Intuit, Microsoft Join Forces To Deliver Web Apps To SMEs

Intuit and Microsoft plan to create new opportunities for software developers to deliver and market Web applications to small-business customers through the Intuit App Center. The two companies plan to integrate the capabilities of their cloud services platforms — the Intuit Partner Platform and Windows Azure platform — to enable developers and channel partners to deliver solutions to employees within businesses that use QuickBooks financial software. In addition, the two companies will provide small enterprises with Microsoft’s cloud-based productivity applications via the Intuit App Center.

Intuit will name Windows Azure as a ‘preferred platform’ for small-business cloud application development on the Intuit Partner Platform. The companies expect this to jump-start development and distribution of new Web-based applications to help small enterprises in today’s challenging economy.

For Microsoft developers, the ability to develop applications for Intuit’s customers will open a new landscape of sales prospects looking for small-enterprise solutions. For Intuit’s developer community, Microsoft provides a cloud platform and tools that will boost developer productivity and expand the possibilities to extend Intuit’s core application functionality.

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