Microsoft has acquired messaging app developer Wand Labs. This acquisition accelerates our vision and strategy for Conversation as a Platform.
WHAT IS WAND?
Wand’s technology allows people involved in chats – for example, over Skype or Skype for Business Messaging – to have relevant web services made available to them on demand through the chat interface.
For example, if someone says they’re hungry in the chat, by popping up the keyboard & switching to the Wand interface, a list of intelligently selected (based on the chat dialog) online food delivery services – GrubHub DoorDash, etc. – or restaurant review services – Yelp, TripAdvisor – might pop up, and be accessible within the chat session where the user can quickly interact with the service & immediately return to the chat.
For more information on the acquisition, read the blog announcement here:
- Microsoft acquires Wand Labs to accelerate innovation in Bing intelligence and Conversation as a Platform
https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2016/06/16/microsoft-acquires-wand-labs-to-accelerate-innovation-in-bing-intelligence-and-conversation-as-a-platform/
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