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SPC-1 Toolkit:  Non-Members

SPC-1 Toolkits are currently available only to SPC Members.  The next major release of the toolkit will be available for purchase by non-members.  If you wish to be notified by email when the SPC-1 Toolkit is again available for purchase by non-members, please register to be included on the SPC Interest mailing list.


SPC-2 Toolkit:  Non-Members

Pre-order customers will be notified via email, prior to the actual shipping date, with the details necessary to complete the purchase of the toolkit.  The "Annual Support and Maintenance" and "Upgrade" options will be available to order when shipments of the SPC-2 Toolkits begin.

Non-Members Price
 Purchase
"Locked " SPC-2 Toolkit
 $2,500 Pre-Order
     Annual Support and Maintenance
 $250 per year
 Order
"Unlocked" SPC-2 Toolkit
 $5,000 Pre-Order
     Annual Support and Maintenance
 $500 per year
 Order
Upgrade "Locked" SPC-2 Toolkit to "Unlocked"
 $3,000 Order

The SPC-2 Toolkit consists of the SPC-2 Workload Generator, the SPC-2 User's Guide, and post-processing tool to assist in assessing the measurement results, which also creates the various tables and graphs required for an SPC-2 Audit.  Annual support and maintenance is included in the price of the SPC Toolkit for the first year.  Annual support and maintenance may be purchased for subsequent years as listed above and will be available to order when shipments of the SPC-2 Toolkits begin.

The SPC-2 Toolkit is available for pre-order in two versions: "locked" and "unlocked".

"Locked" SPC-2 Toolkit:  Each SPC-2 Workload Generator parameter, which is required by the SPC-2 specification to have have a specific value or range of values, will be "locked" with the required value or range of values and cannot be changed.

"Unlocked" SPC-2 Toolkit:  None of the SPC-2 Workload Generator parameters are restricted to values required by the SPC-2 specification, allowing the SPC-2 workloads to be 'customized' for wider range of application types. There may be some parameter values that are not supported by the SPC-2 Workload Generator and result in the termination of a benchmark measurement, but those situations are considered unsupported use of the tool. 'Customized' uses of the "unlocked" SPC-2 Workload Generator cannot be used in an SPC Audit.


SPC-1/SPC-2 Toolkits:  SPC Members

Membership Level Corporate License
 Site License
 Purchase
Full Member
 $4,000 $1,000 Buy
Associate Member
 $6,000 $1,500 Buy
Academic Member n/a $500 Buy

SPC-1 and SPC-2 Toolkits may be purchased by SPC Members at the above rates.

SPC Full Membership includes a single site license for all released SPC Toolkits at no charge.  SPC Associate Membership includes a single site license for any one released SPC Toolkit, which is selected by the Associate Member.  SPC Academic Membership does not include a site license for any SPC Toolkit.


SPC-1/SPC-2 Benchmark Submission Filing Fees (per result)

Membership Level Price Purchase
Non-member $2,500 Buy
Academic Member $2,500 Buy
Associate Member $1,500 Buy
Full Member $1,000 Buy