Stories about: Nielsen Norman Group

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GUI gets a makeover 28 September, 2006 10:00

The graphical user interface -- keyboard, mouse, windowing system -- has dominated personal computing for the past 20 years. GUIs today represent the culmination of innovative work at organizations ranging from Xerox PARC in the '70s to Apple Computer in the '80s. But it was Microsoft that popularized it for mainstream business computing in the '90s. Today, Windows and the Office productivity suite have become the GUI standard-bearers for the business desktop.
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Most B-to-B Web sites fail when it comes to selling 06 June, 2006 08:14

Even though there is substantially more money to be made through business-to-business (B-to-B) Web sites compared to business-to-consumer Web sites, most B-to-B sites offer a far worse user experience than consumer sites, according to the San Francisco-based Nielsen Norman Group.
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Updated Linux interface targets users of desktops 14 February, 2006 08:26

Novell this week unveiled updates to the Linux graphics subsystem that are aimed at making it a more attractive operating system for desktop users.
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Linux tweaked for better graphics, video performance 08 February, 2006 08:02

Novell Tuesday released improvements to the way Linux handles graphics and video -- a move aimed at making the operating system more attractive to mainstream desktop users.
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Virtual snobs 01 July, 2002 11:21

Two years on and I'm still being bugged by the inverted logic and arrogance that went along with the dotcom bubble. Where do American journalists and analysts get off with describing the 'offline' world (aka planet Earth)?
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Web site usability lags but improving 28 June, 2002 15:58

Australian Web site usability lags two to three years behind that of similar US-built sites, according to Dr Jakob Nielsen, Nielsen Norman Group (NNg).
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The good, the bad, the ugly 11 June, 2002 09:22

Here's another exclusive offer for GBU readers: one ticket, valued at $3146, to the Nielsen Norman Group User Experience conference to be held in Sydney from June 17-21.
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Portals play key role as intranets and extranets evolve 04 May, 2001 08:24

Intranets and extranets, which provide views of corporate data to employees or external partners, respectively, are now sharing the spotlight with another much-ballyhooed technology: portals.
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Search Engines Can Take On Complex Functions 03 July, 2000 12:01

How many search engines do you use? If you're like Paul Gellman, MIS director at Markon Pen and Pencil Inc., a Mineola, New York-based advertising specialty supplier, you use a few to find the inventory you want to buy, a few more to find where to unload excess inventory and a whole lot more for just surfing the Web and finding that perfect low-priced airline fare.
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Creating Sharper Staples 12 June, 2000 12:01

Staples Inc., the US$9 billion office supply superstore, is constantly refining its Web site. In its most recent redesign, which launched May 7, the focus was to make it easier for customers to find products online and to help them complete their purchases quickly. To achieve those goals, the Framingham, Massachusetts-based company added more information to some parts of the site, simplified other parts to speed navigation and designed new tools such as a favorites list to facilitate the purchase process.
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Is That Any Way to Build an Intranet? 03 April, 2000 12:01

Lifting his eyes from his laptop to grab the last slice of Chicago-style pizza, Matt Beveridge caught a glimpse of the clock. It was midnight, Wednesday, Oct. 20, 1999. Beveridge had been grinding since 8 a.m., and the high- spirited manager of Motorola's E-Strategy was ready to go another eight hours. After all, he thought, how many times in his life would he get to try something as radical as this: Gathering 58 people from various offices and keeping them holed up for four marathon days and three nights in an effort to build a brand-new intranet.