14 DAY TRIAL // Today, Microsoft also announced the release of a new developer tool for developers interested in packing Amazon Web Services (AWS) with their Windows Phone applications.
The new Amazon Web Services (AWS) SDK for Windows Phone was built as an open source project from Microsoft, providing developers with a speed dial for easily connecting and integrating Windows Phone applications with AWS (S3, SimpleDB, and SQS Cloud Services).
Application developers interested in delivering cloud-connected mobile software are also looking for choice and for the possibility to reuse assets and skills.
Developers familiar with AWS will be able to take full advantage of the new SDK, when it comes to porting to Windows Phone applications built for Android, iOS or any other platform.
“Our approach with AWS is to provide developers with choice and flexibility to build applications the way they want and give them unlimited storage, bandwidth and computing resources, while paying only for what they use,” Terry Wise, director of business development for Amazon Web Services, notes.
“We welcome Windows Phone developers to the AWS community and look forward to providing customers with new ways to build and deploy Windows Phone applications,” he continues.
Jean Paoli, general manager of interoperability strategy at Microsoft, explains that the Windows Phone platform was meant to be a Cloud-friendly solution, and that the release of this new SDK is another proof of that.
“The release of the AWS SDK for Windows Phone Beta proves that Microsoft’s goal of building a Cloud-friendly phone is true across vendor boundaries,” he says.
“It literally takes minutes to create a Cloud-ready application in C# with this SDK. We look forward to this SDK eventually resulting in many more great apps in the rapidly growing Windows Phone marketplace.”
The new Amazon Web Services (AWS) SDK for Windows Phone was released under the Apache license, the same as the complete source code for it. Those interested in learning more on what it could offer should head over to the Windows Phone Interoperability Bridges website.
Download the Amazon Web Services (AWS) SDK for Windows Phone