Microsoft Aims PowerApps at Rapid, Elegant, Consumer-fast App Building

Mobile apps can't come fast enough for business, believes Microsoft; and so far, they aren't coming fast enough. So this week at Convergence 2015 EMEA, Microsoft introduced PowerApps, a new service aimed at "[empowering] employees to create the apps they need, connected to business systems in a secure way, and easily share their apps with coworkers."

PowerApps, which Microsoft officials say comes from the same team that has worked on the app building platform Project Siena in the past, is available in preview, and helps businesses create employee-facing apps of all kinds, from the simplest app - like a one-time e...

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