Finnish voting machines knocked by usability experts
Due to an editing error, the story “Finnish voting machines knocked by usability experts,” posted Friday, misspelled the name of Finnish voting machine vendor TietoEnator. The story has been corrected on the wire and the 12th paragraph now reads:
Best of communication Applications
November 1, 2008 by graphics
Filed under CEO, PASHA ICT Awards 2008
Award Category: Communication Applications
Winner: Jaadu
Name of Product or Application: Jaadu VNC
CEO: Jahanzeb Sherwani
Website: www.cs.cmu.edu/~jsherwan/
Jaadu is being touted as one of the most popular applications that have been designed for Apple’s iPhone. At one point, the application was ranked at number 19 in the paid applications in the App Store. The application is a Virtual Network Connection (VNC) app, and enables the user to control their computer from anywhere in the world and from a few feet away if they’re giving a presentation. The iPhone can hence even be used as a remote control or a wireless touchpad as well. Read more
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Finnish voting machines knocked by usability experts
The original headline of the story “Finnish voting machines slated by usability experts,” posted Friday, has been modified. The new headline is “Finnish voting machines knocked by usability experts.
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