This is a presentation introducing Forte Consulting Group. Forte Group provides high-quality custom IT talent and solutions, from staffing and consulting to complete project delivery, for the entire Software Development Life Cycle.

2. Quick Facts About Forte Group
• Based in Chicago, Illinois
• In business since 2000
• Formerly eTest IT
• 100+ employees as of December
2011, 70+ consultants
• Parent company of Forte Knowledge
• Development Center in Minsk, Belarus

3. Company Overview
• Initial focus on ecosphere of quality assurance testing.
• Shift to development services to provide same level of talent.
• IT outsourcing, offshore development and maintenance
services - Development center in Minsk, Belarus opens.
• New working model - customized teams of local on site and
global professionals serve as seamless extensions of the
clients’ organizations.

4. Mission and Values
“Forte is all about the art of software development.
We focus on cutting-edge talent and the creativity of our
teams. We bring only the highest quality consultants on
board not just to write code, but to deliver amazing
results to our clients and partners. We take pride in
turning our clients ideas into inspired, innovative and
functional applications.
”

5. Why Forte Is Different
Unique Recruiting Process
• Detailed Vetting Process
Variety of
engagement
Models
Talent Pool Access
Custom
• Eastern Europe Development
IT Training
• USA
Client
Forte Knowledge Success
• IT Training Mobile
Direct Hire
• Career Development Applications
IT Staffing
High Employee Retention
• 50% Employee Base has
3 or more years w/Forte

6. Services Offered – IT Consulting and Development
Full cycle custom application
design, development, quality
assurance, integration, implementation and
maintenance services via a variety of delivery models.
• QA and Testing
• Mobile Development
• E-commerce Development
• Custom Software Development

7. IT Consulting – QA & Testing Services
– Automation: HP QuickTest Pro, Selenium, TestComplete
– Performance: HP LoadRunner, NeoLoad, MS Visual Studio TeamTest
– Methodology driven Manual testing
– Custom software testing tool development and frameworks
– Client team QA training
Innovative Testing Service
Crowd Testing Platform – BugPub.com

8. IT Consulting – Mobile Development
• iOS (iPhone/iPad), Android, BlackBerry, Windows
Phone
• Example mobile apps
DealsGoRound - App for re-selling and buying past deals such as
Groupon, LivingSocial, BuyWithMe, etc.
Body Shop Bids - App for free, no-hassle auto repair estimates from
body shops in Chicagoland.
BellyFlop - App for earning rewards at your favorite places
• Mobile Application Testing

9. IT Consulting – ATG eCommerce
• Coherent services from the inception to the
implementation stage.
• Services on configuration: standard ATG
platform functionalities and custom
functionalities.

10. IT Consulting – Custom Development
– Microsoft Technologies: .NET Framework 2.0-3.5 (Compact
Framework) in C#, Visual Basic and C++. SQL Server
2008, Management Studio, ActiveX, Visual Basic
Classic, C++ (MFC), ASP.NET, Silverlight
– Sun Technologies:
Java, J2EE, Hibernate, Spring, JBoss, NetBeans, MySQL and
other Java technologies
– Financial: Yodlee, Yodlee SDK, CalcXML
– Web:
ASP.NET, Silverlight, PHP, Python, AJAX, JavaScript, JQuery,
HTML, CSS, DOM, Yahoo Interfaces

11. Professional IT Training
• Quality Assurance
– Manual Testing & Test Automation with QTP
• Mobile Development
– Java/ Object Oriented Programming
– Android Development
• Certified Associate in Project Management
(CAPM®)

12. Android Development Class
• 170,000 Android-powered devices are activated every day
• 300,000+ active apps available on Android Market by Sept. 2011.
• Covered in Class:
– Integrated Development Environment (Eclipse), Android Debug Bridge
(ADB), Dalvik Debug Monitor Service (DDMS) and Android Virtual Devices
(AVD)
– Android application from concept to distribution
– Android OS and hardware resources
– Location-based services
– Benefits of multi-threading
– App extension possibilities
• Prerequisites for the Course
– Understanding of the OOP concepts
– Software Development experience and/or Java fundamentals course

13. Internship Program
Students Professionals
Forte Internship Program
Opportunities have
been provided by
these companies:

14. Industries Served
• Banking/Financial Services/Proprietary Trading
• Electronics
• Food
• Healthcare
• Interactive/Creative
• Software Development
• Office Supply/Equipment
• Printing/Publishing
• Retail
• Telecommunications
• Trade Show Industry

15. Our Partnerships and Initiatives
• ITA (Illinois Technology Association) &
TechNexus
• BSUIR
• Chicago Entrepreneurial Center
• Chicago Chamber of Commerce
• i.c.Stars
• AIESEC
• Company time donation for causes

16. Charging Forward
• TechWeek 2012
– Official Sponsor
– Company Exhibit
– Panel discussion
• BugPub.com
– Affordable, on-demand, scalable and
professional crowdsourced testing
platform - by real QA professionals across
the globe.

17. Contact Us
FORTÉ Group
• Phone: (312) 521-0880
• Website: www.4tegroup.com
• Twitter: @4teGroup
• Connect with Forte on LinkedIn:
www.linkedin.com/company/4tegroup