Microsoft is one of the front runners in developing enterprise blockchain platforms. This week, we see a slew of patent documents published for Microsoft, including IoT applications, data storage, blockchain interfaces, and blockchain analytics. Microsoft Azure Blockchain Workbench is a platform for building blockchain applications. On January 8, 2019, Microsoft released Updates for Azure Blockchain Workbench with new features including application versions, an egress messaging API, and streamlined smart contract development. It was announced on December 18, 2018, that ArcBlock had expanded the availability of its blockchain development framework into the Azure Cloud Partner Network. ArcBlock is a blockchain platform provider for DApps and blockchain services that was founded in 2017 and is based out of Seattle, WA.
