The Electric Kool-Aid Askia Test By Jérôme Sopoçko Askiadesign 13th January 2015 ShareFacebookLinkedInTwitter Abstract: Survey scripting and coding have lots in common and we should bring testing techniques into Survey Design. For this we have improved Random Data Generation and created a new Tools module called “Script Verification”. SurveyMonkey, Google consumer surveys and other disruptive DIY technologies have changed the Market Research industry. Any marketing director can put together an online survey, get sample from a number of panel providers and have results to their strategic questions in hours. But Askia software is not designed for marketing directors. It has been…
Myforce opens a new office in Prague! By Johan Minne Business 3rd December 2014 ShareFacebookLinkedInTwitter I have a bit of important MyForce news to share with you: we opened a new office in Prague, Czech Republic! Kateřina Marková (whom we have worked with for many years already) becomes managing director of MyForce CZ. As Myforce keeps on growing both in turnover and in number of countries where our solutions are installed, opening MyForce CZ was a logical next step for us. Choosing Prague as our new office location is no coincidence, as we had good reasons to opt for this particular city: First…
This askiavista is massive! By Paul Nevin Askiaanalysis 3rd November 2014 ShareFacebookLinkedInTwitter We have finally released version 6.0.3.0 of askiavista! First, of all, don’t judge a book by looking at the cover: this is more a 6.1 version than a minor version. Indeed, it packs: 22 new features 22 bug fixes 7 miscellaneous tasks Below, some of the key new features: Portfolio section pages Users can now create Section pages within their Portfolios; these pages allow to add formatted text and media (image & video). Such pages are a great solution for report introductions, notes, metadata, … New portfolio link…
Removing bugs… By Paul Nevin Miscellaneous 17th October 2014 ShareFacebookLinkedInTwitter “If debugging is the process of removing software bugs, then programming must be the process of putting them in.” Edsger Dijkstra
Askia opens office in LA and now hiring! By Paul Nevin Business, Jobs 17th October 2014 ShareFacebookLinkedInTwitter Askia has set up a new office in Los Angeles. The office is the second for Askia in the United States, reflecting the growth of the company’s survey software business and demand from marketing research agencies for specialised, innovative software solutions. Jamey Corriveau, Director of U.S. Operations, will head up the new office. Jamey is currently hiring both client service and technical support staff to provide expanded customer care. Corriveau has worked for over 25 years in the survey and market research industry, with 14 years at SPSS…