14 DAY TRIAL // There isn’t much time left, so if you really want to win the prizes for a Windows Azure application building contest, you’ll have to move quick. Microsoft has partnered with Twilio in order to bring developers looking to leverage its Cloud platform, as well as the Twilio application programming interface, the Week #16 of the Twilio Developer contest.
“For those of you who don’t know, Twilio is a web service API for making and receiving phone calls using simple HTTP requests. We thought it would appeal to a lot of the same developers who use Windows azure, so this week we’re challenging you to build an application that combines the two,” revealed a member of the Windows Azure team.
The contest is already under way, and will no longer be available as of the end of this week. In this regard, developers will need to submit their apps until Sunday, September 6. The prize will go to the best Twilio application built provided that it is powered by Windows Azure. Microsoft and Twilio have some sweet prizes lined up for the winner, including a free copy of Windows 7.
“Participants to the contest have until midnight on Sunday, September 6th to submit their applications for a chance to win a free copy of Windows 7, $500 in Windows Azure credit (that kicks in November when we reach our commercial launch), and a Netbook from Twilio,” the Windows Azure team member added.
In all fairness, Microsoft is simply along for the ride. The initiative belongs entirely to Twilio, and is an attempt to gain additional traction among developers for Twilio-powered applications. The Redmond-based company’s new partner for Windows Azure has been awarding Netbooks to top Twilio-powered apps on a weekly basis for quite some time.