Publisher's Synopsis
The computer-user interface is now recognised as vitally important to the computing industry, partly because of research on human-computer interaction but also because of the development of cost-effective and powerful terminals and workstations. Selection of a standard user interface application environment can give an organization significant and tangible benefits by providing applications portability (both people portability and program portability). This guide explores the achievement of some of the benefits associated with user interfaces. Key concepts are discussed and the development of interface technology is traced. The authors highlight user interface implementation and portability issues and describe products that are widely used and accepted by the IT industry, placing particular emphasis on the significance of user interface standards.;The guide is aimed at IT directors, DP managers, communications managers, business development managers and systems development managers.
