Microsoft has released toolkit for Windows Phone 7 app developers that make use of Windows Azure cloud services.
According to official blog:
“The Windows Azure Toolkit for Windows Phone 7 is designed to make it easier for you to build mobile applications that leverage cloud services running in Windows Azure. The toolkit includes Visual Studio project templates for Windows Phone 7 and Windows Azure, class libraries optimized for use on the phone, sample applications, and documentation.”
Requirements
You must have the following items to run the project template and the sample solution included in this toolkit:
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Professional (or higher) or both Microsoft Visual Web Developer 2010 Express and Microsoft Visual Studio
- 2010 Express for Windows Phone
- Windows Phone Developer Tools
- Internet Information Services 7 (IIS7)
- Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (November Release)
