With the announcement of Cortana Analytics Suite, Microsoft is offering intelligent assistance for the enterprise with business-ready components for machine learning and predictive analytics.
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Google and Facebook Pursue Different Flavors of Intelligent Assistance
Google and Facebook are stirring up activity in the realm of Intelligent Assistance.
Dual Evolutionary Paths for Intelligent Assistants
Enterprise Intelligent Assistants (EIAs) are quickly morphing from “assistants” into “advisors,” informed by decades of FAQs, contents of Web chats and transcripts of contact center recordings.
Amazon Makes Intelligent Assistance Easier With Alexa Voice Services and a Free SDK
Amazon created simple tools and APIs for app developers to use to add a human-like spoken interface to mobile, consumer electronic devices.
Intelligent Assistants Conference 2015 to be held at W New York October 13-14
IAC 2015 features real-world case studies from executives improving customer experience and self-service efficiency. Valid entries to the Intelligent Assistants Awards (IAAs) receive two complimentary passes to attend.
Unleash the Hound! SoundHound to Houndify Intelligent Assistance
Hound raises the bar for rapid, responsive, multi-topic, natural language, spoken input to mobile devices for search, communications digital commerce and Q&A.
How Google, Apple, and Microsoft Are Building Intelligent Assistants for the Enterprise
The Big Three — Apple, Google, and Microsoft — are devoting significant research and development to improve their personal intelligent assistant offerings and further embed them into an enterprise application ecosystem.
Breadcrumbs, a “scaled down” Siri API, Set to Support Informed, Intelligent Assistance
Apple is pursuing an initiative with the codename “Proactive” that will ingest data from resources that reside on the device, including Contacts, Calendar, Passbook along with selected, installed 3rd-party apps to provide highly informed responses, search results and suggestions.
Jibo is First Licensee of Sensory’s “Cloud-Free” Natural Language Software
When Jibo, Inc., rolls out its “family robot” later this year its ability to understand and respond to spoken words will be based on embedded software from Sensory.
The Context Conundrum: Providing Intelligent Assistance While Respecting Customer Privacy
People are taking command of how they carry out commerce through their smartphones and PCs, starting with search and culminating with queries and transactions that involve a company’s automated systems (voice response or chat) or live agents.