The PubNub Data Stream Network Joins Forces with Windows Azure Mobile Services Platform

Realtime just got a whole lot easier for .NET developers everywhere as the super-fast PubNub Data Stream Network is now available as an add-on through the Windows Azure Mobile Services platform.

Now Windows Azure users can leverage the PubNub Data Stream Network to add realtime experiences to both new and existing apps. Using a simple API, with just a few lines of code, any app has instant access to powerful realtime features such as:

• Realtime Data – Broadcast to millions of users at a time or to individual devices all in less than .25 seconds
• Presence Detection – Instantly know everyone using an app and automatically detect when additional users join or other users leave
• Data Visualization – Get better insights with streaming realtime data visualization

Some of the many uses for PubNub include deepening second screen interactions in Social TV apps like Viggle, powering new wave telecommunications services like Rebtel and improving engagement with the realtime voting associated with many new advertising campaigns. In fact, millions of users today use thousands of PubNub-powered apps across social, ecommerce, business collaboration, advertising and multi-player gaming. This new integration with Windows Azure means that number is sure to grow.

Getting Started with Windows Azure and PubNub

If you are using Visual Studio and have NuGet installed, getting started is just as easy as searching for the PubNub package and installing it.  Some great walkthrough screencasts for using PubNub with NuGet can be found here.

Otherwise, if you’d prefer to manually install the PubNub client code for C# on Visual Studio (or any other IDE, platform, and language), just visit our GitHub site at https://github.com/pubnub/pubnub-api, and peruse for the client of your choice!

In addition to this partnership, PubNub is simultaneously releasing an updated C# library as part of a continual effort to provide the easiest API and best development experience.

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