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First, it's a huge improvement from the existing RUP toolset, so it's just [much] better in terms of usability [and] authoring. It's a replacement for the current toolset.

Liz Barnett

As a programmer, it's sometimes difficult to know how ordinary people with no technical experience are reacting to your software. Linux people tend to know other Linux people. In these usability tests, we selected test subjects who were experienced with Windows, but who had never heard of Linux, and asked them to perform basic tasks using the Linux desktop.

Nat Friedman

As an Iron Mountain partner for nearly five years, I consider Connected Backup/PC elemental to my customers' data protection and recovery initiatives. Iron Mountain has further enhanced the value of this service with Connected Backup/PC 8.0. With enhanced usability, Connected Backup/PC delivers the consistency and the security my customers rely on with greater overall convenience.

John Barnard

We are excited to work with such a top-notch team with the demonstrated ability to deliver projects with design excellence, innovation and usability.

Lisa Lang

These wording changes were made for usability reasons.

Laura Yecies

Beauty and brains, pleasure and usability — they should go hand in hand.

Donald A. Norman

The usability of that lower level is a huge benefit of the new Butler.

Jon Hlafter

Jabra offers the widest range of Bluetooth headsets that respond to growing consumer demand for usability, style and choice. The Jabra BT350 is a lightweight, compact, affordable Bluetooth headset that is versatile enough to use without accessing your mobile phone.

David Hogan

We needed to make sure our colleagues around the globe were fully aware of our business continuity process. Due to the scale and need for rapid deployment and re-usability, e-learning was the obvious delivery option.

Mike Booth

The key business benefit of today's advanced planning and replenishment technology is its ability to solve this seemingly intractable problem. Aberdeen's latest research confirms that advances in usability, scalability and improvements in the math are key differentiators in today's planning and replenishment technologies.

Paula Rosenblum

Online usability of financial disclosures is essential for investors to easily stay informed about their investments in public company securities, particularly as companies begin to replace printed reports with Web versions. Yet the vast majority of these mega-cap companies are failing to meet an acceptable usability standard.

Dominic Jones

If you have your own branded products, you have the responsibility that comes with it — usability, integration. You can't just deliver products anymore.

Markus Wierzoch

Removing the ad banner and licensing fee will encourage many new users to discover the speed, security and unmatched usability of the Opera browser.

Jon Von Tetzchner

We've enhanced usability without adding unnecessary complexity. And we've given customers the flexibility to configure and use (the software) exactly the way that suits them best.

Paul Loucks

The main application of psychology is usability. A huge problem with voting technology has been voter errors and confusion. Many of the problems of Florida in the 2000 election, including the butterfly ballot, are usability problems. Those problems aren't unique to Florida. They happen in every election with every type of equipment.

David Dill

If you look at why people are not buying PCs, most of the things I've seen say it's not price, it's the usability, ... Consumers are asking themselves, 'Why do I need to upgrade?' So by reducing prices, I don't know that there is this huge unmet demand that's going to bring in a lot of new purchasers.

Stephen Baker

The functionality of online banking has stagnated in recent years. Over the last five years, banks have chosen to focus on usability and look and feel rather than on key functionality enhancements.

John Ziniades

Sure, stored procedures and triggers and what else is nice and gives a tremendous performance and usability boost, but it comes at a price that easy switching is not possible.

David Krings

The Internet is about usability, ... The computer industry has been able to ship difficult-to-use products because you buy first, and then you try to use it. With the Web, usability comes first, then you click to buy or become a return visitor.

Jakob Nielsen

We are pretty confident that the usability and visual enhancements to the Linux desktop will fuel more growth in this market. We think this should give customers more choice and confidence to begin integrating open solutions.

Christine Martino

I think it's an important vehicle for them to continue to help us meet their needs in terms of system design and usability of the system.

David Whiles

This is a valuable contribution to the Linux community that will help open-source developers benefit from Novell's research to create a better, more user-friendly desktop, ... Usability is a key requirement in order to drive the Linux desktop into the mainstream. This ... will help break down some of the barriers to mainstream Linux adoption on the desktop.

Gary Barnett