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Hi Everyone,
This month I am very
excited to announce that we have received our first Ausindustry
Commercial Ready Grant!
With the grant, we
will develop XPDesigner™, a revolutionary software tool for rapid
user interface design, simulation and specification that intends
to solve the 'holy grail' of IT - visual application development.
Please read our press release.
Employee
of the month has been hotly contested in August! During this busy
time we've had stellar performances all round. Congratulations to
Zaz for her hard work!!
Til next month!
Cheers,
James
Breeze
General
Manager and Psychologist
jamesb@ptg-global.com
or 02 9251 4200
Press
Release: Psychologists to revolutionise IT with a true visual
application development tool
Author:
James
Breeze
PTG
Global has again affirmed itself as one of the most innovative
usability and user interface design firms by receiving a $437,175
Commercial Ready Grant from the Australian Government:
AusIndustry. With the grant, PTG Global will develop XPDesigner™,
a revolutionary software tool for rapid user interface design,
simulation and specification that intends to solve the 'holy
grail' of IT: visual application development.
Hot
Article: We are worth watching!
Author:
The Rust Report
PTG
Global has grabbed the attention of prestigious IT newsletter, the
Rust Report. Featured on page three as one of six Aussie companies
'worth watching', we are definitely making waves with our user
centred design methodology. The Rust Report covers industry
trends, major technology installations, and executive interviews,
and is read by the senior executives of most of the industry's
major buyers and suppliers, venture capitalists, government
departments, and young entrepreneurs on the cutting edge of
technology.
New
Paper: The pattern perspective
Author:
Jalal Radwan, Systems Engineer
Systems
Engineer Jalal Radwan explains what a pattern is, how they
are useful for UI design, and how patterns allow you to
create predictable applications that really work for users.
Conferences
and Workshops
CHISIG
event - 'Using context to deliver useful information to people.'
Date:
19/09/06 6pm
Location:
PTG Global, L 16 207 Kent St, Sydney
Cost:
Free for members, $5 for non members
RSVP:
19 September, to Susan Hanson
As Mitch Kapor,
founder of Lotus Development Corporation, once said, 'Getting
information off the Internet is like taking a drink from a fire
hydrant'. Andrew Lampert, Research Engineer in the Information
Engineering Laboratory at the CSIRO ICT Centre, will be speaking
about research that focuses on controlling the flow of information
to deliver the right content to the right people at the right time
in the right form. He approaches the problem by using knowledge
about users and their interaction to tailor the information that
is gathered and to present it appropriately.
Read
more about this CHISIG event
Designing
for an accessible web - workshops
Date:
5/09/06 (Brisbane),
28/09/06 (Darwin)
These
valuable workshops provide a thorough overview of accessibility
issues and how to address them.
Read
more about Designing for an accessible web workshop
Writing
for the web workshop
Date
& Location:
6/09/06 (Sydney),
4/09/06 (Melbourne), 20/09/06 (Perth)
This workshop
focuses on improving the usefulness, usability, and accessibility
of online content. It introduces techniques for clear and
effective online communication and re-inforces these with a series
of hands-on excersizes.
Read
more about the Writing for the web workshop
Meet
Zaz Teoh
Which
three words best describe you and why?
The
Company Mascot: I think I'm the morale booster around here...
In my freetime, I like
to...
Eat! I'm one of
those people who live to eat, not the other way around.
I most admire...
Children's author
CS Lewis, because he wrote as though he never forgot what it was
like to be a child.
I hope to be / do /
achieve
Be influential,
learn as much as I can, and make as many friends as possible along
the way!
What is the best thing
about working at PTG Global?
DEFINITELY the
people. Everyone here is interesting, super friendly, and they
indulge my weak attempts to make our workplace fun.
What is the most
treasured item on your desk?
The fairy wand that
I stick up to let everybody know that I am here. It's pink,
fluffy, and has little butterfly wings.
Missed
your last copy of Intuitive?
Not
a problem! You can view previous editions here.
Please visit our
website for more
papers and usability
news
PTG Global Contact
Details
You can contact us
by email or call us on 02
9251 4200 or 1300 660 973 for further information.
Our
head office in Sydney is located in the
Maritime
Trade Towers
Level
16, 207 Kent St
Sydney,
NSW 2000
Directions
to Sydney office
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