Last week the Microsoft Windows Store blog announced an expansion of the Windows Store coming soon. By the next milestone of Windows 8, the preview release of Windows Store will include new markets and new languages. Currently Windows Store includes five...

Combining the broad reach of Windows, best-in-class developer tools, a reimagined user experience, support for new chipsets, and a built-in Store with industry-leading business terms - Windows 8 is the largest developer opportunity, ever. But now what...

Now is the time to register for the upcoming Windows 8 Metro Style Apps events. In this post you can find a summary of the main activities, for which you can find an updated view on our Metro Map . Windows Camps at Microsoft and the Innovation Centers...

If you missed TechDays 2012 in Belgium (Braine l’Alleud), there is no way to bring you back the whole 10th anniversary experience . That’s the bad news, the good news however is that we go a long way and bring you a recorded video of each of the sessions...

     Night owl or day bird?    Or rather both? Join us for the day-track to immerse and/or the night-track to start building! Windows 8 Consumer Preview is out and we have an exciting program for all kinds of developers. Be part...

To meet evolving customer needs across both ends of the database size spectrum, we are lowering the price of SQL Azure and introducing a 100MB database option. Customers will realize 48% to 75% savings for databases larger than 1GB. The 100MB DB option...

Windows Phone 7.5 brings dozens of new platform features to Windows Phone. When you have previously built an application for Windows Phone, you might ask yourself, " How do I take advantage of all these cool new features in my existing Windows Phone...

  Join us for the 12 hours of SQL Server 2012 , the next release of the Microsoft Cloud-Ready Information Platform that is scheduled to be released in the first half of 2012. During the 12 hours of SQL Server 2012 we'll offer you 12 webcasts over...

Back in September, Microsoft joined Nitobi to announce a Beta of PhoneGap support for Windows Phone Mango , and at the same time committed to continue working with the PhoneGap Open Source project community to help bring full support. PhoneGap by Nitobi...

Less than one month to go! As we approach TechDays 2012 be sure to secure your spot before we sell out! The full agenda is now available: we invite you to have a closer look and pick your favorite sessions. For our 10th anniversary edition we got ourselves...

Numeri’zik is a Belgian startup company that is involved in the digitization of media and new ways of communication. They are a member of the Microsoft BizSpark program, through which they have access to Microsoft software, support and a worldwide ecosystem...

During next year’s TechDays 2012 running February 14 to 16th you’ve got the chance to choose between Developer or IT-Professional tracks, covering more than 70 unique sessions. Take a look at the online session listing and speakers where you can see for...

Just 1 more week to benefit from a 15% discount on your ticket for TechDays 2012: the Early Bird pricing ends on December 21 . Registrations are coming in strong, so be sure to secure your spot before we sell out! Top Speakers Developer Track Alex Turner...

Today we released the new Windows Azure Website with improved billing, management and SQL Azure capabilities. The site is in English today with localized versions planned to roll out next year A highlight of the new features include: Implementation of...

In November we held the Web & Phone UX event in Ter Elst (Edegem), bringing a full day of sessions focusing on Web & Phone (WP7) Design and Development. Sessions included HTML5, Metro Design from thinking to building and refining, JavaScript patterns...

We have good news: the Early Bird pricing for TechDays 2012 tickets will be extended to December 20 . If you register before December 21 you can benefit from a 15% discount off the full pricing. Registrations are coming in strong, so be sure to secure...

As part of Microsoft’s continued commitment to interoperability, the Windows Azure platform has been built from the ground up with interoperability in mind. Microsoft is clearly committed to interoperability on the Windows Azure Platform, and “first class...

Today we are simplifying the development experience on Windows Azure with three updates—a new version of the Windows Azure SDK, a new Windows Azure HPC Scheduler SDK, and an updated Windows Azure Platform Training Kit. Whether you are already using Windows...

The October release of the Windows Azure Platform Training Kit (WAPTK) is now available as a free download . The Windows Azure Platform Training Kit includes hands-on labs (HOLs), presentations, and samples to help you understand how to build applications...

Starting today (November 2, 2011) registrations for the Belgian TechDays 2012 are OPEN ! About Microsoft TechDays Year after year thousands of technology professionals come together to network with peers and experts, while diving deep into Microsoft technologies...

Now is a great time to start learning more about Visual Studio 11 Developer Preview. The preview was released during BUILD conference last September. The training kit, October Edition, provides a set of hands-on labs to Visual Studio 11 and the .NET Framework...

TechDays Belgium returns on 14-15-16 February 2012 ! Since we’re celebrating our 10th anniversary it will be a special edition: we’re moving to a brand new location (to be disclosed soon) and will offer you new ways to experience the conference. For those...

Don’t miss our next event: Web & Phone UX Tour Belgium , taking place on November 3rd 2011 in Ter Elst (Edegem, Antwerp). What can you expect? An inspiring day event addressing User Experience and Development for the Web and Phone,...

I am happy to announce the availability of the Windows Azure SDK 1.5 and Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010. You can download the tools here using the Web Platform Installer. All three of these releases are aimed at simplifying development...

Imagine a world where you don't have to worry about authentication. Imagine instead that all requests to your application already include the information you need to make access control decisions and to personalize the application for the user. In this...