Microsoft recently added an enhancement to Windows Azure Management Portal by releasing Notification Hubs which enables you to broadcast push notifications to thousands of mobile devices using a ...

Microsoft said sending push notifications through multiple notification services using Windows Azure Notification Hubs is achievable "with just a few lines of code".

Microsoft introduced a laundry list of new features today for Windows Azure, including general availability of SQL Server AlwaysOn support, notification hubs and autoscale improvements.

Windows Azure Mobile Services has added push notification for developers so they can fire off updates that may include sounds, badges or SMS messages.

Microsoft and Cisco are collaborating to provide an integrated Cisco-Edge-to-Microsoft-Azure Internet of Things (IoT) hub solution, the two companies announced this week.