Usability Broadcast Network – Global Broadcast

The ROI of Usability and Making Usability Routine

Released on = July 7, 2005, 2:31 pm

Press Release Author = Bryan Floyd / Human Factors International

Industry = Computers

Press Release Summary = Usability Broadcast Network, launched in November 2001 by Human Factors International, Inc., offers its first global Webcast. This includes three live broadcasts, one each for Asia, Europe and the Americas.

Dr. Susan Weinschenk, Chief of Technical Staff, and co-host Jay More, President, of Human Factors International will give an informative Webcast on the ROI of Usability, with live Q&A after each of three separate broadcasts.

Free Webcast — Thursday, July 14, 2005
www.humanfactors.com/downloads/webcasts.asp

Press Release Body = Fairfield, IA. – In this Webcast, Susan makes the business case for usability. She and Jay also examine the impact of making usability routine throughout an organization. Susan will be sharing ideas, research, examples, and case studies, including: ·How do you make the case for usability in hard dollars? ·How can you convince others that your usability efforts are aligned with the needs of the organization? ·How do you engage in usability in a cost-effective way?

The 1 ½ hour Webcast will be offered at 3 convenient times: Asia 8:30 am India time
Europe 2:00 pm London time
Americas 3:30 pm Eastern time (USA)

There is a free white paper, Usability: A Business Case, available online: www.humanfactors.com/downloads/webcasts.asp

About Human Factors International:

Human Factors International (HFI) helps customers create Web sites, applications, and Intranets that are intuitive and easy to use. Their work is based on the
Schaffer-Weinschenk Method™, an ISO-certifiable process for user-centered design. HFI also provides certification for practitioners of usability. Since 1981, they have solved thousands of real-world usability challenges for hundreds of major clients. HFI’s technical staff, most with Ph.D.'s in ergonomics, is known for being scientific, pragmatic, responsive, and creative. They’ve worked on more than 2,300
interface projects and taught over 1,400 courses on interface design. HFI is known for completing projects reliably—on-time and on-budget. HFI headquarters are in Fairfield, IA, with regional offices in Boston, Washington DC, San Francisco, London, New York, Mumbai, Bangalore, and Singapore. For more information, please visit www.humanfactors.com.

Web Site = http://www.humanfactors.com

Contact Details = Bryan Floyd
Human Factors International
410 W. Lowe
Fairfield, IA 52556
641-472-4480
hfi@humanfactors.com