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The Desktop Bridge enables developers to bring their existing apps and games to the Universal Windows Platform. Through the Windows Store, developers have access to an array of integrated Windows features they can leverage within their application.Join Jerry Nixon as he welcomes Stefan Wick and Unni Ravindranathan to the show for Part 1 of a special 2 part series, in which they provide us with an in-depth Q&A session on what the Desktop Bridge is, what applications are supported as well as how you can get started leveraging this awesome service.[3:19] What is the Desktop Bridge?[4:40]  What kind of app is a good candidate for the Desktop Bridge? What app isn't?[11:35] How about .NET, Visual C ++, Delphi, Unity or Silverlight applications? Are all these supported?[14:08] How about specific application scenarios? Can you give us some examples of what's supported here?[19:25] Let's talk about conversion for a second – how does this work with the Desktop Bridge? What happens to my code when it go

Agolo, is a New York-based startup that’s setting out to help companies fight information overload through AI-powered summarizations. They are the  world’s most advanced summarization software as they allow users to connect to news, documents and cloud storage to create summaries in real-time.Join David Giard as he welcomes CEO and Co-Founder of Agolo, Sage Wohns, to the show as they discuss how they leverage an array of Microsoft Azure’s powerful tools and resources to help deliver their solution.[0:55] What does Agolo do?[3:56] Who is this service intended for?[4:41] What kind of technology is behind this and how are you utilizing Azure?[6:35] How has your experience been with the BizSpark program?[7:17] Besides Microsoft who else have you partnered with?[8:46] How are you capturing and managing your data and what insights have come from this?[11:49] How’s business so far and what’s next for Agolo? Follow the conversation @bizspark Become a Fan @ facebook.com/bizspark Join our LinkedIn Group Subscribe

GoodbyeWorld Games is the Los Angeles-based studio behind “Close Your,” a first-person interactive short story. In the game, you live an entire life from birth to death and make decisions big and small that shape the outcome of that life. The catch is that each scene lasts only as long as you can keep your eyes open. The game uses your webcam to track your eyes in real life, so every time you blink, you skip forward: could be five seconds or five years. Life literally flashes before your eyes as you try desperately to hold onto each fleeting moment.Join Jerry Nixon,  Jennelle Crothers and Tobia Zarlez as they discuss how they helped GoodbyeWorld Games create a new, automated build and release pipeline. What used to take five hours of work with a seven-day lead time now happens automatically in minutes through DevOps practices.[1:00] Tell us a little bit about the background for this project. Who is GoodbyeWorld Games and what do they do?[5:42]  What is a "Build Process" exactly?[9:25] How

Ingenu is building the first wireless Machine Network, the world’s largest IoT network dedicated to connectivity for machines. Operating on a universal spectrum, the company’s RPMA® technology is a proven standard for connecting Internet of Things (IoT) and machine-to-machine (M2M) devices around the world, with more than 35 networks deployed over seven years.Igenu recently teamed up with Microsoft to create a solution that Ingenu’s customers could use to move data from devices on Ingenu’s RPMA-based “Machine Network” into Azure.Join Jerry Nixon and Bret Stateham as they welcome Joshua Builta, VP of Product Management at Ingenu, as they discuss how they pulled the data in Azure IoT Hub using Node.js code running in an Azure Function and then used Azure Stream Analytics, Azure Event Hubs, and Azure SQL Database to report on the data.[5:15] Tell us a bit about Ingenu. What do you do?[8:58]  How did this project get started?[11:54] How does Azure fit into Ingenu's RPMA system?[16:20] Can you describe the RP

Sunburned Games is an independent studio, which develops its own line of PC games. Their vision is to create hand-crafted gaming experiences with historical authenticity and strong narratives.Join Jerry Nixon as he welcomes Joachim Sammer, CEO & Co-Founder of Sunburned Games, as they discuss their first official release – “The Great Whale Road” – and share with us the inspiration for the game, how they developed its narrative, graphics, and soundtrack – as well as the reasoning behind their decision to use Unity, and much, much more![4:34] How did you get the idea for this game, "The Great Whale Road"?[5:15]  How much work was involved getting this game to be historically accurate?[7:09] Can you describe what this game is?[12:46] This is such a beautifully designed game --- how did you decide on the creative direction for this game?[14:08] The soundtrack for this so game is so awesome and intense --- who composed this?[15:56] This game was written on Unity correct?[18:00] How did you come u