An embedded benchmark publisher is soliciting “novel benchmarks” aimed at measuring the real-world performance of Java ME (micro-edition) implementations for mobile phones. Winning entrants will receive $2,000, and their entries will be included in GrinderBench 2.0, to be published by the EEMBC (EDN Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium).

The EEMBC publishes a wide variety of benchmarks targeting embedded applications that include storage, networking, office automation, digital entertainment, and power efficiency. The source code comprising EEMBC benchmarks is typically contributed by member companies, or developed by its Technical Center. By holding a contest, it hopes to “get new ideas, and increase the variety,” according to EEMBC president Markus Levy.

The EEMBC says that GrinderBench was developed with the goal of helping chip vendors, mobile phone manufacturers, service providers, and other members of the Java ME ecosystem evaluate alternative methods of implementing Java in mobile phones and other systems. The benchmark suite can be freely downloaded after registration, and users have posted results for popular mobile phones at the GrinderBench website.

GrinderBench 2.0 aims to address Java implementations with enhanced graphics, such as those targeting future generations of mobile phones. Sun's Terrence Barr, chair of EEMBC's Java subcommittee, elaborates, “For GrinderBench 2.0, we're looking for compelling benchmarks that are designed with algorithms, data, and visuals that exercise the Java ME platform under real-world conditions. Each winning contest entry will model a specific category of application or game. The collection of selected benchmarks will result in a robust and comprehensive set of code that allows a rigorous and thorough estimation of the real-world experience a platform can deliver.”

The contest opens June 14 and closes Sept. 25, 2006. Entries must meet a set of technical and legal specifications, and will be judged according to relevance, originality, and overall quality. Winners will be announed on Halloween.

Additional details can be found here.

 
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