Well informed – The UID news

11/2009 From Ludwigsburg to Los Angeles – UID wins the Microsoft "Touch First Developer Challenge"

User Interface Design GmbH (UID) wins the "Touch First Developer Challenge" – an international multi-touch competition. Microsoft awards the prize to the interactive point-of-sales application of UID for being the most innovative application for the multi-touch Surface table. This announcement was released on November 19, 2009 at the Professional Developers Conference in Los Angeles.


07/2009 New user interface for the interactive receiver of Sky

The interactive receiver of the pay TV provider Sky gets a new user interface. On the occasion of the Sky launch in July 2009, the improved user interface is also launched. The interaction concept which is intuitive to operate was designed by the user experience experts of Sky and of User Interface Design GmbH (UID).


05/2009 Enabling software to compete in the international market

How can companies of the capital goods industry enable their software to compete in the international market? The answer to this question is given in the guideline "Software Internationalization" published by VDMA (German Machinery and Plant Manufacturing Association). User Interface Design GmbH (UID) also contributed to this file resulting in a guideline on how to develop software solutions that are internationally applicable.


03/2009 Anniversary boosts UID to record figures in 2008

The 10 year anniversary and a new record result – in 2008, User Interface Design GmbH (UID) had lots of reasons to celebrate. Offering the innovative combination of usability, software and design, UID generated a turnover of 5.6 million euros, an increase of 24 percent - which is the best result since UID was founded. The outlook for the future is optimistic: In spite of the economic crisis, UID expects a positive development for 2009 as well.


01/2009 New International Usability Partners in India and the United States

HumanCentric (United States) and Kern Communications (India) have joined the International Usability Partners (IUP). User Interface Design GmbH (UID) co-founded the IUP in 2006. In just two years the IUP have become a leading global provider of user experience services, covering all five continents with nine full partners and associate partners in more than 30 countries.


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12/2008 Mobile business: International user research study reveals the requirements of users

Whether it is for banking, shopping, or online auctions: mobile transactions via cell phone, smart phone or PDA are more and more common. The International Usability Partners (IUP) examined this trend topic in an international user research study. User Interface Design GmbH (UID) and the IUP presented the results on the conference "Usability Professionals’ Association (UPA) Europe 2008".


10/2008 "Hello": UID inaugurated office at Dortmund

User Interface Design GmbH (UID) has opened its fourth office at Dortmund. Employees and guests from the area around Dortmund came to see the new premises and learn more about trends such as Mobile Banking and Unified User Experience. The UID designer Sebastian Schulz also said "Hello" – this was the title of his extraordinary street art exhibition at the UID office.


10/2008 Beauty Matters! Usability and Aesthetics

The 7th International Information Design Symposium Beauty Matters! Usability and Aesthetics will try to give answers to questions about usability and aesthetics. It will take place on Thursday, November 27, 2008, at Stuttgart Media University (Hochschule der Medien, HdM). The symposium is part of the beauty matters initiative and is organized by User Interface Design GmbH (UID) and others.


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10/2008 UID and SOS Kinderdörfer worldwide present appealing relaunch

The childcare organization SOS-Kinderdörfer worldwide for children in need presents itself on the website www.sos-kinderdoerfer.de in a new internet appearance. The objective of the relaunch that has been supported by User Interface Design GmbH (UID) was to consistently adjust the website to the needs of the users and to combine easy navigation with attractive design.


09/2008 Consumers are skeptic about "TV 2.0"

Television of the future will be interactive. Although the technical possibilities may revolutionize TV entertainment, it seems to be obvious: The viewers prefer to lean back and ignore experiencing television. This was the result of a survey conducted by User Interface Design GmbH (UID) which was presented on the occasion of the International Consumer Electronics trade fair (IFA) 2008 in Berlin.


09/2008 Creating senior-oriented living in virtual reality

Together with partners from all over Europe, User Interface Design GmbH (UID) develops a new software system for the design of senior-oriented living environments. By means of virtual reality, planners and future residents will be able to experience technological novelties of living environments before their implementation. The European Union funds this research project which is supposed to allow people an independent life to old age.


07/2008 International User Research: Successful work across borders

International user research studies became a part of the business of User Interface Design GmbH (UID) a long time ago. How to cope with organizational challenges was presented by UID employee Jakob Biesterfeldt on the UPA International Conference in Baltimore, USA.


04/2008 UID wins Industry Award for "User Centered Innovation"

User Interface Design GmbH (UID) took part in the "INDUSTRIEPREIS der Initiative Mittelstand" (industry award of the MSE initiative) for the first time, promptly winning this award. With "User Centered Innovation", UID left behind its competitors.


02/2008 UID celebrates its 10th anniversary with an exciting anniversary program

Usability, Software and Design – a combination of disciplines that was rather unknown 10 years ago. Today, User Interface Design GmbH (UID) looks back to more than 1000 projects with 250 customers. This is enough reason to celebrate this anniversary with an exciting calender of events. In addition to theme evenings there will be some opportunities to celebrate in Ludwigsburg, Dortmund, Mannheim and Munich.


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