Adobe Authorized Ascend Training Expands Chicago Facility to Meet Increased Demand for Adobe CS5 Training

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) September 20, 2010

Ascend Training, leading provider of Adobe classroom training, is expanding their downtown Chicago training facility to accommodate dramatic growth in 2010. Due to overwhelming demand for Adobe CS5 training, Ascend will be able to offer more Adobe, Apple and development classes.

Driven by ever-growing new customer volume, Ascend is expanding their offerings to include iPhone Development Classes, HTML Email Development and Web Development 101: Building Sites with WordPress.

This latest expansion demonstrates our commitment to the Chicago creative and development communities, said Jori Curry. We have been offering our unparalleled classes since 1998, and all our instructors are the top experts in the industry.

An Adobe Authorized Training center and partner with Adobe Systems, Ascend offers classes from Fundamentals to Advanced in Dreamweaver, Flash, Actionscript, InDesign, Illustrator and more.

Ascend Training is also partnering with Mogo-Media to bring The InDesign Conference to Chicago November 2-4th, 2010. This 3 day InDesign extravaganza features the top experts in the industry that will bring the best and brightest InDesign users from all over the world. This event has been held in Seattle, Tokyo, Stockholmand now Chicago.

Listing of our 2010-2011 Hands-on Class Dates:

Dreamweaver Training

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Level 1: Website Development and CSS

This Level 1 class is for new Dreamweaver users and those that have not had formal training. We offer a 3-day course to provides web designers the skills to create and publish professional websites. This hands-on class enables students to go out in the world and work extensively with Dreamweaver.

Chicago Dates

Sep 27 – 29

Oct 18 – 20

Dec 1 – 3

Jan 17 – 19

Deerfield Dates

Nov 15 – 17

Dec 28 – 30

Feb 7 9

Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 Level 2: Advanced Website Development and New CS5 Features

Chicago Dates

Oct 11 – 13

Jan 5 – 7

Feb 23 – 25

Apr 25 – 27

Deerfield Dates

Nov 1 – 3

Mar 7 9

Flash Training

Adobe Flash CS5 Level 1: Rich Content Creation

This class enables students to create Flash animations with text, video, graphics and sound. Whether you are new to Flash, or just need to fill holes in your knowledge, this comprehensive class enables students to become solid Flash developers.

Chicago Dates

Sep 22 – 24

Oct 25 – 27

Dec 13 – 15

Jan 10 – 12

Feb 16 18

Deerfield Dates

Nov 29 – Dec 1

Jan 19 21

InDesign Training Classes

Adobe InDesign CS5 Level 1: Fundamentals to Intermediate

This class is for those new to publishing and Adobe InDesign. Students learn about typography, importing graphics with Frames, and manipulating objects.

Chicago Dates

Sep 23 – 24

Oct 25 – 26

Nov 29 – 30

Jan 27 – 28

Mar 21 – 22

Deerfield Dates

Oct 4 – 5

Dec 13 – 14

Feb. 14 15

Adobe InDesign CS5 Level 2: Advanced Master Class

Chicago Dates

Oct 21 – 22

Jan 24 – 25

Deerfield Dates

Dec 20 – 21

Feb 21 – 22

Photoshop Level 1: Fundamentals to Intermediate

Chicago Dates

Sep 30 – Oct 1

Oct 28 – 29

Jan 6 – 7

Feb 24 – 25

Deerfield Dates

Dec 2 – 3

Adobe Photoshop CS5 Level 2: Advanced and New CS5 Features

Chicago Dates

Oct 21 – 22

Dec 13 – 14

Feb 17 – 18

Deerfield Dates

Nov 18 – 19

Jan 20 – 21

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Appointment-Plus Enterprise Scheduler Sees Increased Interest in Scheduling Cloud Enterprise Solution as Franchise Industry Improves

Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) May 03, 2012

Appointment-Plus, the worldwide expert in online enterprise scheduling software solutions and creator of the scheduling industrys most flexible and feature-rich application, is experiencing an increased interest in its Scheduling Cloud Enterprise Solution among franchises looking for the premier scheduling solution for their unique booking needs. This enthusiasm directly correlates with a new business index created by the International Franchise Association that shows the franchise industry is performing stronger than it did a year ago.

The associations Franchise Business Index increased 0.3 percent in February 2012 to 107.7, a 1.4 percent increase from the February 2011 mark of 106.3. Overall, the Index has risen for six consecutive months. Thats good news for franchises such as H&R Block, Jiffy Lube, Merry Maids, Sylvan Learning and Handyman Connection.

As this sector strengthens, franchises needing a proven and reliable solution for managing their appointments and reservations are quickly turning to the Appointment-Plus Scheduling Cloud platform for perfecting this important task.

Scheduling appointments and reservations is a common operational fixture among franchises coast-to-coast, says Bob La Loggia, CEO of Appointment-Plus. As the franchise industry strengthens and bookings increase, the need for a proven scheduling solution becomes even more apparent.

Appointment-Plus online enterprise scheduler is the best bet for franchises looking to automate, simplify and improve their scheduling processes.

Among the franchise industries benefiting from the Appointment-Plus enterprise scheduler are retail, automotive, business services and maintenance.

As a provider of online enterprise scheduling software solutions since 2001, Appointment-Plus possesses the knowledge and expertise to craft an ideal scheduling process for franchises of all sizes, regardless of their scopes of business. Having adopted CRM, CMS and other Web-based services such as Salesforce, Zoho and WordPress into their operations, many franchises are already familiar with the benefit cloud technology such as Appointment-Plus brings to their processes.

These processes are taken to the next level with the Scheduling Cloud engine, which provides an enterprise-level suite of services geared specifically to the needs of franchises. In particular is the high scalability of the application, which allows for seamless scheduling across many locations and for large numbers of customers, staff, and appointments and reservations. Implementing Appointment-Plus standardizes the scheduling process across all of a franchises locations, as opposed to each location implementing its own procedure.

Other benefits of the Scheduling Cloud Enterprise Solution include:

Web services, including integrations with existing software systems.
The most configurable scheduling software system available.
24-hour support from its headquarters in Scottsdale, Ariz.
Dedicated business and support contacts.
Turnkey, existing solutions that are instantly ready to go live.
Custom graphic user interface (GUI) development.
Robust reporting capabilities.

Appointment-Plus Enterprise Scheduler Sees Increased Interest in Scheduling Cloud Enterprise Solution as Franchise Industry Improves