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  • Blog Post: Microsoft and Windows Azure Head to….the Home of “Middle Earth!”

    Posted by Thiago Almeida Technical Evangelist, Microsoft New Zealand Spreading the good word about Openness at Microsoft (check out our updated website!) and Windows Azure can take us far and wide, but we didn’t expect to find ourselves in the middle of Middle Earth. Let me explain… ...
  • Blog Post: Taking Contre Jour to the Web with HTML5, Clarity Consulting and Internet Explorer

    Posted by Kerry Godes Senior Manager, Worldwide Marketing and Operations Since 2011, the puzzle-focused game, Contre Jour, has captured the hearts and minds of mobile gamers worldwide with its ability to blend impressive, leading-edge 2D graphics with physics-based, multipoint controls. Created by...
  • Blog Post: TypeScript: A New Open and Interoperable Programming Language

    Posted by Kerry Godes Senior Manager, Worldwide Marketing and Operations In addition to supporting industry-standard languages like C++, Python, and JavaScript, Microsoft has always been at the forefront of creating great programming languages – Visual Basic, C#, and F# being the recent examples...
  • Blog Post: Windows 8 AppFest in India Sets Guinness World Record

    Posted by Mandar Naik Director, Platform Strategy 8 miles of cables. 540 bean bags. 15,000 cans of soda. These are just a few of the amenities required to set a world record for the largest application development marathon in one location. The Windows 8 AppFest set the Guinness World Record in...
  • Blog Post: Windows 8 AppFest in India Sets Sights on World Record

    Posted by Mandar Naik Director, Platform Strategy With one of the world’s largest developer populations, India has always been a strong driver of the global software industry and Indian developers have helped shape software trends across the world. Today, one of those fastest-growing areas is...
  • Blog Post: Microsoft Office 2013 Embraces Apps

    Posted by Kerry Godes Senior Manager, Worldwide Marketing and Operations Love using apps on your smart phone? Wish you could use them on your PC or tablet? The Microsoft Office team has granted your wish. With the recent launch of their Customer Preview , the Office team announced that developers...
  • Blog Post: Movideo: Java a First-Class Citizen on Windows Azure

    Posted by Colette Stallbaumer Director, Worldwide Marketing and Operations Movideo , the only end-to-end SaaS online video platform based in the Asia Pacific region, has announced a four-year strategic alliance with Microsoft , migrating its integrated online video platform to Windows Azure. Movideo...
  • Blog Post: Windows 8: Open for Developers

    Posted by Colette Stallbaumer Director, Worldwide Marketing and Operations Last week, the winners of the Windows 8 First Apps Contest gave us a glimpse into what Windows 8 makes possible for independent developers, who can utilize their existing skills and familiar technologies to quickly build apps...
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