Code-level Support from Apple Engineers

Expert assistance from Apple's developer support engineers can shorten your development cycle and help you ship a better product. ADC offers a full-spectrum of technical support to members around the globe. Whether you need direct one-on-one support troubleshooting issues or providing workarounds, hands-on assistance to accelerate your project, or helpful guidance to the right documentation and sample code, the ADC experts are eager to assist you.

Expert Answers and Valuable Downloads
— at Your Fingertips

Getting expert answers, extending your knowledge set, and building new development skills is as easy as surfing the web. The ADC website keeps you up-to-date on the latest developer news, technology releases, and technical information. The ADC Reference Library provides easy access to Apple-authored documentation, sample code and release notes. And a wealth of valuable downloads — including SDKs, tools, and code samples — let you bring what you need directly to your local drive.

Get a Head Start on the Competition

ADC Select and Premier members receive pre-release versions of Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server, along with early access to a wide variety of development kits, tools, documentation, sample code, and demos. Be the first to test for compatibility, report bugs, and incorporate the latest Apple technologies in your products.

Powerful Development Tools, Free of Charge

Thanks to ADC, you can equip yourself with the latest, best development tools on the platform — at no cost. ADC Members can download the latest version of the powerful Xcode Tools, which includes the Xcode IDE, gcc 3.3, Interface Builder, AppleScript Studio, Shark and other performance tools, debugging tools, and more.

Significant Savings on Stunning Apple Hardware

Develop, test, and demonstrate your Mac products on the latest Apple hardware. Through the ADC Hardware Purchase Program, members get the best prices available on the entire line of Apple hardware for development and testing. And when you're ready to showcase your product to customers, the ADC Event Hardware Purchase Program lets you save big on hardware to be used at tradeshows and conferences.

Useful Resources Delivered Directly to Your Doorstep

You can get all the resources you need delivered directly to your doorstep each month, on CD and DVD-ROM media for maximum convenience and flexibility. The ADC Monthly Mailing contains information, software, SDKs and DDKs, technical documentation, tools, reference material, and much more.

Learn the Latest from Apple Engineers and Industry Leaders

Each year ADC members get energized and inspired at the annual Apple Worldwide Developers Conference. WWDC brings the Mac development community together for a week of education and hands-on learning. It's the perfect place to solve problems, share ideas, and celebrate achievements — through impromptu chats as well as hundreds of in-depth technical sessions and planned activities with Apple and industry experts.

Exclusive Workshops & Briefings Throughout the Year

ADC gives you plenty of opportunities to learn about the latest Apple technologies — directly from the experts. Members get exclusive invitations to dozens of workshops, briefings, and other technical events each year. Through intense hands-on workshops, one-on-one consultations with Apple experts, or seminar-style overview presentations, ADC helps you keep up with the fast pace of Apple technology innovation.

Ship with Confidence — ADC Compatibility Labs

Take advantage of Apple's state of the art compatibility and testing facilities to ensure your customers' satisfaction. ADC Compatibility Labs are located in Cupertino California, Tokyo Japan, and Beijing China. The three labs on the Apple campus in Cupertino feature more than 100 Macintosh Power PC configurations, a complete line of Apple products, most international versions of the Mac OS, and numerous third-party hardware displays, printers, and scanners.

Millions of Apple Customers Are Looking for Your Macintosh Product

Get the most from your marketing efforts. List your products in Apple's highly popular Macintosh Products Guide. Visited by approximately 4 million customers per month, and marketed extensively on Apple.com and the Mac-centric Web, the MPG website is the perfect vehicle to let the world know about your Mac products. Best of all, this program is free of charge.

Powerful Online Merchandising through Hot Deals

Heavily promoted on Apple.com and the Mac-centric Web, the Hot Deals Program lets you advertise and merchandise your product for free through a variety of retailers. While the industry average for Web advertising is only 0.2%, Hot Deals participants enjoy returns of 19% and higher, and all at no cost! Hot Deals is the perfect complement to your channel distribution and merchandising plans.

Mix-and-Match Programs Support the Success of Your Mac Business

A healthy, profitable company is just as important as a strong product line. To help manage your Mac business and its costs, you can take advantage of a wide range of discounted services specially negotiated for ADC members.

More than 160 business and marketing services are available to help your Mac business grow and prosper.