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Ribbit and Microsoft Discuss the Ribbit for Silverlight Toolkit

Submitted by bmacfarland on Mon, 2010-01-11 17:21

Ribbit's own Crick Waters and Joseph Hofstader, a Microsoft Architect/Evangelist, discuss the integration of Ribbit's Communications toolset with Microsoft's Silverlight technology. This allows web developers and designers the ability to drag and drop controls into their web-enabled applications. In the past, developing applications with calling, messaging, IVR, etc. would require a lot of telephony domain knowledge as well as very expensive equipment.

The Ribbit for Silverlight tools can add value to many industries. Just a few of the examples are:

  • Finance - The Ribbit for Silverlight platform is secure. It meets regulatory compliance for financial transactions.
  • Business Productivity - Imagine voice transcriptions being indexed and searchable.
  • Advertising - Advertising agencies can add these communication tools to creating a new level of interactivity between their clients and potential buyers.

It's impossible to detail all the potential applications for the toolset. Microsoft's vast community of developers have a history of taking tools and creating new and exciting enterprise-level applications.

Ribbit for Silverlight tools also allows developers to extend existing applications to mobile devices. Applications can be developed to send an SMS as well as receive an SMS... and act on the data in that message. Applications can work with voice in the same way. And, of course the Ribbit for Silverlight tools can be customized for a look and feel to fit the look and feel of the rest of the application.

How much does it cost? For developers the account is free. The Ribbit for Silverlight toolkit is free. It works with Microsoft Visual Studio or Expression Suite. To get started sign up to be a Ribbit Developer and visit the Ribbit for Silverlight Development Center.