Windows Live Alerts SDK

Microsoft has announced a software development kit (SDK) for Windows Live Alerts:

There's no better way to communicate with customers than with real-time alerts sent directly to their desktop, mobile device, or email. Windows Live Alerts detects where customers are on the network and intelligently delivers an alert message.

According to Microsoft the software development kit provides:

1. RSS Feed Based Alerts - You can quickly and easily enable Windows Live Alerts from an RSS feed. This zero development solution for Windows Live Alerts is available now.
2. Programmatic Alerts - The SDK is for developers familiar with Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP) who want to programmatically integrate with the Alerts notification service to access advanced features.

Windows Live Search SDK

Microsoft has announced a software development kit (SDK) for Windows Live Search:

You can easily add Search to your site with our Live Search box. For more options, use our Live Search Web Service, where you’ll be able to query for web results, images, news, phonebook listings, feeds, and meta tags.

According to Microsoft the software development kit provides:

1. SOAP API - With the SOAP API you can create a custom search engine, enhance your existing site search with spelling suggestions, images, news articles, feeds and phonebook results.
2. AJAX Control - Easily add search to your web site with this AJAX control. Deploy the script as is from the wizard, or customize it for more functionality.