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Subject:Re: Help me name my department From:Sabahat Ashraf <sabahat_ashraf -at- MENTORG -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 1 Oct 1998 16:56:52 -0400
On Oct 1, 2:51pm, JGREY wrote:
Let's see if we can get only a description of what you do from your mail:
> tools and services
> that help users learn our products more quickly and become
> self-sufficient ... includes books and online Help... include usability
> testing, user interface design, and performance support systems.
...
> best I've come up with, "User Assistance Tools Group,"
I am thinking Communication Systems -- or something with Interface and
Communication in it. Or maybe just User Interface Systems. Or User-Faced
Systems? Maybe even something with Usability in it. Basically something that
says "Da (Only) Folks Around Here That Care About Da User"
Sabahat.
PS User Services?
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[Sabahat I. Ashraf]
Technical Writer / Course Developer
Mentor Graphics Corporation.
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