Archive for the ‘Announcements’ Category

NTG at Upcoming BlackBerry Experience Forums: NYC, March 4 and Chicago, March 6

Wednesday, February 6th, 2013

New Toronto Group will have a booth at the BlackBerry Experience Forum on March 4 in New York City at the Marriott Marquis Hotel.  http://www.blackberryexperienceforum.com/about/index/event/13.

We will also be in Chicago on March 6 at The Sheraton Chicago Hotel. http://www.blackberryexperienceforum.com/about/index/event/17

Come and see our sample BB10 apps we’ve been working on and we can tell you about all of the BB10 app dev services we currently provide.

edv

BlackBerry Experience Forum February 4, 2013

Thursday, January 31st, 2013

New Toronto Group will have a booth at the BlackBerry Experience Forum this Monday http://mobilesyrup.com/2013/01/08/blackberry-experience-forum-starts-february-4th-in-toronto/.

Be sure to come and check us out.  We’d love to show you some of the sample BB10 apps we’ve been working on and talk to you about all of the BB10 app dev services we currently provide.

Free Adobe CS6 Seminar On January 30, 2013

Thursday, December 20th, 2012

On January 30, 2013, NTG and Andrew Klapatiuk, a long-time Adobe Certified Instructor and Expert on Creative Suite, will be hosting a free seminar focused on new features and capabilities of Adobe Photoshop CS6, Illustrator CS6, and InDesign CS6. Andrew is a Certified Technical Trainer, and holds Adobe Certified Expert and Adobe Certified Instructor designations in InDesign, Illustrator, Photoshop and Lightroom. His training focuses on aiding clients leverage the powerful features of Illustrator, InDesign and Photoshop as well as developing efficient production workflows.

This free seminar will be hosted in NTG’s Mississauga Head Office at 4 Robert Speck Parkway, Suite 240 from 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm. If you are interested in attending, register now to reserve a spot! For more information, please call Nicole Bailey at 905.283.0614.

BlackBerry 10 App Dev Training Now Available!

Wednesday, December 19th, 2012

We would like to announce that detailed instructor-led BlackBerry 10 Application Development training is now available from NTG. The training is available for both WebWorks and Native Development Using Cascades and is current to the latest versions of the SDK’s on both development platforms.

For more information on the two courses, click on Developing Applications Using the BlackBerry 10 Native SDK and Cascades or Developing Applications Using the BlackBerry 10 WebWorks SDK.

We have delivered this training already to many students and have received excellent feedback.

The training can be delivered in a public NTG Learning Centre, at a private client site, or even online, whichever is most preferred. The training can also be customized in length to fit a client’s particular needs.

The training is also closely linked to the new BlackBerry 10 Developer Certification program and will provide considerable assistance for people wishing to prepare to write the upcoming App Dev certification exams.

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NTG is an Ontario VOR for Learning and Training Services

Tuesday, December 18th, 2012

New Toronto Group has been selected by the Ontario Government as a VOR (OSS-00276296) to provide Learning and Training Services for OPS I&IT Professionals. In particular, NTG has been selected to deliver training to the OPS in the following service categories:

  • Web and Application Development Technology
  • Emerging Technologies (including Mobile Development)
  • Desktop Application Learning and Training Services

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Adobe Connect 9 Now Available

Thursday, June 14th, 2012

Adobe® Connect™ 9 delivers critical new capabilities supporting webinars, with an all-in-one solution that enables event managers to deliver compelling, immersive events; maximize attendance; and measure results for optimized outcomes.

ELearning enhancements include SCORM content support, and greater mobile learning capabilities with Adobe Connect Mobile 2.0, which brings nearly all desktop hosting and collaboration capabilities to the mobile device for complete mobile-to-mobile collaboration.

Contact the NTG Software Sales team to learn more!

edv

Appcelerator webinar – 4 Steps to Creating a Mobile Development Strategy – June 13, 2012

Monday, June 4th, 2012

Join New Toronto Group and Mike King, Principal Mobile Strategist for Appcelerator and formerly Gartner’s Research Director for Mobile, as we outline the 4 key steps to creating a successful, cost effective, mobile development strategy.

During this webinar we will also answer some of the most common mobile development questions, such as:

  • How can you reuse your development code when deploying from one device to the next?
  • How do you build mobile apps for multiple devices using your web team?
  • How can you use your existing web software, apps, and information in your mobile apps?

Appcelerator makes Titanium, the leading mobile platform of choice for thousands of companies seizing the mobile opportunity.

Webinar Details:
Date: Wednesday, June 13
Time: 1:00pm – 2:00pm EST
Duration: 1 hour

For more information, contact Andrew Rybak:
Phone: 905.283.0617
Email: andrewr@newyyz.com

Register now >

Full Details >

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Connect Adobe Day – Adobe Ottawa Office – June 21, 2012

Monday, June 4th, 2012

Join Adobe and New Toronto Group at the Adobe Ottawa office on Thursday, June 21st for an in-depth look at how government is leveraging new and existing technologies to accelerate program delivery and reduce costs in a way that has no geographic bounds. Whether it’s in training curriculum for a cross-country training initiative, building consensus around a new policy in the North, or leveraging an innovative way to connect with citizens, you will learn how government depends on technology to bridge divides—efficiently, reliably, securely and cost effectively.

At this seminar you will:

  • Learn how the United States Department of Defense uses Adobe Connect to support their mission-critical objectives
  • See how the United Nations is able to broadcast meetings around the world in multiple languages simultaneously
  • Discover how the Government of Canada uses Adobe Connect in policy development
  • See how technology is helping agencies to train the next generation of leadership with real-time, cost-effective learning experiences delivered virtually anywhere, anytime

Agenda

  • 8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Breakfast and Registration
  • 8:30 a.m. – 8:35 a.m. Welcome and Opening Remarks
  • 8:35 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Adobe Connect Overview
  • 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Customer Success Story: DISA and the U.S. Dept. of Defense
  • 10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Break
  • 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Training and eLearning with Adobe Connect
  • 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Q&A and Closing Remarks

Location:
Adobe Systems Canada, Inc.
343 Preston Street
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 1N4

Register now >

Full Details >

Andrew Rybak

Webinar Reminder

Thursday, May 31st, 2012

A reminder about our upcoming webinar on June 13th at 1pm EST. During this webinar NTG and Appcelerator will discuss mobile development strategies. We are particularly excited that Appcelerator’s Mike King will be joining us to share his thoughts and insight. Prior to joining Appcelerator, Mike was Research Director for Mobile at the Gartner Group. He has authored Gartner’s Magic Quadrants for MCAP (Mobile Consumer Application Platforms) and MEAP (Mobile Enterprise Application Platforms), as well as the Magic Quadrants for Wireless LAN, U.S. Wireless Carriers, and the Packaged Mobile Applications Market Scope.

This event promises to be highly informative. We invite you to join us; you can register at: https://ntg.adobeconnect.com/_a164689/mobile-dev-strategy/event/registration.html

Glenn

NTG becomes an Appcelerator Partner

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

NTG is pleased to announce a partnership with Appcelerator!

While the market for mobile applications is larger than ever before, developing and supporting multiple platforms can be complicated and expensive.  Appcelerator is a new software company that is enabling businesses to employ Web developers to build intuitive, content-rich native applications for multiple devices using a common cross-platform code base. By using Appcelerator products, Web developers are able to:

  • Cut development time in half by building apps once and deploying on multiple platforms.
  • Drive down development costs.
  • Avoid vendor lock-in by using an open platform that maximizes choices.

NTG looks forward to reselling the Appcelerator platform and providing Appcelerator-related development and enablement services.