 1025 http://www.passmark.com/products/bit.htm?RSSDate=20100812 http://www.passmark.com/products/bit.htm?RSSDate=20100812 Thu, 12 Aug 2010 02:00:00 GMT PassMark Software released a minor update for BurnInTest Standard and Professional versions today. This patch includes bug fixes for an uncommon crash involving network tests and a system crash when BurnInTest is booted with WinPE when the system has an Intel CPU supporting Turbo mode. We've also improved and updated system information for the new AMD and Intel CPU specifications and made minor help file updates. You can download the newest BurnInTest build from here or read more about what's new in this patch.

]]> burnintest minor update PerformanceTest v7 updated to Build 1016 http://www.passmark.com/products/pt.htm?RSSDate=20100730 http://www.passmark.com/products/pt.htm?RSSDate=20100730 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 02:00:00 GMT We released an update for PerformanceTest today. The new patch fixes a crash for the 3D DirectX 10 test, which was seen on some 64-bit Windows systems with dual Xeon CPUs. Build 1016 also improves on the speed detection of Pentium and Celeron M CPUs; and improves the memory limits on the Visualized Physics test. For more details, please see the What's New page, or you can download the new release here.

]]> performancetest minor update Compare performance versus price at cpubenchmark.net! http://www.cpubenchmark.net/index.php?RSSDate=20100713 http://www.cpubenchmark.net/index.php?RSSDate=20100713 Tue, 13 Jul 2010 02:00:00 GMT Recently, we've made a number of improvements to our network of benchmarking sites. The latest in a line of improvements is the addition of Price Performance comparison information to our benchmark charts, which gives you extra information about the value of CPU models by letting you compare performance against price. We hope that our new pricing data makes cpubenchmark.net an indispensible resource for making your next hardware purchasing decision.

]]> cpubenchmark.net webpage redesign BurnInTest Linux v3 beta is now available http://www.passmark.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2664 http://www.passmark.com/forum/showthread.php?t=2664 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:00:00 GMT BurnInTest Linux version 3 beta is now available for testing. This new version features a number of improvements and new features, such as: updated CPU testing more in line with our Windows version; an improved user interface (which uses QT4); the ability to view detailed system information, test results and the event log from the main window; and much more. You can see a full list of improvements and screenshots here.

You can download the BurnInTest for Linux v3 beta release here. If you have any feedback on our beta release, please contact us via our forums, e-mail or phone. Thank you to all our testers!

]]> BurnInTest for Linux beta New major release of DiskCheckup - now version 3! http://www.passmark.com/products/diskcheckup.htm?RSSDate=20100708 http://www.passmark.com/products/diskcheckup.htm?RSSDate=20100708 Thu, 08 Jul 2010 02:00:00 GMT Today, PassMark Software released a new major version of DiskCheckup, now version 3. The new major release of DiskCheckup is built from the ground up with the recently released Sysinfo DLL SDK, providing the most comprehensive way to monitor the S.M.A.R.T. attributes of hard disk drives.

DiskCheckup is free for personal use and $15USD per commercial license. The latest version of DiskCheckup can be downloaded here.

]]> DiskCheckup major update New S.M.A.R.T. Toolkit released - the Sysinfo DLL SDK http://www.passmark.com/products/system-information-sdk.htm?RSSDate=20100707 http://www.passmark.com/products/system-information-sdk.htm?RSSDate=20100707 Wed, 07 Jul 2010 02:00:00 GMT PassMark released an all new S.M.A.R.T. toolkit today, the Sysinfo DLL SDK library. The Sysinfo DLL SDK library replaces the S.M.A.R.T SDK library, and provides far more comprehensive system information. The new Sysinfo DLL enables you to retrieve detailed CPU specifications; BIOS, motherboard, RAM, port, network adapter and drive information via WMI; SMBIOS information; as well as retrieve all S.M.A.R.T. attributes from a device!

Priced at $999US, the Sysinfo DLL SDK package contains all library files, sample projects as well as a User Guide which defines all available functions in the DLL. You can find out more about Sysinfo DLL at this page.

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