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Tina Cipolla recently asked about usability studies. (I get the list in
digest; sorry if this is late or duplicative.)
One company that does usability studies (and quite
well!) is User Interface Engineering in North Andover, Mass.
The best way to get information about the company and
what it does is to check out the web site http://www.uie.com
On the site you'll find information on User Interface
Engineering's services and its clients. You also can read a chapter
from the company's groundbreaking book, Web Site Usability: A Designer's
Guide, request a sample copy of the newsletter, Eye For Design, and
sign up for a free e-mail tips bulletin, order the book or the
newsletter and get info on the upcoming conference.
User Interface Engineering is sponsoring UI 97, a three-day conference in
Boston in early November. Information on that is available at http://www.ui97.com
Tina (and others), you can reach User Interface Engineering at 978-975-4343 or by
sending a fax to 978-975-5353. (the area code replaces the former
one, 508). One of the principals would be happy to speak with you.
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Richard A. Danca User Interface Engineering
richard -dot- danca -at- uie -dot- com 800 Turnpike St., Suite 101
rdanca -at- ix -dot- netcom -dot- com North Andover, MA 01845
508-975-4343, 508-975-5353 (fax) USA http://www.uie.com
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