Xamarin Development Tools

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Xamarin IUR is now available to Action Pack and Competency Partners!

<p>We are excited to announce that Action Pack and Competency Partners now have access to the <a href="http://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2016/02/24/microsoft-to-acquire-xamarin-and-empower-more-developers-to-build-apps-on-any-device/#sm.0000yb6c18190dciwq42jik2e6o4e" target="_blank">Xamarin</a> development tools as part of their MPN’s Visual Studio subscriptions. This is a significant increase in the Internal-use rights (IUR) development benefits and really great news to excite MPN partners to create more applications based on Microsoft technology. </p>
<p> <a href="http://mnc.ms/BuildXamarinBlog" target="_blank">Xamarin is now available to Visual Studio subscribers</a>. Xamarin development tools allow developers to create native iOS, Android, Windows, and Mac apps in C#. Developers can use the same languages, APIs, and data structure to share an average of 75% of app code across all mobile development platforms.</p>

<h2><b>Write C#. Run on 2.6 Billion Devices = More opportunities for you.</b></h2>

Get Started with three basic steps Get Started with three basic steps

1. Assign and Activate the Visual Studio benefits from the Partner Membership Center.
2. Go to MSDN Download Portal to download “Visual Studio 2015 Update 2”.
3. Install Visual Studio 2015 Update 2 and sign in with Windows Live ID associated with MSDN right to activate Visual Studio; partners will receive Xamarin after completion.

NOTE: Xamarin features differ between Visual Studio Professional (Action Pack) and Enterprise (Competency) editions

Visual Studio Enterprise subscribers will also get a 25% discount on the Xamarin Test Cloud, which allows partners to test their software on more than 2,000 mobile devices.

Learn more Learn more

Read Phil Sorgen’s blog to know how to use Xamarin development tools via Visual Studio Subscription to build apps today.
New or Existing Network ISV partners can also join Action Pack via the 50% off campaign for App builders and develop apps with Xamarin development tools and Visual Studio Professional.