Today Microsoft announced the first Azure Services Platform Developer Challenge.

Over the next two months, developers will have the opportunity to show off what they can do on the  Azure Services Platform

There are a couple of surprise twists to this challenge.  The first twist is this contest will have three winners – best .NET application, a top PHP application, and one more we’ll talk about in just a bit.  For the .NET application category, you should build a .NET application running on Windows Azure using ASP.NET or Silverlight to incorporate additional Azure services such as .NET Services and Live Services.  Incorporate other Microsoft, 3rd party services, or other cloud services and author a unique web, mobile, or desktop application.

For the PHP contest category … Continue reading…