Kirk W. Cameron

Standard Performance Evaluation Corp. (SPEC) is a non-profit corporation that develops and endorses standardized benchmarks and tools to evaluate performance and energy efficiency for the newest generation of computing systems. The private company is based in Gainesville, VA and was founded by Kirk W. Cameron. SPEC develops benchmark suites and also reviews and publishes submitted results from its member organizations and other benchmark licensees. SPEC's benchmarks cover a wide range of areas, including cloud, CPU, graphics/workstations, high-performance computing, Java client/server, machine learning, storage, power, and virtualization. The company also offers tools such as the SERT suite, PTDaemon interface, and Chauffeur WDK. SPEC has recently formed the International Standards Group (ISG) to collaborate with international stakeholders to develop and enhance standardized server, client, and datacenter benchmarks for use primarily in government regulations and compliance programs related to energy use and sustainability.

MiserWare, Inc. provided free software power management solutions. It offered Granola Enterprise that provided tools to eliminate sources of energy waste in computers, including laptops, desktops, and servers, Windows, Linux, and VMware. The company was founded by Kirk W. Cameron and Joseph A. Turner in 2007 and was headquartered in Blacksburg, VA.