Closing the Usability Gap between Enterprise Applications and Consumer Web Applications

In enterprises worldwide, workforce management continues to be based on the technology of more than a decade ago. Yet, today's technology has evolved considerably compared to that of ten years ago. Where previously basic functionality, primitive graphical user interfaces and design as an afterthought were considered acceptable, today's enterprises understand the value of limitless speed, comfortable and intuitive application design that allows managers to spend less time on processes, focus immediately on key factors that drive company performance, and ultimately make better decisions.

It has become an accepted rule of the modern age that technology advances at an increasing pace. Technological challenges that seemed insurmountable a decade ago are infallibly overcome by human inventiveness. As technology develops, user expectations rise in step. The immediate implication is that technology used today needs to be faster, smarter and more powerful than that created a decade ago. To rise to the top in an increasingly competitive market, solutions must be intuitive, friendly and effective; in short, they must be usable.

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