Re: Fwd: Help IBM design the AS/400 HTTP Server

While the web page is probably public I would consider the invite to the 
usablilty center a private issue.  I would have thought a little longer before 
forwarding that on.  I've spent some time there working with Steve Hughes on 
other projects.  If you're the kind of guy that will bang away on the subject 
that it should turn out to be a win/win situation for your company, IBM and 
perhaps other users of the product who will use some of the suggestions you've 
made to IBM.  If you fit this mold, I'd get the boss to let you go.

The Usability Center will have a few 400's and much monitoring equipment - 
video cameras and lots of other goodies.  This allows them to track the 
usability of software.  For being a fish in a fishbowl it's still pretty 
personal.




DAsmussen@aol.com on 09/01/98 04:45:29 PM
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Subject:        Fwd: Help IBM design the AS/400 HTTP Server

Thought y'all might be interested in this...Dean

In a message dated 98-09-01 16:11:37 EDT, rchucd@us.ibm.com writes:

> Subj:  Help IBM design the AS/400 HTTP Server
>  Date:        98-09-01 16:11:37 EDT
>  From:        rchucd@us.ibm.com (RCHUCD Rochester)
>  Sender:      ListServ@alpha.obu.edu
>  To:  ark400-l@alpha.obu.edu (ARK400-L)
>  
>  
>  
>  Hello,
>  
>  I am working for the IBM User-Centered Design team for the AS/400 Web
Server.
> 
>  It is my responsibility to see that the developers here in Rochester are
>  generating products that are both useful and usable.
>  
>  We are going  to be making a lot of improvements to the AS/400 Web Server
in
>  the coming months, and we'd like you to be involved.  You can help us out
in
>  several ways.
>  
>  First of all,  we are  trying to prioritize some of the key requirements
>  gathered at several  focus sessions across the U.S.   This questionnaire 
> should
>  take less than 15 minutes to fill out, and will provide us with valuable
>  insight on what is important to you.
>  
>  You can find a copy on the web at:
>  
>  http://www.software.ibm.com/ucd/webservers.html
>  
>  We are also interested in hosting several participants at our usability 
> center
>  in Rochester to review some of our plans for the coming release.    If you 
> would
>  be interested in attending one of these sessions, please let us know, and
we 
> can
>  send you further details.
>  
>  Thanks
>  
>  Stephen Hughes
>  User-Centered Design Team
>  AS/400 Division
>  IBM

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From: 'rchucd@us.ibm.com@Internet'(RCHUCD Rochester)
Subject: Help IBM design the AS/400 HTTP Server
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To: 'ark400-l@alpha.obu.edu@Internet'(ARK400-L)

Hello,

I am working for the IBM User-Centered Design team for the AS/400 Web Server.
It is my responsibility to see that the developers here in Rochester are
generating products that are both useful and usable.

We are going  to be making a lot of improvements to the AS/400 Web Server in
the coming months, and we'd like you to be involved.  You can help us out in
several ways.

First of all,  we are  trying to prioritize some of the key requirements
gathered at several  focus sessions across the U.S.   This questionnaire
should
take less than 15 minutes to fill out, and will provide us with valuable
insight on what is important to you.

You can find a copy on the web at:

http://www.software.ibm.com/ucd/webservers.html

We are also interested in hosting several participants at our usability center
in Rochester to review some of our plans for the coming release.    If you
would
be interested in attending one of these sessions, please let us know, and we
can
send you further details.

Thanks

Stephen Hughes
User-Centered Design Team
AS/400 Division
IBM