Microsoft Build – a premier developer conference that takes place at Seattle every year, was held online this May 19 – 21 , 2020. As thousands of developers from across the globe come together to learn, connect and code, this event focuses on empowering them with big ideas! We are happy to share that Universal Electronics Inc., is featured at Microsoft Build 2020, showcasing a customer story about how we built an interoperability focused intuitive platform for IoT device management with nevo.ai, voice-enabled digital assistant on Microsoft Azure as a solid and scalable foundation.
We have worked hard on building an end-to-end service that would help brands deliver voice-enabled navigation and control capabilities that work across everyday devices found in the home—offering a truly unique consumer experience.
“We enable brands to build out capabilities that go beyond their own ecosystems,” says Arsham Hatambeiki, our SVP for Product and Technology . “Our QuickSet software is present in more than half a billion devices, helping our customers connect their brand to devices, services, and users in the home.”
Our QuickSet 5.0, uses Azure IoT capabilities to provide a single platform for managing devices from different providers, blending entertainment and smart home experiences; while Nevo® Butler adds a built-in voice-enabled assistant, nevo.ai, built on Microsoft Azure’s open framework for conversational AI to ensure that our consumers have smooth, realistic interactions with our nevo.ai virtual assistant.
“The beauty of working with Cognitive Services and other Azure resources is how easy it is for us to do a quick proof of concept,” says Nikki Ahmadi, our Director of Product for Cloud and Software.
Thanks to the combination of user-friendly tools in Azure and the strong existing product knowledge within our team, we can continue to quickly design and build valuable, future-looking services without having to add to its head count significantly. “We were able to vastly expand the scope of our services—with the same size team,” says Hatambeiki. “Through Microsoft, we give our developers and engineers much stronger, more capable tools to build something that would usually require adding a team of 50 or even 100 people.” Read the full customer story published by Microsoft.
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