Commercial Membership
Commercial membership in the SMART Development Network (SDN) involves a modest annual fee payable to SMART Technologies Inc. It is available to for-profit multimedia content and software developers who would like to access enhanced support from SMART for their development work.
Along with tools and technical support, commercial developers are also given the right to market and sell products for use with SMART Board interactive whiteboards through the SMART Software Accreditation Program, which is available in the United States and Canada. The program offers the following three levels of accreditation: Ready, Enabled and Select. Learn more.
SMART also works with authorized distributors to offer accreditation opportunities outside of the U.S. and Canada. Learn more.
SDN membership details
For-profit developers who wish to integrate products at the Enabled
and Select levels of the SMART Software Accreditation
Program pay SMART an annual membership fee to access current versions of
development tools and technical expertise. The fee is US$3,000.
Membership benefits
- A company is entitled to market its products using SMART accredited logos appropriate to each level of integration once successful integration has been achieved and there has been a review by a local distributor.
- Where there is a SMART Software Accreditation Program set up by SMART or the local SMART distributor to promote accredited titles within a country or territory, developers or a company representative may apply to accredit their products at the Ready, Enabled or Select levels.
- Where there is a SMART Software Accreditation Program set up by the local SMART distributor in a country, companies with accredited titles may participate in co-marketing opportunities and sales discussions in that territory.
Development tools
SMART Board software development kit for SMART Board software 9.5
The SMART Board software development kit (SDK) is a collection of development
libraries that you can use to integrate C++, C#, Visual Basic and Java applications
with SMART interactive products. The kit supports the Microsoft Windows, Macintosh
OS X and Linux operating systems.
Greater accuracy, more interactivity
When you use the SMART Board SDK, you can create applications that work together
with the features of the SMART Board interactive whiteboard. For instance, you
can create software that receives notifications when a user lifts a pen tray
tool or presses a pen tray button. You can also enable applications to determine
if the user draws on an interactive whiteboard with a pen tray tool, eraser
or a finger.
The SMART Board SDK can enhance the accuracy of the x and y axis events that an application can receive from an interactive product. Higher event resolution means smoother digital ink usage and more control over the interaction between your application and an interactive product.
Multitouch capability
The SMART Board SDK also provides multitouch capability, which enables your
application to receive several touch events simultaneously. Multitouch works
only with interactive products that feature DViT (Digital Vision Touch) technology,
such as Rear Projection SMART Board interactive whiteboards and the Sympodium
interactive pen display (model DT770).
SMART Board software development kit for Adobe Flash (beta)
The SMART Board software development kit (SDK) for Adobe Flash enables you to create Flash movies and objects that recognize pen tray events and other functions from a SMART interactive product, along with regular mouse and keyboard events.
Expand your creative options
After you install the SDK for Adobe Flash, a SMART Ink Aware section appears in the components panel of the Adobe Flash 8 or Adobe Flash Professional 8 development environment. You can drag components from this collection onto the stage and modify the properties to suit your needs, just as you can with any other collection.
Add action to applications
The SMART Board SDK also includes ActionScript libraries for including enhanced
functions in your Ink Aware Flash movie, including drag and drop features, injection
and persistence.
In addition to Ink Aware components, the SMART Board software development kit
for Adobe Flash contains debugging and testing tools, a stand-alone Ink Aware
Flash player and an application that packages Flash files into Notebook software
Gallery items.
