Foviance

Foviance is a customer experience consultancy based in London, UK. The company provides user experience, usability, analytics, accessibility and research consulting services to clients worldwide. Foviance was originally founded as The Usability Company in 2001, by Catriona Campbell, a noted figure in the UK internet industry. The company is privately held, following a management buyout from BrainSpark, the business incubator, in October 2004.
The company is located in London and as of 2009, had clients including: Adidas, Barclays Bank, BP, Dell, Epson, HSBC, Microsoft, Nokia, Skype, Royal Mail and Tesco Direct.
Company history
* Feb 2001: Company founded as The Usability Company by Catriona Campbell
* Aug 2001: Launches partnership with Usability Sciences
* Nov 2001: Catriona Campbell speaks with Jakob Nielsen on the panel of an internet conference
* Mar 2002: Catriona Campbell named one of Internet Magazine’s 50 most influential people in the UK Internet industry.
* Aug 2002: Becomes the first RNIB See It Right accredited partner
* Nov 2002: Marty Carroll appointed Vice President of the UK UPA.
* Oct 2004: Completes management buyout of BrainSpark
* Apr 2005: Merges with Web Abacus, a web analytics software and consulting firm
* Sep 2005: Company relaunched under the new name Foviance
* Mar 2006: Catriona Campbell named in E-Consultancy and NOP World’s list of 100 most significant contributors to the development of the Internet.
* Nov 2008: Foviance acquires Applied Insights. Applied Insight’s director and co-founder Neil Mason joins Foviance as Director of analytical consulting.
 
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