<p>Microsoft has released an updated preview of the Windows Azure Plugin for Eclipse with Java.</p><p>The Microsoft Open Technologies Inc team has been listening to testers of the technology (they really ARE a different Microsoft breed!) and has made a number of "feedback-driven usability enhancements in existing features" to the (July) preview.</p><p>The plugin provides templates and functionality that you can use to create, develop, test, and deploy Windows Azure applications using the Eclipse development environment.</p><p>It's an Open Source project and the source code is available under the Apache License 2.0 from the project's site.</p><p><a href="http://www.i-programmer.info/news/141-cloud-computing/4832-azure-plugin-for-eclipse-with-java.html">Keep reading...</a></p>