6-422: Futuremark Oy was a Finnish software development company that produced computer benchmark applications for home, business, and press use. Futuremark was acquired by UL on 31 October 2014, and was formally merged into the company on 23 April 2018. Prior to Futuremark, the founding team developed Final Reality, a benchmarking tool, at Remedy Entertainment , in cooperation with VNU European Labs . Following
12-602: Is aktiebolag , often abbreviated (in Finland) to Ab . The Swedish abbreviation is sometimes included, as in Ab Company Oy , Oy Company Ab , or Company Oy Ab . The abbreviations have been styled in many ways, such as Oy , OY , O.Y. , or even O/Y . The English form is Ltd. Julkinen osakeyhtiö (pl. julkiset osakeyhtiöt ) means "public stock company" and is abbreviated to oyj ( pronounced [ˈoːˌʔyːˌjiː] ). A julkinen osakeyhtiö can be listed on
18-673: The company has also provided services such as IHV/ISV customised benchmarks, 3D demos as well as online and data services. In March 2007, Futuremark launched a website specialising in news and reviews of PC games, called YouGamers. In January 2008, Futuremark announced the formation of the Futuremark Games Studio. In August 2008, at the Leipzig Games Convention, Futuremark Games Studio announced details of its first game, Shattered Horizon . In December 2009, Futuremark's mobile and embedded business unit
24-629: The tool's release, Futuremark was founded in Espoo in November 1997 and formally launched on 27 February 1998. Soon after being founded the company altered its trading name to "MadOnion.com" until finally settling on "Futuremark Corporation" in 2002. The 3DMark series has been the company's most popular and successful to date. Futuremark's applications are distributed via the Internet as well as offline media. In addition to its benchmarking software,
30-539: Was closed, and its content was moved to a new UL Benchmarks website. Despite the acquisition and rebranding, UL Benchmarks retains its headquarters and R&D operations in Espoo, Finland. Osakeyhti%C3%B6 Osakeyhtiö ( Finnish pronunciation: [ˈosɑkeˌʔyhtiø] ; " stock company "), often abbreviated to Oy ( pronounced [ˈoːˌʔyː] ), is the term for a Finnish limited company (e.g., Ltd , LLC , or GmbH ). The Swedish-language term
36-500: Was spun off and renamed Rightware . In March 2012, Futuremark sold its game development division to Rovio Entertainment (developer of the Angry Birds franchise) for an undisclosed sum. The sale was intended to allow the company to focus on its benchmarking software. On 31 October 2014, Futuremark was acquired by UL for an undisclosed sum. On 23 April 2018, Futuremark was rebranded as UL Benchmarks . The Futuremark website
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