- Chair: Dr. Andreas Constantinou, Director, VisionMobile, UK
Re-Examining the User Interface, Browser & Technical Usability of Mobile Devices
The Role of the UI & Evolution of the Applications Environment
Discussion of the i-mode Community's Handset Design Process for the UI
09:00
OPERATOR
- How does the i-mode community works together to develop a consistent and compelling UI on the handset
- Using customer experience studies to refine the MMI
- User case - working with handsets manufacturers and operators to ensure a great i-mode experience across a diverse universe of handsets
- Cedric Nicolas, Handset Design & Quality, Director - i-mode, Bouygues Telecom, France
Analysing New Browser Technology and the Impact of Advanced Application Environments
09:30
The way in which browser technology is being utilised is changing - what are the implications of this paradigm shift for the industry, and to what extent are more dynamic, interactive and end to end application environments having for the browser? Will the browser become obsolete in this environment?
- Matt Millar, Adobe Consulting
The Role of UI Design In Consolidating a Great User Experience
10:10
- Increasing service revenues through UI optimisation
- How can UI organisation and appeal be improved?
- How can we make advanced phones and services easier to use in terms of organisation, navigation and interaction elements?
- Filip Healy, Head of Consulting, Amberlight Partners, UK
Networking Refreshment Break
10:40
Examining the Multiple Roles of the UI
Improving Ease of Use And The Overall User Experience Through An Innovative User Interface
11:10
- Evaluating the importance of the UI in making devices compelling and easy to use
- Developing an interface to convince people to engage new applications on mobile and drive data revenues
- Mark Fisher, Senior Vice President, Danger Inc., USA
Evaluating the Latest Developments in Browser Technologies
11:40
- Alternative and adjacent technologies that greatly enhance the User Experience - Working across various market segments to ensure specific and effective customisation
- Enabling a better mobile experience - in Search and Content Portals
- Michael Wendling, Principle Product Manager, Openwave, USA
Contextualising the UI - Enabling A Better Multimedia Experience
12:10
- To what extent does the trend towards a converged-function device effect UI development and design?
- The flexibility challenge: how interaction design team designs for maximum flexibility
- Meeting the challenges of creating customized multimedia smartphones
- Mats Hellman, Head of Interaction Design, UIQ, Sweden
Networking Lunch
12:40
Disney MVNO Case Study - Leveraging the Handset & the UI as an Integral Part of the Overall Data Services Strategy
13:45
- Customizing the Disney Mobile handset to create a Disney Mobile client
- Challenges and opportunities in customizing the handset
- Integrating software customization with content delivery to drive subscriber uptake of data services
- End-to-end value chain for content and applications
- Extending upon a custom mobile client - how the Disney Mobile client is the foundation for several of Disney's key value added services
- D. P. Venkatesh, CEO, mPortal, USA
Enhancing Usability and Improving the Quality of Experience for the End User
W3C's Mobile Web Initiative - Improving the Mobile Web User Experience
14:15
- Introducing Best Practices for developing mobile-suitable Web sites
- Device Description Repositories for the benefit of content/service providers
- Moving towards the "One Web" vision
- Philip Hoschka, Deputy Director, W3C, Europe
Focus on Smartphones - Enhancing Usability in the Consumer and Business Environments
14:45
- Analysing the ultimate converged device - looking at usage patterns and behaviour
- Encouraging user adoption of rich mobile applications
- Enterprise vs. consumer users - is there a difference?
- Esa Eerola, Head of Software Platform Marketing - Consumers, Nokia, Finland
Networking Refreshment Break
15:15
Mobile Device Management (MDM) as a Key Enabler in Managing the User Experience
15:45
OPERATOR
- Utilising configuration management to enhance the usability of devices and services
- In what way can MDM be used as a tool to "prime" the device and make access to services easier for the subscriber?
- Making the valued customer a high-value customer - MDM as a means of upselling services and content
- Ilkka Talvitie, Development Manager, Business Customers, Elisa, Finland
Working With The Developer Community To Create More Compelling Applications and Content
Creating New Content and Applications - A Consideration of the Development Process
16:15
- Understanding the obstacles faced by developers in getting compelling mobile content to market
- Overcoming functionality and compatibility issues in developing content and services for mobile devices
- How can we transfer the rich multimedia experience from the internet to the mobile?
- Utilising and promoting rich Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) to support features, functionalities and truly customisable applications
- Kristian Segestrale, Managing Director, EMEA, Glu Mobile, UK
End of Focus Day
16:45
