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Building a Private Ethereum Consortium
Building a Private Ethereum Consortium
Jason PoonJune 1, 2018Jun 1, 201806/1/18
Background The travel industry estimates 3-5% of bookings are disputed due to discrepancies in the data held by each party and can take months to resolve. Over the past two years, Microsoft and Webjet have collaborated to build a blockchain-based solution, Rezchain, that helps travel companies resolve data and avoid invoice reconciliation ...
Using Otsu’s method to generate data for training of deep learning image segmentation models
Using Otsu’s method to generate data for training of deep learning image segmentation models
AvatarMay 17, 2018May 17, 201805/17/18
Background Partnering with Microsoft, golf performance tracking startup Arccos has set out to use artificial intelligence and machine learning technology to build apps that help golfers step up their game. Last year, they gifted golfers a new ace in the hole – their own “virtual caddie” app, powered by Microsoft’s cloud and machine ...
Making sense of Handwritten Sections in Scanned Documents using the Azure ML Package for Computer Vision and Azure Cognitive Services
Making sense of Handwritten Sections in Scanned Documents using the Azure ML Package for Computer Vision and Azure Cognitive Services
AvatarMay 7, 2018May 7, 201805/7/18
Business Problem For businesses of all sorts, one of the great advantages of the shift from physical to digital documents is the fast and effective search and knowledge extraction methods now available. Gone are the days of reviewing documents line-by-line to find particular information. However, things get more complicated when the ...
Runtime Configuration of Spark Streaming Jobs
Runtime Configuration of Spark Streaming Jobs
Kevin HartmanMay 1, 2018May 1, 201805/1/18
Background Project Fortis is a social data ingestion, analysis, and visualization platform. Originally developed by Microsoft in collaboration with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA), Fortis provides planners and scientists with tools to gain insight from social media, public websites and ...
OAuth 2.0 for Mixed Reality applications
OAuth 2.0 for Mixed Reality applications
AvatarApril 23, 2018Apr 23, 201804/23/18
OAuth 2.0 for Mixed Reality applications We recently collaborated with Aveva, an industrial design and management software company. The goal for Aveva was to improve its remote rendering service and extend this technology to support an ever-growing list of platforms and devices including HoloLens. As a result of our collaboration, we ...
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Deep Learning Image Segmentation for Ecommerce Catalogue Visual Search
Deep Learning Image Segmentation for Ecommerce Catalogue Visual Search
CY YamApril 18, 2018Apr 18, 201804/18/18
Background From giant online shoe shops to e-commerce furniture mega-companies, inventory management for online retailers drives one of their largest expenses.   When workers can't find catalogue items that match a physical apparel item in the warehouse, errors are introduced and time is wasted.   Updating the catalog delivers ...
App-to-app communication with React Native on Android
App-to-app communication with React Native on Android
Eric RozellApril 4, 2018Apr 4, 201804/4/18
The ixo Foundation was created to build a decentralized impact evaluation protocol using blockchain and the W3C decentralized identifier specification. Impact, in this case, refers to impact investments, which are funding for projects that can make a measurable change in society. Impact projects are based on the UN's 17 Sustainable ...