<p>GLENDALE, Calif., June 11, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- With the release of the DevExpress WinRT Live Tile Manager for .NET, WinForms developers can finally provide distinctive updates to Windows Live Tiles from any desktop application and deliver on the promise of Windows 8 and its interactive Live Tile experience without re-writing their existing applications.</p><p>(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130611/LA29592LOGO)</p><p>Windows 8 Live Tiles offer an entirely new way for applications to interact with end-users on the Start Screen. The ability to update Tiles allows running apps to deliver relevant information to the user along with a consolidated entry point into the app itself. Until the release of the DevExpress WinRT Live Tile Manager, legacy Windows applications could not easily communicate with Live Tiles and deliver on next-generation experiences that lie at the heart of Windows 8. WinForms developers were left with very little choice but to use tiles as simple shortcuts to launch legacy apps.</p><p>"The idea behind the Devexpress WinRT Live Tile Manager is simple," said Julian Bucknall, CTO at DevExpress. "Breathe new life into all WinForms desktop apps and allow developers to create, display and update Live Tiles on the Windows 8 Start Screen without abandoning existing code investments."</p><p><a href="http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/net-windows-forms-applications-can-now-send-notifications-to-windows-8-live-tiles-210988871.html">Keep reading...</a></p>