OData Service for Microsoft TechEd Content
Information on the OData service feeds for TechEd North America 2012 coming soon.
What is OData?
The Open Data Protocol, referred to as OData, is a data-sharing standard that breaks down silos and fosters an interoperative ecosystem for data consumers (clients) and producers (services) that is far more powerful than currently possible. It enables more applications to make sense of a broader set of data, and helps every data service and client add value to the whole ecosystem.
More information on how to access and utilize OData can be found at http://www.odata.org/. Or, browse around the web to find blog posts (like this one) about exposing and consuming OData.
Developing for Windows Phone
OData feeds help make it super easy to create a custom application for Windows Phone. If you haven't yet developed on the Windows Phone platform, now is the perfect time to give it a try. There are tons of great development resources available for the Windows Phone platform, such as:
