Design and development of e-RUE as a web-based evaluation tool

Usability evaluation is part of the software development cycle. Throughout the years, various methodologies have been used to evaluate software effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction. The capabilities of Internet technologies has make possible to run usability evaluation remotely via online. The usability evaluation can be run from different geographical locations between the respondents, experts and researchers. This paper discusses the design and development of online remote usability evaluation (e-RUE) tool in a web-based environment. The development of e-RUE is a possible tool for web based usability evaluation.