What are some examples of good and bad Enterprise UIs?
Traditionally the SAP tools have been really poor, but in the recent iterations they have made great strides. The BEA interface is rather poor from my perspective as it seems many of their tool look like very little design thought went into them and where possible make them look like a modified spread sheet. One UI that is quite good is SocialText from its visual appeal and initial ease of use, but it is is lacking features and depth that other tools have offered. Another tool with a good Enterprise UI is Lithium Technologies, not from its direct UI, but from it capabilities for automating graduated interfaces. Lithium understands the users of their tools really well, it understands community as well as the various roles people play in communities, and the tool can intelligently target UI modifications that embrace the user’s needs and roles in the community.
