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BenchmarkXPRT Development Community releases TouchXPRT 2016, a benchmark for web-enabled devices

DURHAM, NC–(Marketwired – February 16, 2016) – The BenchmarkXPRT Development Community, administered by Principled Technologies (PT), is pleased to announce the release of the TouchXPRT 2016 benchmark. TouchXPRT 2016 is a free benchmark tool for evaluating the performance of Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile devices. TouchXPRT 2016 runs tests based on five everyday scenarios (Beautify Photos, Blend Photos, Convert Videos for Sharing, Create Music Podcast, and Create Slideshow from Photos) and produces results for each of the five test scenarios plus an overall score.

To learn more about TouchXPRT 2016 and download the benchmark, please visit TouchXPRT.com. TouchXPRT 2016 is also available as a free Windows app in the Microsoft Store.

To learn more about and join the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community, go to www.BenchmarkXPRT.com.

About Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of technology marketing and learning & development services.

Principled Technologies, Inc. is located in Durham, North Carolina, in NC’s Research Triangle Park region. For more information, please visit www.PrincipledTechnologies.com.

Company Contact
Eric Hale
Principled Technologies, Inc.
1007 Slater Road, Suite #300
Durham, NC 27703

North Carolina State University Senior Design Center students help the XPRTs

DURHAM, NC –(Marketwired – February 09, 2016) – Principled Technologies (PT) today announced that it sponsored a senior project at the NC State University Computer Science Department Senior Design Center. PT asked a team of three seniors involved in this project to build a workload that reflected their interests. PT and the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community will evaluate adding this workload to existing BenchmarkXPRT tests in the future.

The BenchmarkXPRT tools, or XPRTs, are apps that empower people all over the world to measure how well their devices handle everyday activities. The XPRTs do this by running workloads that simulate common tasks — like editing photos and writing notes. To help make sure these workloads represent a wide range of viewpoints and ways of using devices, PT reached out to young adults to see what mattered to them.

Senior Design Center team members Rachel Ashburn, Brien Croft, and AJ Smith chose to create a mini-game that shows how well different devices handle games. Input like this potential workload helps better reflect how people really use their devices.

Learn more at: facts.pt/NebulaWolfTale

See why this matters to you at: facts.pt/NebulaWolf

About Principled Technologies, Inc.

Principled Technologies, Inc. is the leading provider of technology marketing and learning & development services. It administers the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community.

Principled Technologies, Inc. is located in Durham, North Carolina, in NC’s Research Triangle Park region. For more information, please visit www.PrincipledTechnologies.com.

About the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community

The BenchmarkXPRT Development Community is a forum where registered members can contribute to the process of creating and improving the XPRTs. For more information, please visit: www.BenchmarkXPRT.com

About the NC State University Computer Science Department Senior Design Center

The Senior Design Center brings together Computer Science seniors and sponsor companies to work on a specific project for a semester. This collaboration provides valuable hands-on experience for the students and important project results for the companies sponsoring them. For more information, please visit: https://sdc.csc.ncsu.edu

Company Contact
Eric Hale
Principled Technologies, Inc.
1007 Slater Road, Suite #300
Durham, NC 27703

XPRT Weekly Tech Spotlight lets device makers share verified results with consumers

Durham, NC, January 6 –Principled Technologies (PT) is pleased to announce the XPRT Weekly Tech Spotlight, a new way for device vendors and manufacturers to share verified results with buyers around the world.

Every week, XPRT Weekly Tech Spotlight will feature a different tech device and post its PT-verified BenchmarkXPRT performance results and specs online, so buyers everywhere will have the facts they need to make smart buying decisions.

Firms interested in showcasing their products can send their devices to PT for testing. PT will showcase devices to let buyers know how the devices fared. For more information, please contact XPRTSpotlight@PrincipledTechnologies.com or send your device to:

XPRT Weekly Tech Spotlight c/o
Principled Technologies
1007 Slater Road, Suite 300
Durham, NC, 27703

XPRT Weekly Tech Spotlight will make it easier for consumers to shop for a new laptop, smartphone, tablet, or PC.

Results for the debut device will appear in the first week of February at facts.pt/spotlight-devices.

About Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of technology marketing and learning & development services. It administers the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community.

Principled Technologies, Inc. is located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. For more information, please visit www.PrincipledTechnologies.com.

Company Contact
Eric Hale
Principled Technologies, Inc.
1007 Slater Road, Suite #300
Durham, NC 27703

BenchmarkXPRT Development Community releases “CrXPRT in action,” a new video about CrXPRT 2015

Durham, NC, January 16 – The BenchmarkXPRT Development Community, administered by Principled Technologies (PT), is pleased to announce that CrXPRT in action is available to watch online starting today. CrXPRT in action follows the science fair adventures of the fictional Ellie, who learns that whether you’re looking for a Chromebook to use in the classroom, at home, or in the office, CrXPRT 2015 can help.

Watch the video facts.pt/1CcDjK7 and read Ellie’s science fair report facts.pt/1ynCkrR .

To learn more about CrXPRT, go to www.CrXPRT.com.

To learn more about and join the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community, go to www.BenchmarkXPRT.com.

 

About Principled Technologies, Inc.

Principled Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of technology marketing and learning & development services.

Principled Technologies, Inc. is located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. For more information, please visit www.principledtechnologies.com.

Company Contact

Eric Hale

Principled Technologies, Inc.

1007 Slater Road, Suite #300

Durham, NC 27703

ehale@principledtechnologies.com

TouchXPRT and WebXPRT benchmarks now available!

The BenchmarkXPRT Development Community, which Principled Technologies (PT) administers, is pleased to announce the release of the TouchXPRT 2013 and WebXPRT 2013 benchmarks.

TouchXPRT 2013 is a benchmark for evaluating the capabilities of Windows 8 and Windows RT devices. TouchXPRT runs tests based on five user scenarios (Beautify photo album, Prepare photos for sharing, Convert videos for sharing, Export podcast to MP3, and Create slideshow from photos) and produces results for each of the five test scenarios plus an overall score.

WebXPRT 2013 is a browser-based multi-platform benchmark that uses representative Web-user scenarios to compare the performance of almost any Web-enabled device. It contains four HTML5- and JavaScript-based workloads: Photo Effects, Face Detect, Stocks Dashboard, and Offline Notes. Because the workloads are all HMTL5 based, they run on a wide variety of devices and operating systems—from iPad tablets to Android phones to Windows computers. In addition to scores, WebXPRT 2013 gives a report on the HTML5 capabilities of a device.

The benchmarks are now available to all from http://www.TouchXPRT.com andhttp://www.WebXPRT.com. Prior to today’s public release, the benchmarks were available exclusively to members of the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community and were used in multiple media reviews to evaluate a wide range of devices.

Members of the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community significantly influenced the development of the benchmarks by providing feedback on the initial design specifications and participating in beta testing. To learn how you can participate in the development of future versions of our benchmarks and stay up to date on the latest information, visit our Web site or look for us on Facebook and Twitter.

About the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community
The BenchmarkXPRT Development Community is a forum through which interested parties can contribute to the ongoing evolution of the BenchmarkXPRT suite of benchmarks. Community members play a vital role in ensuring that benchmarks such as HDXPRT, TouchXPRT, and WebXPRT incorporate the latest in the field of user-experience benchmarking and meet the needs and interests of a range of individuals and organizations.

About Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of fact-based marketing and technology assessment services. The founders, Mark Van Name and Bill Catchings, have worked together in technology assessment for over 25 years. As journalists, they published over a thousand articles on a wide array of technology subjects. They created and led the Ziff-Davis Benchmark Operation, which developed such industry-standard benchmarks as Ziff Davis Media’s Winstone and WebBench. They have also co-founded or led several other technology testing firms, including ZD Labs, eTesting Labs, and VeriTest.

Principled Technologies, Inc. is located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. For more information, please visit http://www.principledtechnologies.com.

Company Contact
Eric Hale
Principled Technologies, Inc.
1007 Slater Road
Suite 300
Durham, NC 27703
ehale@principledtechnologies.com
www.principledtechnologies.com

New benchmark to evaluate smartphone performance

Principled Technologies (PT) and the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community, which PT administers, are pleased to announce a new a benchmark, PhoneXPRT 2013.
 
This benchmark, which the community will be developing, will evaluate the capabilities of small form-factor devices. “We’re excited to be announcing this exciting new initiative during Mobile World Congress 2013,” said Bill Catchings, Chief Technology Officer of PT. “As popular as smartphones already are, the market is still developing, and today’s offerings differ widely in performance and responsiveness. The new benchmark will provide a fair and consistent basis for comparing the growing range of smartphones on the market.”

Community feedback will shape the new benchmark. Like all the BenchmarkXPRT benchmarks, PhoneXPRT 2013 will be based on real-world user scenarios and provide user-relevant metrics and results. The first operating system it will support is Android, but the intent is to support additional operating systems in the future.

“We invite all interested parties to participate in the creation, evaluation, and testing of this new benchmark,” Catchings said. Anyone can participate in the Development program by registering as a member of the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community. Community members have the opportunity to help shape future versions of the benchmarks. To register for the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community and begin participating in the creation process of the new benchmark, go to http://www.benchmarkxprt.com and follow the instructions in the ‘Join us’ section of the right-hand navigation menu.

To see the latest information on the benchmark’s development, visit http://www.phonexprt.com.

About the BenchmarkXPRT Development Community
The BenchmarkXPRT Development Community is a forum through which interested parties can contribute to the ongoing evolution of the BenchmarkXPRT suite of benchmarks. Community members play a vital role in ensuring that benchmarks such as HDXPRT, TouchXPRT, and WebXPRT incorporate the latest in the field of user-experience benchmarking and meet the needs and interests of a range of individuals and organizations.

About Principled Technologies, Inc.
Principled Technologies, Inc. is a leading provider of fact-based marketing and technology assessment services. The founders, Mark Van Name and Bill Catchings, have worked together in technology assessment for over 25 years. As journalists, they published over a thousand articles on a wide array of technology subjects. They created and led the Ziff-Davis Benchmark Operation, which developed such industry-standard benchmarks as Ziff Davis Media’s Winstone and WebBench. They have also co-founded or led several other technology firms including ZD Labs, eTesting Labs, and VeriTest.

Principled Technologies, Inc. is located in Durham, North Carolina, USA. For more information, please visit http://www.principledtechnologies.com.

Company Contact
Eric Hale
Principled Technologies, Inc.
1007 Slater Road
Suite 300
Durham, NC 27703
ehale@principledtechnologies.com
www.principledtechnologies.com

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