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Smart phone battle: Qwerty vs touchscreen

News RIM's BlackBerry 8800 keyboard wins hands down over the iPhone touchscreen for usability, according to Spencer Steel, IT manager at Informatiq. Apple may be set to release the new super-duper all-singing 3G iPhone this summer but RIM has hit back...

Tags: iphone, blackberry, qwerty

[22 May 2008]

Google Android - winning apps are location-based

News Pitted against Microsoft Windows Mobile and Symbian devices, which are both popular in China, Android needs to beat them on usability to be accepted, Huang added. Expect there to be at least one application incorporating location-based services in...

Tags: location based services, android, google

[20 May 2008]

Video Webcasts: 10 Proven Success Strategies

whitepaper Discover why usability and customization are critical for a webcasting solution, and why tracking and security are equally important--yet often overlooked. Find the best in-house webcasting/videocasting solution and reduce IT's workload.

Tags: video conferencing

[20 May 2008]

Staffing Service Coordinates Sales Activities, Utilizes Business Intelligence With CRM Solution

whitepaper They selected Microsoft Dynamics CRM because it best met the firm's usability, user acceptance, and system integration criteria. Volt Information Sciences, Inc.provides staffing services, telecommunications, and information solutions to Fortune 100...

Tags: crm software, microsoft dynamics crm, visibility, dynamics

[18 May 2008]

Modeling Demystified, Part 3: Extend UML for User Models - Associations, Relationships, and Stereotypes

whitepaper This type of modeling, which is based on leading usability theory and practice, lets solution architects specify the external design elements of the IT solution so that it's both useful and usable to all types of users.

Tags: programming languages

[14 May 2008]

Introducing IBM Rational Software Architect: Improved Usability Makes Software Development Easier

whitepaper It guides the beginner through the basic views, and explains how Rational Software Architect leverages the Eclipse 3.0 framework for usability. This paper introduces IBM Rational Software Architect and the modeling capabilities that Rational...

Tags: programming languages

[10 May 2008]

Travel site bookings fly when glitch fixed

Case Study Usability testing software has helped a holiday company boost its sales by spotting a glitch in its website's navigation that could have been costing it tens of thousands per week in lost business. The company implemented a suite of customer...

Tags: testing, ecommerce, travel

[09 May 2008]

A Scalable PKI for a National Grid Service

whitepaper This paper describes work to expand the PKI for the UK National Grid Service (NGS), to integrate it with site authentication and improve usability. As the NGS grows to support wider and larger scientific communities, the paper investigate how to...

Tags: pki

[03 May 2008]

Minority Report: Why I am a Mac user

Comment A recent description of the iPhone interface on the website of usability guru Bruce Tognazzini sums it up neatly for me. Of course, the real problems with our emotionally resonant products occur when the usability and device functionality turn out...

Tags: leopard, iphone, mac, apple

[17 Apr 2008]

Easy-to-Use Firewall Management for Home Users

whitepaper This paper identifies usability challenges presented by internetworking multiple homes, with a special focus on, home network firewall management. The homes nowadays have an internet connection and multiple computers more and more often.

Tags: firewalls

[11 Apr 2008]

MSS Smart IP: Enhance Usability, Reduce Costs, Improve Performance

whitepaper This paper focuses on MSS Smart IP that addresses several problems associated with deploying an existing application to wireless users. Many organizations underestimate the effort required to implement a wireless solution.

Tags: mobile - wireless communications, implement, gprs, addresses

[10 Apr 2008]

Making WAP More Attractive to Users: Specification Promises More Usability and Increased Security - Technology Information

whitepaper The launch of a new version of WAP (wireless application protocol) has sparked debate among industry players and analysts as to whether the platform will find wider adoption than its previous release.

Tags: wap, forum, wap, wap forum

[10 Apr 2008]

Realising the Full Potential of WAP - E-Commerce Focus

whitepaper The mServices initiative (established by the GSM Association) was created to drive usability and is largely based on the new WAP specification - WAP 2.0. Realising the full potential of WAP: Operators are hoping that the promotion of new handset...

Tags: wap, initiative, gsm, association

[10 Apr 2008]

Microsoft FRx Professional Demo: Level 100

whitepaper The enhanced functionality available in FRx Financial Reporter will help customers improve productivity by streamlining report generation and distribution on the FRx Report Server, increasing options when using the Web, providing support for XBRL...

Tags: finance, functionality, reporting, reporter

[10 Apr 2008]

Restructured Environment Serves as the Foundation for Globally Consolidated Management

whitepaper Through increased stability and improved response, greater usability has been realized for end users who support Fuji Photo Film with speedy strategic planning and decision making. Fuji Photo Film Co.leads the world in the creation of "the culture...

Tags: upgrades and migration, sap, stability, photo

[10 Apr 2008]

Information Architecture Essentials, Part 4: Improving Usability of Information Systems

whitepaper The best-organized information in the world is useless without an effective way to present that information to the interested audience. Poorly designed interfaces, inadequate search and filtering support, and confusing visual displays can severely...

Tags: knowledge and data management, interfaces, filtering, audience

[09 Apr 2008]

Modeling Demystified, Part 2: Building a User Model - Identify Potential Gaps in Your Requirements

whitepaper This type of modeling, which is based on leading usability theory and practice, lets solution architects specify the externals of the IT solution so that it's both useful and usable to all types of users.

Tags: programming languages

[09 Apr 2008]

Windows Server Update Services 3.0 Usability Improvements

whitepaper WSUS 3.0 builds on the success of previous releases by offering numerous usability improvements, new functionality, and improved scalability. Microsoft Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) is an important member of the Microsoft software update...

Tags: application servers

[03 Apr 2008]

SQL Server 2005 Management Tools Overview

whitepaper The toolset builds on the strong usability of previous releases and adds many new features and long-awaited updates. SQL Server 2005 introduces a new toolset with a myriad of new features. The general theme across the toolset is integration, with...

Tags: application servers

[03 Apr 2008]

Analysis of the PASR Standard and Its Usability in Handheld Operating Systems Such as Linux

whitepaper With companies now producing Low Power DRAM for handhelds, a new feature was developed called Partial Array Self Refresh (PASR). This feature enables the DRAM to retain state in only part of memory, thus further reducing the self-refresh power.

Tags: pda

[27 Mar 2008]

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