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Windows Azure Marketplace

Welcome to the Windows Azure Marketplace (WAM). The Marketplace is an information and application marketplace. Marketplace simplifies publishing and consuming data of all types, as well as Windows Azure applications or services, even if they do not consume Marketplace data. The Marketplace enables developers and information workers to easily discover, purchase, and manage premium data subscriptions. The Marketplace provides both trusted public domain and premium commercial data via integrated consumption experiences and easy data discovery, exploration, and purchase on any platform. In addition, the Marketplace provides a centralized location where you can market or find and subscribe to Windows Azure applications and services.

If you own and want to publish data or a Windows Azure application or service, the Marketplace extends the reach of your content through Microsoft’s global developer and information worker community. The Marketplace publishes your data as an OData feed so the ISV can concentrate on using your data rather than coding to a different data format for each dataset.

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You may be an information worker, a data scientist, or anyone interested in using the data, applications, or services available through the Windows Azure Marketplace. Subscribe to a Data Offer Query a Dataset Export a Dataset Use the Excel Marketplace Plug In Subscribe to an Application Offer Use Auto-Refill to avoid service lapses Understand Subscription Costs and Billing	You are the owner of some data, Windows Azure application, or service and are making it available to others for a fee or for free through the Windows Azure Marketplace. Publishing Overview Register as a Publisher Add/Update your offerings Provide payment info Create promotional discounts Track your sales	You are a developer. You want to create a Windows Azure application or service that you can make available to others through the Windows Azure Marketplace. Query Marketplace Datasets from your App Authenticate in your Marketplace App Retrieve a User's Subscription Info Distribute Your Application through the Marketplace

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You may be an information worker, a data scientist, or anyone interested in using the data, applications, or services available through the Windows Azure Marketplace.

You are the owner of some data, Windows Azure application, or service and are making it available to others for a fee or for free through the Windows Azure Marketplace.

You are a developer. You want to create a Windows Azure application or service that you can make available to others through the Windows Azure Marketplace.

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To browse offerings – no prerequisites. To subscribe to an offering – a Microsoft account is required. If you don’t have a Microsoft account (formerly known as a Live ID) you can sign up here. Microsoft accounts are free. To subscribe to a paid offering – billing information, including a valid credit card number, is required.	Marketplace Overview What's New in the Public Marketplace Create Your Marketplace Account Manage Your Marketplace Account Community Resources

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