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Calling on Windows Phone developers to join the PhotoHack Day 2 Feb 25-26!
Rick Walrond, developer of the Windows Phone word game AlphaDrops, reports that he was able to use 90 percent of his original code when porting the game over to Windows 8. Read more
Microsoft’s Ben Riga (Windows Phone) and Eric Lawrence (Internet Explorer) worked with Grooveshark to help get the site working on Windows Phones. Read more
In an age of disruptive technology, the adoption of new products and technologies allows smaller companies to challenge current leading companies or existing business models. Read more
With a single Windows Metro app, startups will be able to target hundreds of millions of Windows machines of all form factors. Read more
The time to activate is now. Microsoft SQL Server 2012 is launching soon. Register for an event near you now. It's free!
The Microsoft BizSpark initiative was launched to foster web startups that use cloud resources to deploy their services. Read more
Microsoft unveiled its new BizSpark Plus program, designed to assist select accelerators and incubators, and TechStars announced the first benefit-related news to come out of it.
Startup companies in the business incubator TechStars will be able to use $60,000 worth of computer software for free for two years under a new arrangement with Microsoft. Read more
Microsoft on Monday announced a major expansion of its BizSpark outreach program to startups.
Microsoft announces BizSpark Plus, an extension of its BizSpark program, and teams with startup accelerator TechStars to offer $60,000 in cloud computing services to startups.
CrunchFund, Eric Schmidt’s Innovation Endeavors and Initial Capital join the Soluto family.
Startup business incubator TechStars has forged a partnership with Microsoft intended to entice certain members of its accelerator programs around the United States to use Azure cloud computing and storage capacity. Read more
Microsoft announced a partnership with TechStars that will allow it access to more than 400 startups around the world so it can sell its Azure cloud platform. Read more
The perks of getting into a top startup accelerator just got a little better. Microsoft is now offering startups in its new BizSpark Plus program $60,000 worth of costs for using its Azure cloud computing program.
Founder Institute is one of a select few launching partners for BizSpark Plus Program. Read more
Boulder-based venture accelerator TechStars and software giant Microsoft have teamed together to give startups
$60,000 worth of cloud services on Microsoft's cloud program, Windows Azure.
Microsoft will offer both graduates and current enrollees of the three-month long startup bootcamp up to $60,000 of
free Windows Azure services over a 24 month period.
BizSpark Plus program will offer TechStars accelerator startups up to $60,000 in credits for use of its Azure cloud computing platform. Read more
Congratulations to the Interactive finalists who will be showcasing their products on Monday, March 12 and Tuesday, March 13 at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Austin.
Windows Phone 7 version of echoecho is released. Read more
Great startups, mentors and investors at Startupbootcamp Dublin.
The top startup accelerator in the world announces enhanced relationship with Microsoft through the new BizSpark Plus Program. Read more.
The new BizSpark Plus Program is designed to provide high potential startups with additional offers, products and services from Microsoft, available through select incubators and accelerators.
Microsoft announced BizSpark Plus, an extension of the BizSpark program, which provides higher value offers to startup accelerators around the globe.
Startup makes meeting in the real world simple, safer and hassle-free with the help of Microsoft BizSpark. Read more
World's First Carrier-Independent WP7 Texting App to Offer Free Texting Within the USA and to 45 Countries.
The BizSparkSF Meetup Group is pleased to present an evening with Jeff Atwood. An internationally renowned presenter, Jeff will be speaking about his experiences building Stack Exchange into the incredible community it is today.
Tips for statups and investors by Guy Kawasaki.
Payments without credit card fees with Dwolla.
Guy Kawasaki explains how to craft your financial forecast to include in your pitch. Find out how to create an enchanting financial forecast.
Cooler tech, more energy, higher profit—the Microsoft CEO is out to prove Steve Jobs wrong and make Redmond relevant again. Read more
Guy Kawasaki Is back with his second in his series about planning, pitching, and launching a new business venture. Check out How to Create an Enchanting Business Plan #OfficeandGuyK
Guy Kawasaki kicks off the first in his series of blog posts he’s doing as part of a partnership with Microsoft and Office Web Apps. Check out How to Create an Enchanting Pitch!
Silicon Valley startup and BizSpark member CloudOn is releasing an iPad app that lets you edit Microsoft Office documents on the Apple tablet.
BizSpark One member SundaySky, provider of automated and scalable online video production, was selected as an AT&T collaborator during a ‘Fast Pitch’ session, where companies pitch their ideas to AT&T executives and the most promising ideas are invited to work within the AT&T Foundry collaborative environment. AT&T is now using SundaySky’s video production platform with AT&T U-verse pilot customers to provide a personalized interactive video bill.
BizSpark One member Soluto, helping PCs to work the way they should using advanced driver technology combined with collective user wisdom, is embarking on a new phase with its new beta product that makes it easier for the ‘family CTO’ to help their friends and family with their PCs.
BizSpark One member ParcelGenie, an instant gift messaging service, was featured in the BizSpark Spotlight Series. About working with Microsoft, CEO John Taylor noted, “I can’t imagine not using Microsoft technologies […] Microsoft is enabling us to scale to high-volume, global levels, so that our vision of instant gift messaging can be a part of people’s everyday experiences worldwide.”
BizSpark One member My6Sense, creator of personalized social and news streams reader launched Smart Magazine, an application that brings relevant content to its users ‘automagically’ with digital intuition.
BizSpark One member MobileBits, focused on mobile digital game publishing and technology for multiplatform games, announced the availability of its Delta Engine to commercial developers, enabling them to create applications and games for all major App Store platforms with one codebase.
BizSpark One alum Leverage Software, providing enterprise-grade social networks to help companies unlock the power of online communities was acquired by Telligent, a leading provider of social community software for the enterprise.
BizSpark One alum, Lattice Engines, a leader in B2B sales intelligence software, was recognized in the 2011 Red Herring Global Top 100 list. The Global Top 100 recognizes cutting-edge companies positioned to grow at an explosive rate. Also on the Red Herring Global Top 100 were BizSpark One companies Acumatica and Panopto.
BizSpark One member Kobo, a global eBook retailer with 5 million users participated in the Windows Store preview earlier this month in San Francisco and will be developing apps for the Windows 8 app store when it opens. With its future Windows app, Kobo will share its next-generation reading experience with Windows 8 users providing access to one of the world’s largest bookstores of over 2.5M eBooks.
BizSpark One member InishTech, providing a unique cloud-based software licensing platform, announced that audio systems provider Harman Professional selected the InishTech cloud licensing service to underpin the packaging, licensing, protection and distribution of its HiQnet Performance Manager application.
BizSpark One member Evernote, a cloud-based service that helps you remember everything, was named Inc Magazine’s ‘Company of the Year’. At the LeWeb conference, CEO Phil Libin noted that Evernote has now reached more than 20 million users.
BizSpark One member EventDay, provider online event management software, was onstage at the Windows Azure Learning Event in Redmond. Scott Cate, Co-Founder of EventDay presented during Scott Guthrie’s keynote on ‘Getting Started with Windows Azure’.
BizSpark One alum Clever Sense, creator of ‘Alfred’, a mobile application that curates recommendations in tune with your tastes, was acquired by Google to bring the value of Clever Sense to a much larger audience.
BizSpark One alum, Apprenda, the deploy anywhere Platform as a Service stack for .NET, was named a finalist for the inaugural 2012 Cloud Awards in two categories: Best Platform as a Service and Best B2B Customer Strategy. The Cloud Awards recognizes industry leaders in the field of cloud computing.
Enter for a chance to be one of the first apps in the Windows Store. Submit your app by January 8th!
ParcelGenie lets people send small gifts affordably and almost instantaneously, using a smartphone, nonsmartphone or social media website.
Announcing Multiple updates to Windows Azure that improve ease of use, interoperability, and overall value.
Autitouch develops intuitive software on Surface and Azure, that supports diagnostics and treatment of children with autism and related disorders.
The Surgeon General is challenging developers to create apps that provide tailored health information and empower users to engage in and enjoy healthy behavior. Read more
Microsoft VP Dan'l Lewin talks about the Azure offer for BizSpark startups.
Melbourne-based outfit Vumero has brought the idea of crowdsourcing into the professional services world with the beta launch of its new online global marketplace for Excel spreadsheet and financial model expertise.
Learn Windows Azure event: learn how to start building great cloud based applications using Windows Azure.
Microsoft revealed the look for its Windows 8 app-selling portal, coming to Windows 8 beta in February.
Microsoft BizSpark featured in the special Le Web Edition of Informilo.
Uber Entertainment software engineer Forrest Smith explains why "side project developers" should sign up for BizSpark.
Club Cooee, a BizSpark One alum, announced a partnership with Grooveshark to bring music into a new social 3D experience with its DJparty.fm application. Users can be their own DJ, interact and discuss new music in a 3D chat environment or listen to music selected by others in virtual 3D listening rooms.
BizSpark One member InishTech, providing a unique cloud-based software licensing platform, announced that Glorsoft, a leading provider of telephony development tools for the .NET community, selected the InishTech cloud licensing service to protect, manage and control the distribution and licensing of its Velocity™ developer toolkit.
BizSpark One member Kobojo, one of the European leaders in the social gaming universe, continues to expand, opening an office in Berlin, following the successful opening of a new office in Madrid. Kobojo continues to grow and implement its hyperlocalization strategy.
BizSpark One member LiquidSpace, the mobile application that helps anyone find a great space to work in real-time, is celebrating the exciting trend of mobile working by presenting the first-ever Mobile Work Week. The Week will feature many events, including discussions focused on the consumerization of real estate, developing and designing for the mobile worker and more.
Mobile Acceleration Week participants and BizSpark One members, News360, News Republic and Rdio were featured in Wired’s article on 10 new Windows Phone Mango apps to check out.
BizSpark One member Rdio, an unlimited, on-demand social music service that lets subscribers listen to music on the web and mobile devices, was included in ReadWriteWeb’s article on the ‘Top 5 Online Music Trends in 2011’.
BizSpark One member Soluto, helping PCs to work the way they should using advanced driver technology combined with collective user wisdom, was included in a BBC article highlighting Israel’s vibrant tech startup ecosystem.
BizSpark One member Soundtracker, geosocial internet radio, has teamed up with broadband network provider LightSquared, to enable Soundtracker customers to access 11 million songs in the cloud. LightSquared’s network will allow Soundtracker to offer its customers a product that bundles music with connectivity for users to alleviate racking up huge monthly wireless fees while listening to their favorite music.
BizSpark One member StorSimple, a leading provider of enterprise cloud storage was named a Bronze medal winner of the ‘2011 Editors’ Best Awards’ for Best Storage Hardware Product by SQL Server Magazine. The 2011 Editors’ Best Awards are based on a product’s strategic importance to the market, its competitive advantages, and its value to customers.
BizSpark One member TalentSoft, provider of a SaaS solution for integrated talent management, announced a merger with RFlex, a leader in e-HR solutions. The new organization will retain the TalentSoft name, and the alliance will support the company’s rapid growth in France and internationally.
BizSpark One member ClickDimensions, providing an email marketing and marketing automation solution for Microsoft Dynamics CRM, announced that it raised Series A funding from Canal Partners to further the company’s global expansion.
AboutOne has announced that it has closed $1.6 million in series A financing, led by Golden Seeds, a network of early-stage investing angels who focus on companies founded and led by women.
Video games are a worldwide boom industry and Europe is one of the strongest regions for potential growth. And much of that is being driven by small businesses and young entrepreneurs, who could turn their ideas into something big. Read more
Fennia Life, a life insurance company based in Helsinki, Finland, has become the first insurance company in the world to run Solvency II calculations on the Windows Azure cloud platform.
Aussie BizSpark member, AIIA award winner Nikki Durkin of 99 dresses accepted into Y-combinator in Silicon Valley.
BizSpark One member is working to transform movie-making into an everyday activity, as simple and commonplace as composing a text message
Microsoft CVP Dan'l Lewin Discusses the Value of BizSpark Program.
BizSpark One company Vizua won Best Investment Opportunity at the Zino Investor Forum.
BizSpark One member Zuora aims to be the leader in subscription billing as it raises $36 million in a fourth round of funding.
Russia's Skolkovo hi-tech hub and Microsoft announced plans on Wednesday to boost financing for Russian startup companies.
BizSpark One member Yammer, focused on enterprise social networking, announced six new integration partners providing a real-time social discovery engine to help people to share and collaborate around dynamic content.
BizSpark One member Metaio, focused on augmented reality software solutions produced the Believe-o-Magic application, an element of Macy's annual 'Believe Campaign' to support the Make-a-Wish Foundation.
BizSpark One member Kobo, a global eBook retailer with 5 million users was acquired by Japanese e-commerce company, Rakuten for $315M.
BizSpark One member Glympse, a mobile service that enables simple and safe location sharing was recognized for the ‘Most Innovative Use of Location by a Company’ at the LOCALS Awards, recognizing the best in location-based services and advertising.
BizSpark One member Evernote, a cloud-based service that helps you remember everything, is launching operations in Brazil to further expand its growth in the Latin American market.
BizSpark One member Digital Folio, a multi-channel, real-time shopping platform, was featured in USA Today in a piece on how 'Mobile Apps Can Help You Spend Wisely'.
The number of tech businesses in London's Tech City area is now over 600. In November 2010, there were around 200 - indicating an impressive growth rate in the last year.
CitySourced provides a free, simple, and intuitive platform empowering residents to identify civic issues.
10 of the most promising Windows Phone apps shown at Mobile Acceleration Week in San Francisco.
Windows Phone developers who are part of BizSpark companies, were in San Francisco for Mobile Acceleration Week, and Microsoft has identified each as having a promising Windows Phone project.
Microsoft Australia made a show at a special Windows Azure training camp. Ten teams participated, and a crew of high-profile investors and entrepreneurs oversaw the teams’ development and pitching of their Azure applications.
Check out the latest micro-documentary featuring BizSpark One member, MyWebCareer, helping people to discover, evaluate and monitor their professional online brand.
BizSpark One member Yammer, focused on enterprise social networking, was recognized by IDC as an ‘Innovative Application Software Company Under $100 Million to Watch, 2011’.
BizSpark One member SkillPages, the skill-based social network, announced a milestone of reaching 2 million users in 10 months at the Dublin Web Summit.
BizSpark One member Metaio, focused on augmented reality software solutions announced advancements in its technology providing gravity awareness, 3D object recognition, and techniques to understand and reconstruct the ‘real world’ using 3D reconstruction and occlusion of virtual objects.
BizSpark One member LiquidSpace, the mobile application that helps anyone find a great space to work in real-time, was featured in the BizSpark Spotlight Series on the Microsoft News Center.
BizSpark One member Digital Folio, a multi-channel, real-time shopping platform, raised $1.2 million in angel funding.
Wall Street Journal’s European Technology Editor Ben Rooney meet some of the leading lights in BizSpark on his recent Tech Europe tour.
With a sparkling start-up scene and a wealth of young talent, Romanian entrepreneurs, especially in the information technologies sector, are aiming for the global market. Read more
BizSpark company Tellmewhere gets acquired by Maximiles.
Red Gate announced the acquisition of Microsoft Partner and BizSpark member Cerebrata, an India-based maker of tools that helps developers build applications that run on Windows Azure platform.
