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Hi there. A lot of developers are asking me what support they can get from Microsoft when developing their applications for Windows Phone 7 (There are now close to 200 apps/games developed from Singapore). I hope the following table helps! You Are A… Support Contact/Link Student Free AppHub ($99US) registration through DreamSpark [http://bit.ly/fSGL4i](http://bit.ly/fSGL4i “http://bit.ly/fSGL4i “) Startup Free AppHub ($99US) registration through BizSpark http://bit.ly/dHFOfI Startup/Company looking for funding to hire a WP7 developer ...

Thanks for all who came last night for the BizSpark Startup Night. There was a good mix of people present who wanted to learn more about Microsoft’s Cloud Computing platform and how it’ll benefit their business. BizSpark Startup Night Windows Azure March 29, 2011 For those who wants to try out Azure, the fastest way would be to use the codes here https://www.weshipcode.com/2011/03/free-admission-to-windows-azure/ If you are a member of BizSpark you’ll get more hours free to beta test your application. Again, if you need any help with Azure we’re here to provide you the support that BizSpark provides. Make sure to comment if you have any feedback or anything you think we can do better. We’ll see you in May for the next BizSpark Startup Night! Further reading on Windows Azure to get you beyond the session. - http://blogs.msdn.com/b/ssma/archive/2011/03/23/migrating-from-mysql-to-sql-azure-using-ssma.aspx - http://silverlightuk.blogspot.com/2008/11/azure-tables-entities-and-partition.html - http://www.intertech.com/Blog/post/Windows-Azure-Table-Storage-vs-Windows-SQL-Azure.aspx - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/magazine/gg309178.aspx - http://mscerts.net/windows/windows%20azure%20storage%20%20%20queue%20scenarios.aspx - http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg671911.aspx

Back by popular demand, we’re having our first BizSpark Startup Night for 2011 this time focusing on Cloud Computing. There have been so many misconceptions about the cloud and it’s different forms. Our goal is to give you a practical view point on what Microsoft’s cloud is, it’s components and how you can take advantage of it. Our speaker is Chris Ismael, Developer Evangelist, Microsoft Singapore. This session will give you a technical foundation in understanding how your applications behave in Windows Azure, as well as how your application can interact from inside and outside the platform. The session is targeted towards developers who are curious to find out whether Windows Azure (or the “cloud” in general) is a platform they can benefit from. It will touch on topics such as configuring, packaging, and deploying .NET and CGI-based apps for the cloud, managing your apps, and your storage options. Who: Open to all entrepreneurs, developers, business owner looking to connect Where: Microsoft Office 21st Floor Auditorium When: March 29, 2011 Tuesday 630 - 900 PM *light refreshments will be served Add a +1 on our comments and I’ll count you in. See you there!

DPE team was proud to present an enriching WebFest 2011 – The New Web, A New Strategy which took place at Microsoft Auditorium on 23 February 2011. The Director of DPE Singapore, Ziraid Saibi kicked off the event by engaging the audience to experience Microsoft Tag with their mobile phones. The outcome of this little exercise was three winners to the latest Microsoft Arc Mouse. As the first speaker for the day, Gavin Warrener from Microsoft Corporation gave a vivid overview and handy demonstration on our newly launched WebMartrix. Posting scenario from NDP2010, David Tang went on to explained how developers can expand their services using Windows Servers. Known for his entertaining and lighthearted presentations, Matthew Hardman gave an insightful and exciting demo in ietestdrive, showing the capabilities of Internet Explorer9. In addition to all the foregoing, Rama Yurindra and Franky Espehana explored and covered the advantages of using PHP on Windows. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who attended the event and our wonderful speakers for making time out of their tight schedules! Thank-you and we hope to see you again! As promised, below are links to the slides presented ...

If you are interested in the Web and constantly asking yourself “What’s Next?”, you won’t want to miss this annual affair where we showcase the best of Microsoft on the Web front. Get it from the best – we will be featuring a guest presenter from Redmond USA, Gavin Warrener. Gavin Warrener started his career in the Internet industry and was a successful entrepreneur for over 10 years founding two companies: Amorphous New Media and Mint Net. Gavin worked for the first 6 years of his Microsoft career in web strategy, and was most recently the Customer Segment and Web Lead for Microsoft Middle East & Africa, building a web evangelism business that executed evangelism initiatives spanning 76 countries. In 2009, Gavin transferred to Microsoft HQ in Redmond, where he now has responsibility for the global web application ecosystem in the Developer & Platform Evangelism team. Be one of the first to find out more about IE9, our newly launched WebMatrix, PHP on Windows and many more! Find out for yourself ‘What’s Next?’ and see how it will impact you and your business. To register for more information email Sandy at: MSmarketing@swap.com.sg or call +65 6227 7445 ...

Calling all WebsiteSpark members! Want to get your hands on the latest toy in town, the Kinect? Simply follow the steps below and you could be the one who walks away with a Kinect + Xbox 360 bundle worth over S$500. *For those who has reported websites but hasn’t validated them, you are also eligible. This is the time to validate your sites!* How to win the Kinect + Xbox 360 bundle? Criteria 1: Report your websites via http://websitespark.com * Criteria 2: Submit the most number of potential WebsiteSpark partners ** * First 50 to report your sites will recieve an awesomely geeky “Make Web not War” t-shirt ** Submit at least 10 unique potential partners. If somebody submits the same contact we’ll cancel it out. These partners should qualify for WebsiteSpark, details of eligibility here. How to submit your entry? ...

So here is how the story goes… we have a winner for our “Guess what she is smiling about” contest and here are the top 3 entries that we think are the most creative! In 3rd place… “I guess the lady is saying about having an application that knows whether the guy she adores likes her based on his heartbeat rate.” -Lin Liyi In 2nd place… “She wants an app that lets her share what her boyfriend sings to her.” -Anuj Bheda and the winner of our KINECT… “She needs an app that can detect the peak frequency of laser emissions coming out from someone so she can plan her counter attack accordingly..” -Jocelyn Villaraza Big ‘Thank You’ to all who have participated, Re-Tweeted, shared this contest and congratulations to Jocelyn for giving us such an entertaining and creative answer. Jocelyn’s app would really come in handy in the future, when all of us carry around our laser guns and light sabres ready for a showdown anytime, its like the wild wild west 2.0! By the way, did I mention that the 2 runner ups gets super awesome limited edition WP7 stickers? Yes… WP7 stickers, you will get, hmmm. ...

We just concluded our August BizSpark Startup night in partnership with Azione Capital last August 25. This time around we focused on Windows Phone 7 and the awesome applications that can be made with platform. We asked some of our partners that are developing on Windows Phone to present some of their applications There were three presenters who showed their applications. 1. Melvin Suan and Michael Ng from Nanyang Polytechnic showed close to fifteen apps developed with the help of the students at NYP. 2. Muhammad Mulyadi, a hobbyist developer, showed his Bus Guide application for the Windows Phone. Something he created for Windows Mobile 6.5 and will now be also available once Windows Phone 7 comes out. 3. Janelle Lee from Protege Production, showed us her Armor Valley game for the Windows Phone. Initially available for the Xbox and now ported for the Windows Phone 7 as well. We blogged about Janelle and her company here. We also had a great line up of panelists that were there to provide their feedback and insight on the applications created. The panelist were 1. Alex Toh, President, Mobile Alliance Singapore 2. Loo Cheng Chuan, Principal, Singtel Idea Factory 3. Alvin Yap, CEO, The Mobile Gamer 4. Nelson Allen, Director, Microsoft Aside from showcase of applications, Caroline Yeung of Young Upstarts also shared her expertise on Public Relations during the session. You can view here coverage of the event here. For everybody who wasn’t able to come to the event and wants to learn more about Windows Phone, be sure to check out our blog as well as http://developer.windowsphone.com/ to learn more about Windows Phone development. If you are looking for support and funding on Azione Capital is part MDA’s iJAM funding scheme. If you are interested to know more reach out to Azion Capital here or contact us here and we’ll be more than happy to connect you with them. Again thanks for everybody who attended the event and hope to see you in the near future. BizSpark Startup Night is a bi-monthly event for Singapore’s startup community to network with fellow technology startups. If you are a technology startup then there’s no reason not to join the BizSpark program. Find out more on how BizSpark provides software, support and visibility for startups here. [gallery]

Good news everyone! Last night at the Worldwide Partner Conference 2010 in Washington, DC, we have released the Beta version of the Windows Phone Developer Tools. You might remember that our last update prior to this was the April CTP version. So what does this mean to you developers? If you are currently building on the April CTP version, you may want to uninstall that and install the Beta version from http://developer.windowsphone.com/ . For those who have not downloaded it yet, now’s the good time to install. It’s important to go through the breaking changes listed in the release notes, but you can also check Jaime Rodriguez’ “Migrating apps from Windows Phone April CTP Refresh to the beta build” for easier reading. Everyone’s been asking us where they could attend a WP7 training. Well aside from the Training Kit, forums, and other resources to help you skill up on WP7 development, you can register for these free virtual WP7 Jump Start trainings scheduled from July 20 – July 22. Click here to register! A lot of you also inquired if they can get their own device to test on. That’s a bit of a challenge right now. But through the WP7 Call for Proposal which we ran recently, we were able to identify companies who are serious in building WP7 apps, and pick out the ones who will be prioritized for these devices. We are now engaging with most of them on a 1-to-1 basis. Take note: ...

ABOVE Solutions today announced the first interactive media application, TangoFX™, on Windows Phone 7. TangoFX is a context aware interactive service that provides live and on-demand cinematic experiences for viewers to watch their favorite content anywhere, anytime and on any screen. Through the Microsoft BizSpark program, ABOVE worked closely with Microsoft to develop TangoFX and create a world-class media application for the upcoming Windows Phone 7 platform. TangoFX is also the industry’s first open standards-based real-time collaborative interactive media platform. The software platform runs an advanced user interface and video applications in a limited memory footprint, allowing for optimal implementation on a variety of network and devices. Using smart on-screen widgets, the interactive service enhances the cinematic experience by allowing viewers to connect with friends and family, and pick, share and discuss scenes of mutual interest while watching live or on-demand content. The interactive service leverages several patent-pending technologies to provide individual and shared interactive program guides that allow viewers to completely personalize their viewing experience to match their media & entertainment lifestyle. TangoFX is built on a next generation interactive media platform that is customizable for telecom carriers, content providers, and social media networks. Poonacha Machaiah, Chairman & CEO of ABOVE Solutions had this to say about the TangoFX platform: ...