Note this download is for the now outdated Windows 8 Developer Preview. Please download the latest version of the toolkit for Windows 8 Consumer Preview here http://watwindows8.codeplex.com/releases/view/84166

Version 1.1.0 CTP

Dependency Checker updated to reference latest releases.

• MVC Website code cleanup and improvements to send notifications dialog
• WNS Recipe Updated WNS Recipe to add Audio support.
• NuGets project template refactored to make use of NuGets which people can also use directly in their existing apps.
• WnsRecipe NuGet created - a managed API for sending Toast, Tile and Badge notifications and handling Auth against WNS
• WindowsAzure.Notifications NuGet - registration service for clients to register their Channel URI from WNS
• WindowsAzure.Common NuGet - Helpers for working with Windows Azure
• notification.js created for client apps to easily communicate the Registration Service i.e WindowsAzure.Notifications NuGet.
• Samples The samples are currently undergoing churn and will be updated in the coming drop. Added Margie’s Travel CTP as a Sample application

Note: This release is a ‘CTP' release as it has not yet gone through our full QA process. We have released this as a CTP as it updates a number of key issues that users were facing with dependency checks and the file new project experience. We will be releasing a final version of the 1.1.x branch in the coming days once it has undergone the full QA tests and also has refreshed documentation. Until this updated drop is made the CTP is the recommended download for users to proceed with.

Version v1.0.1:

• Update dependency checker for install on Windows 7 - note: if you wish you can dev your Windows Azure cloud project on W7 and client on W8

Initial release:

• Dependency Checker - Provides a streamlined means to get all the pre-requisite tools configured to start developing with Windows Azure on Windows 8
• The Windows Push Notification Service Recipe - This will simplify your development effort significantly. This recipe provides a simple managed API for authenticating against WNS, constructing payloads and posting the notification to WNS. In three lines of code you can harness the power of Toast, Tile and Badge notifications on Windows 8.
• Dev 11 Windows Metro style app - a sample application that demonstrates how to request a notification channel from WNS and register this channel with your Windows Azure service.
• VS 2010 Windows Azure Cloud Project Template
  • A sample WCF REST service for your client apps to register their channel with.
  • An ASP .NET MVC 3 portal to build and send Toast, Tile and Badge notifications to clients using the Windows Push Notification Service Recipe.
  • An example of how to utilize Blob Storage for Tile and Toast notification images.
• Sample applications are included in the toolkit to demonstrate application scenarios using the Access Control Service, Worker Roles, Queues and the Windows Azure Marketplace Data Market.