Hi all,
I wanted to let you guys know about an awesome service provided by PlayerIO for those interested in developing multiplayer games/applications. PlayerIO initially had a server written in C# and an Actionscript 3 client, but has recently released a .NET client too.
Not only do they take care of hosting for your game but they also provide many features like Facebook and Kongregate integration, a CDN to host your assets and a highly scalable database. They have a free plan with more than enough bandwith to develop your application without spending a cent, and when you're ready to release your game you can upgrade to a paid plan that gives you much more bandwith.
I'm currently making a demo using Truevision3d + PlayerIO networking that i'll release soon. In the meanwhile check out their site at :
http://www.playerio.com