ACit GmbH - Company Profile

ACit – Advance Concepts for interactive technology – is a research oriented consulting company active in the field of information and communication technology. Our core competencies are comprehensive knowledge and expertise in the design and evaluation of interactive technical systems with emphasis on the improvement of man-machine interaction in terms of productivity for the owner and quality of life for the users.

Customers and users increasingly see quality of use as a quality factor according to which they choose between available products and services. The functionality of products is steadily increasing. However, users keep demanding products that are easy to use and learn, and offer added value to them. We can demonstrate that the investment of producers of professional products pays back quickly by lower support cost, fewer revisions and longer product lifetime, and considerably higher productivity for the customers. The loyalty of customers and users is strengthened by higher productivity and reduced training requirements.

ACit is committed to deploy the most effective methods for optimising the quality of use of interactive applications.

Our services:

• Support for design, optimisation and validation of the user interfaces of interactive dialogue systems
• Market studies and requirements analyses
• Workshops, training and coaching for customer-oriented product development
• Development of methods and tools for the measurement and assessment of quality of use

Important application domains:

• Multimedia applications and electronic publishing
• Training technology, CBT
• Geographical Informationsystems (GIS)
• Automotive MMI and space systems
• Telecommunication and information systems

Research and development

Contract research and participation in European and national research programs such as ESPRIT, RACE, PROMETHEUS is an important source for knowledge and competence, including

• MUSiC – Metrics for Usability Standards in Computing (ESPRIT)
• GEM – Generic Evaluation Methodology for integrated driver support systems (DRIVE)
• Criteria for the selection and development of learning software (BIBB)
• Handbook for practical usability engineering in Information Engineering (ELPUB 105)
• Best-GIS – Best Practice in Software Engineering and methodologies for developing GIS applications (ESPRIT/ESSI)
• EuropeMMM – Remote electronic multi-media materials and online publication (IE TAP)

Coordinator of European research projects:

• BASELINE – Baseline data for user validation in Information Engineering (IE TAP)
• UPI – Best Practice for User Validation in Information Engineering (IE TAP)
• VNET 5 – Advancing User-Centred Product Creation in Interactive Electronic Publishing (IST)

Contact Address

ACit – Advance Concepts for interactive technology GmbH
Schönblickstrasse 20/1
D-75015 Bretten-Büchig
Germany

Phone: + 49 (7252) 973 770
Fax:+ 49 (7252) 973 771
Email: secr@acit.net

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