Draft Standard on Software User Interfaces Released

, to a canvass list that is cur-rently being defined. HFES plans to release all five parts of HFES200 in the second quarter of 2005 to a canvass committee formedunder the essential requirements procedures of ANSI.The objective of the HFES 200 standard is to provide designrequirements and recommendations that will increase the accessi-bility, learnability, and ease of use of software. The ultimate bene-ficiaries of HFES200 are the end users of software. The applicationof this standard is intended to provide user interfaces that are moreusable, accessible, and consistent and that enable greater produc-tivity and satisfaction.