Windows Azure July 2009 CTP adds new features

Windows Azure is the cloud operating system that serves as the development, run-time, and control environment for the Azure Services Platform. The July 2009 Community Technology Previews (CTPs) of the Windows Azure Tools for Microsoft Visual Studio (8.2MB) and the Windows Azure Software Development Kit (4.0MB for 32-bit and 4.3MB for 64-bit) are now available on the Microsoft Download Center. The first download, which includes the second anyway, is probably the one you want since it extends Visual Studio to enable the creation, building, debugging, running and packaging of scalable Web applications and services on Windows Azure.

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