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.

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

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!

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

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A reminder about our upcoming webinar on June 13^th 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

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.

New Toronto Group, an Elite RIM Partner, is currently developing 2 new training courses for RIM. The first course will be focused on “Developing Native Games for the PlayBook” and will be available in March 2012. The second course will be focused on “Developing Native Applications for the PlayBook” and will be available in May 2012. Table of Contents coming soon.

• Developing Native Games for the PlayBook (2 days)
• Developing Native Applications for the PlayBook (2 days)

NTG has made a commitment to publish more technical blog content in order to further support our developer community. To ensure our readers are staying up to date on new posts, NTG is now on Facebook and Twitter to open provide alternative means of communication. So be sure to “like” the New Toronto Group Facebook page, or follow @NewYYZ if you want to stay up to date with the new and improved NTG blog!

If you have a request for a possible blog topic feel free to include it in the comment box.

NTG currently offers 2 new training courses for PlayBook application developers. Click the below links for more details.

• PlayBook Application Dev Using Flex and AIR (1 day)
• PlayBook Application Development Using WebWorks (1 day)

New Toronto Group is now an “Elite” Partner with RIM, the highest level of partnership within RIM’s partner program! The partnership is acknowledgement of the value NTG brings to RIM and to RIM’s customers around PlayBook application development and training. We look forward to a long and mutually-beneficial relationship with RIM.

As part of its specialization in Mobile Application Development the New Toronto Group is now offering HTML5 courses. NTG has a long history of Rich Internet Application development and we have recently expanded that practice to include HTML5 on mobile platforms.

Students of our Fast Track to HTML 5 course can benefit from the insights of instructors who are experienced developers on these RIA and mobile platforms.

In connection with our Flex/Flash practice New Toronto Group has been developing applications on a variety of phone and tablet devices using the Android operating system.

To supplement our Android platform Application Development practice New Toronto Group now also offers a comprehensive set of courses on Android development including

• Intro to Android Training Course
• Advanced Android Training Course
• Android Bootcamp Training Course

Students are able to learn best practices for the Android platform from instructors who have hands on development experience.

Latest release of Adobe Connect builds on an already strong enterprise web conferencing solution

TORONTO, November 1, 2010 – The New Toronto Group, Inc. (NTG) is proud to announce its support for and endorsement of Adobe® Connect™ 8 software. Today Adobe Systems Incorporated announced the latest version of the highly successful web conferencing solution. Adobe Connect is used widely by enterprise, government, educational and other organizations across Canada.

Adobe Connect 8 builds on a robust enterprise web conferencing solution. Key benefits of the product include:
• Easier to Use
• Better Collaboration
• Richer Audio and Video Experiences
• Improved Access and Extensibility
• Increased Security and Enterprise Support

Adobe Connect 8 is a complete audio and video conferencing solution with an enhanced user experience that has an expanded reach across computing platforms and mobile devices. It is a single solution for web conferencing needs that can be deployed in a variety of ways: hosted, on-premise, or as a managed service.

NTG is a GOLD level Adobe Solutions Partner, and has been the leading reseller of Adobe Connect and provider of Adobe Connect related implementation, consulting and training services in Canada for the last five years.

“Adobe Connect 8 builds on an already strong choice for Canadian organizations looking to deploy a functionally rich solution for web meetings, eLearning, and webinars,” said Glenn James, a Principal at NTG. “We look forward to introducing the latest version to our existing and prospective customers alike.”

About New Toronto Group

New Toronto Group (www.newyyz.com) is a Gold Level Solutions Partner of Adobe, a major reseller of Adobe software products and is a supplier of implementation, consulting and training services for Adobe software products.

All product names are the trademarks of their respective companies.

For further information on NTG and Adobe Connect, please contact Rick
Palmerio at (905)879-9970, Ext. 4012, or at rickp@newyyz.com.

With over 3 million customers, Shaw Cable is one of the largest providers of Digital Phone, High-Speed Internet and broadband cable television in North America.

NTG recently helped Shaw Cable develop a “technical design document” that ensures best practices for implementing Flash Media Server (“FMS”). NTG was an integral part of the project by providing consulting services that included installation and configuration of FMS servers, the development and use of a testing tool for the Video on Demand application, and the creation of FMS Server custom code.

As a recognized leader in manufacturing space hardware subsystems for satellites and other spacecraft, COM DEV is committed to delivering products of exceptional quality to customers as quickly as possible. To accomplish this, the company must efficiently manage vital engineering support processes, including Engineering Change Notices (ECNs) required to manage changes to product designs and Material Number Requests (MNRs) to control parts procurement.

Using Adobe LiveCycle ES solutions, engineers can quickly and efficiently review ECNs to accelerate managing changes resulting from product line expansions, new customer demands, obsolescence, and other factors. MNRs – which previously required manually inputting data into as many as 50 SAP screens – are now filled in automatically, significantly reducing data entry time and errors while improving data integrity. After a project team member enters MNR data into a single, intelligent PDF form, the newly entered data is populated automatically in all back-end systems.

As a result, the combined savings from the more automated ECN and MNR processes are impressive. “By moving to Adobe LiveCycle ES and working closely with integration partner New Toronto Group, we hit our efficiency and service targets,” says Debbie Schuett, project manager for COM DEV.

Read the whole story at http://www.adobe.com/showcase/casestudies/comdev/casestudy.pdf