Released on: June 10, 2008, 9:13 am

Press Release Author: Cindy Stranad

Industry: Consumer Services

Press Release Summary: HumanCentric has added Antoinette Houston and Priyanka Gupta
as human factors specialists in the company's Chicago office.

Press Release Body: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

HumanCentric Expands Chicago Office
Houston and Gupta Strengthen Team Dedicated to Human-Computer Interaction

CHICAGO (June 9, 2008) - Barry H. Beith, president and CTO of HumanCentric, a
full-service, integrated product development services company, announces today the
addition of Antoinette Houston and Priyanka Gupta as human factors specialists in
the Chicago office. Both new employees will work with human-computer interaction
(HCI), prototyping, interaction design, and Web/graphic design systems.

"Antoinette and Priyanka possess the qualities that fit well with our company," says
Beith. "I am confident that their wide variety of experience in human factors and
HCI will further strengthen our Chicago staff and enhance our overall capabilities."

Before joining HumanCentric, Houston was a senior human factors engineer for both
the U.S. government and BAE Systems. She has also worked in the telecommunication
industry, spending several years with Motorola.

Gupta brings extensive research experience to HumanCentric. She was a senior
research analyst at the Center of Advanced Research for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,
where she worked on software prototypes and devised innovative solutions to help
better identify fraudulent transactions.

HumanCentric is founded upon a commitment to make consumer-friendly, aesthetically
pleasing, and safe products by studying and understanding user experiences. The
ability to develop compelling and usable products is a testament to the team
educated in human factors, graphic and interaction design, industrial design, and
engineering. HumanCentric was recently recognized by the Medical Design Excellence
Awards (MDEA) as a supplier for GE Healthcare's giraffe infant warmer. This is the
second award of this type from MDEA in which HumanCentric has had involvement.

About HumanCentric:
Headquartered in Cary, N.C., HumanCentric is a full-service, integrated product
development services company. At the foundation of HumanCentric is a genuine passion
and commitment to the human side of product development with a continued focus on
the client, the product and the end user. HumanCentric's combination of education,
skills and experience in the areas of industrial design, graphic and interaction
design, human factors, and design research provides clients with unparalleled
capability for meeting their business objectives on all design projects. For more
information, please visit www.humancentric.com.


A multidisciplinary company, The HumanCentric Group includes HumanCentric,
HumanCentric Research, HumanCentric One Source, and HumanCentric Health, each
offering a comprehensive range of services including user research, human factors,
industrial design, graphic design, project staffing, and direct hire recruiting to
commercial and government organizations.

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Web Site: http://www.humancentric.com

Contact Details: Media Contacts:
Cindy Stranad
919-232-5008
cindy@articulon.com

Dana Dorroh
866-356-9023
ddorroh@humancentric.com