Developing .NET Applications for iOS and Android - Mono and MonoTouch

I have been watching a cool platform from Novell called MonoTouch. for quite some time. From what i see, it has matured a lot since I got a look at it a while ago, there have also been a lot of books and articles published. All iPhone, iPad, Android developers, You must check this out.

Developing C# Applications for iPhone and iPad using MonoTouch shows you how to use your existing C# skills to write apps for the iPhone and iPad. Fortunately, there’s MonoTouch, Novell’s .NET library that allows C# developers to write C# code that executes in iOS. Furthermore, MonoTouch allows you to address all the unique functions of the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. And the big plus: You needn’t learn any Objective-C to master MonoTouch!

The magic is in Novell’s implementation of Apple’s Cocoa libraries in MonoTouch. You’ll master the same elegant and rich Cocoa environment, but without the need to learn a new programming language. How cool is that. Check out MonoTouch here.

What is MonoTouch?
MonoTouch allows developers to create C# and .NET based applications that run on Apple's iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch devices, while taking advantage of the iPhone APIs and reusing both code and libraries that have been built for .NET, as well as existing skills.
Please note that MonoTouch requires a Mac, Apple's iPhone SDK and you must be part of Apple's iPhone Developer Program to test and deploy your software on a device and to redistribute your code.
Read their MonoTouch Roadmap to learn about upcoming features and developments.

Mono for Android:
Mono for Android enables developers to use Microsoft™ Visual Studio™ to create C# and .NET based applications that run on Android phones and tablets. Developers can use their existing skills and reuse code and libraries that have been built with .NET, while taking advantage of native Android APIs.

eBook:
I also stumbled across an ebook - "Developing C# Applications for iPhone and iPad"
This book, using MonoTouch takes you from your first “Hello, World” example through the major APIs and features of iOS. The coverage is comprehensive and makes use of frequent examples, complete with sample code you can download and reuse to create your own powerful and playful apps. You can get this book here

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ZSL excited to announce our advancement as a Premier IBM Business Partner

ZSL has been awarded Premier Business Partner Status by IBM to honor its skills and specialization in delivering innovative solutions and services based on IBM products and technologies. 

IBM awards Premier Business Partner status only to their partners that have demonstrated superior skills and market success. The Premier Partner status means ZSL has attained the highest possible level of technical and sales capabilities with IBM products and solutions.

ZSL has attained specialization and expertise in WebSphere Product Group, Cast Iron, Rational Product Group, Cognos, VDSB, Smart Cloud, ISS, Server and Storage products.

Achieving the Premier Partner status with IBM confirms ZSL’s commitment to innovate and deliver business technology solutions and develop deeper relationships with its clients and partners worldwide. ZSL’s clients will enjoy the full range of benefits associated with the Premier Partner Status, including the highest levels of technical support, product specialization and industry expertise

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Make Your Resource Collaborative & Productive with SharePoint 2010

Title: Make Your Resource Collaborative & Productive with SharePoint 2010
Session covers following topics

• Compelling market challenges and the business need to upgrade to SharePoint 2010 
• Functionalities and Features Available in SharePoint 2010
• Tools and Best Practices to be followed for upgrading to SharePoint 2010

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Java EE App Server Modernization - Best Practices

Join ZSL for a live webinar “Java EE App Server Modernization - Best Practices” 

Date: August 10, 2011
Time: 12.00-1.00 PM EST

The session will cover:

·         Business Drivers for Modernization

·         Technical & Business Challenges Involved in Migration

·         Common Risk / Mitigation factors

·         Best Practices & Guidelines followed by ZSL in Application Assessment & Migration

Registration url: https://events.webdialogs.com/register.php?id=acd82548d1&l=en-US

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Join ZSL for a Live webcast "Make Your Resource Collaborative & Productive with SharePoint 2010"

August 9, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (ET)

Date: August 9, 2011
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Eastern Time)
Presented By: Yuva Raj (ZSL)


Join ZSL for a live webcast “Make Your Resource Collaborative & Productive with SharePoint 2010” on August 9, 2011, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Eastern Time). The session will cover the .

• Compelling market challenges and the business need to upgrade to SharePoint 2010
• Functionalities and Features Available in SharePoint 2010
• Tools and Best Practices to be followed for upgrading to SharePoint 2010

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Backup and Recovery in Virtualized & Cloud Environment - Trends & Best Practices

Title:	Backup and Recovery in Virtualized & Cloud Environment - Trends & Best Practices
Hosted by :	ZSL
Date :	Thursday, July 21, 2011
Presenters :	Naidu Gandham, Sr. Architect - Enterprise Infrastructure

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Live Webinar - Backup and Recovery in Virtualized & Cloud Environment - Trends & Best Practices

Date:	Jul 21, 2011
Time:	12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Eastern Time)
Hosted By:	ZSL
Presented By:	Naidu Gandham, Senior Solution Architect - Enterprise Infrastructure (ZSL)

Description:

Join ZSL for a live webinar "Backup and Recovery in Virtualized & Cloud Environment – Trends & Best Practices" on July 21, 12.00-1.00 PM EST.

The session will cover:

• quick overview of the traditional backup/recovery scenarios
• changing trends in media usage and RTO/RPO strategies and characteristics
• snapshots, security, continuous data protection and replication in virtual and cloud environment
• ZSL’s specialization in tools, products and best practices in back-ups and recovery operations

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Dun & Bradstreet's Recognizes Zylog Systems Ltd (ZSL) As One of India's Top 500 Companies for the FY 2010-2011

The Indian economy continued to demonstrate consistent growth underpinned by strong domestic demand, after emerging from the financial crisis. Various stimuli packages, coupled with positive economic and financial policy initiatives in the past couple of years, have helped India Inc to chart a progressive path. ‘India’s Top 500 Companies 2010’ captures the growth and business dynamics of leading Indian companies in 2010.
Some key highlights from the publication are as follows:

• The recovery phase of FY10 clearly reflected in 37.9% y-o-y growth in average market capitalisation of Top 500 Companies to र 47,166.6 bn, accounting for 86.7% of the total average market capitalisation of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) in FY10.
• Further, aggregate total income of Top 500 Companies, which stood at र 29,427.2 bn and grew 5.9% y-o-y was equivalent to approximately 47.9% of India’s GDP at market price. This underscores the important role played by Top 500 Companies in the country’s economic development.
• The double-digit bottom line growth of 24.1% of the Top 500 Companies that is growing at a faster pace than the top line, is yet another positive indicator of the healthy quotient of the economy.
• Growth in PAT resulted in direct benefits for investors in the form of dividend, which stood at र 732.5 bn and grew 34.3% y-o-y. Banks have been the top dividend payers since the past three editions of Top 500 Companies. However, their contribution in total dividend decreased from 15.7% in the 2009 Edition to 13.6% in the 2010 Edition.
• In terms of ownership, among the Top 500 Companies, private sector companies dominated in their contribution to aggregate income (49.3%), profit (52.3%), net worth (57.6%) and dividend (43.9%).
• However, performance of foreign companies has been far better than private sector companies and public sector enterprises. Foreign companies recorded robust numbers with the highest growth in total income (13.8%) and PAT (39.8%), and higher NPM (11.8%) and RONW (24.7%).
• The Top 500 Companies were able to manage their debt more efficiently during FY10. Debtequity ratio of these companies, excluding banks and NBFCs, improved from 0.7 times in FY09 to 0.6 times in FY10 and their interest coverage ratio improved from 6 times in FY09 to 7.5 times in FY10.
• Reflecting the depth and dynamism of India Inc., this year’s edition includes 46 new entrants compared with 42 in the previous edition. Of these, 27 new entrants outperformed their sector averages with either better PAT or top line growth and operating efficiency or a commensurately strong equity performance, ensuring their inclusion in this year’s Top 500.

India, with its enormous opportunities and untapped potential, will have an important role to play in the global economy with strong growth prospects. D&B India is committed to record the economic and corporate transition of India Inc. through its editions of ‘India’s Top 500 Companies’

Click here to read the full details.

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