Microsoft has announced a set of toolkits to further enable developers to build device applications that take advantage of Windows Azure, the Windows Azure Toolkits for Devices.
Microsoft announced Windows Azure Toolkits for Devices, consisting of assets for Windows Phone, iOS and a preview of tools for Android. Using the toolkits, developers can use the cloud to accelerate the creation of applications on the major mobile platforms.
“At Groupon, we recognise that people aren’t tied to their computers and want to get deals – whenever and wherever they happen to be,” Michael Shim, vice president of Mobile Business Developer & Partnerships at Groupon, said in a statement. “Taking advantage of the Windows Azure Toolkits for Mobile Devices, we can rely on a common back-end to create consistent, next-generation mobile experiences like real-time notification services that integrate into each phone’s home screen and app experience.”
In a blog post on new toolkits, S “Soma” Somasegar, senior vice president of Microsoft’s Developer Division, said:
And in a separate post on the new Azure toolkits, Jamin Spitzer, senior director of platform strategy at Microsoft, said:
The toolkits leverage the cloud to simplify the complexity of supporting multiple devices. As a common back-end, developers can use cloud services to share common requirements like device notifications, authentication, storage and even higher-level services like leaderboards. At the same time, developers can maximise the performance of each mobile device by writing client code that exploits each platform. As more and more mobile applications rely on back-end services, the cloud can become increasingly useful and strategic for developers.
With version 1.0 of the Windows Azure Toolkit for iPhone, developers can begin writing iPhone applications on the Windows Azure platform without having to have intimate knowledge of Microsoft tools, such as Visual Studio. Compiled iPhone code libraries to interact with Windows Azure, a sample iOS application, documentation, and a “Cloud Ready” Windows Azure deployment package are included, Spitzer said.
And new features in version 1.2 of the Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone include integration with the Windows Azure Access Control Service, full support for Windows Azure Storage Queues and an updated user interface for the supporting Web application.
Meanwhile, the preview of the forthcoming release of the Windows Azure Toolkit for Android developers can extend the functionality now available for iOS and Windows Phone to the Android platform.
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