Latest Usability Stories
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Clarity Labs today opened, providing lab-based testing, eye tracking and other usability research services that help companies engage customers and enhance their business. Launched by media executive Jeffrey D. Erb and Harold Hambrose, CEO of Electronic Ink, Clarity Labs' state-of-the-art facilities offer usability testing and a full staff of research consultants. The Labs are offered to companies as standalone rentable research locations or as fully...
MUMBAI, India, August 23, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- - Organizations Can Now Have a "Certified Practice in Usability(TM)" and Submit a Product, Application, or Website to be a "Certified Usable Design(TM)" Human Factors International (HFI) announced today an extension of their successful program for certification of usability practitioners (Certified Usability Analysts(TM)) which currently provides certification to about 10% of the world's usability practitioners. As a service to...
BOSTON, Massachusetts, August 16, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- eegoes, a new social network currently still in private beta is pleased to announce the launch of its latest new features, Groups and Tags. The network also continues to attract further funding and investors through its interesting novel concept and engaging functionality as well as strengthening the team. The private invitation only beta of eegoes continues and during this time the development team has been working hard to...
ATLANTA, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- APOGEE Interactive will host its 17th Annual INNOVATIONS Conference at the Marriott Evergreen Resort in scenic Stone Mountain, Georgia on Sept. 14-16, 2010. Apogee will provide the latest in online energy efficiency applications and Web-based utility customer communications initiatives to more than 100 utility professionals who gather at this annual event. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20091210/CL23938LOGO ) (Logo:...
RAMAT GAN, Israel, Aug. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- ClickTale, the industry leader in Customer Experience Analytics (CEA), today announced the launch and immediate availability of two new behavioral heatmap features that unveil never-before-seen details about website visitors and their browsing patterns. The new Segmented Heatmaps feature gives site owners the ability to filter ClickTale's full range of visual heatmaps based on any customer information or browsing behavior. This capability allows...
RESTON, Va., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Mediabarn, Inc., a leading provider of usability research, design and technology, announced that it has been awarded a subcontract from ManTech International for the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) under the Infrastructure, Design, Engineering, Architecture and Integration (IDEAI) program. Mediabarn will serve as lead usability experts in assessing and redesigning application systems for the USPTO Office of the Chief Information Officer...
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Auto manufacturer websites that focus primarily on brand image promotion and interesting design features rather than usability may be hindering vehicle shoppers in their search for information, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2010 Manufacturer Website Evaluation Study(SM) (MWES) -- Wave 2 released today. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20050527/LAF028LOGO-a) (Logo:...
FREMONT, Calif., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Exar Corporation (Nasdaq: EXAR) announced today it has released PowerArchitect 3.0, the next generation design software for Exar's digital Programmable Power -- PowerXR family of five innovative power controllers. This latest release represents the industry's easiest to use and most flexible solution for quickly creating custom power supplies. PowerArchitect 3.0 is available for immediate download from Exar's website at...
WILMINGTON, Delaware, June 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- - New Audio Feature Enables Website to Reach More People KidsHealth.org, the #1 website devoted to children's health and development, has partnered with VoiceCorp to implement ReadSpeaker audio functionality on its website. This new audio feature reads KidsHealth articles aloud to significantly improve the site's usability. By clicking on the "Listen" icon at the top of all KidsHealth articles, visitors can hear the...
CHICAGO, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Trying to find a basic phone with no bells and whistles is becoming increasingly difficult. When you consider games, music, and text and picture messaging, the list of options a mobile phone has is seemingly endless. As mobile phones have evolved, they have been packed with tons of features resulting in a user experience that becomes increasingly complicated. If you are looking for something that can make and receive calls and send a simple text message,...
