Google Cloud Natural Language API

Maybe you have already seen this, but Google has launched new API to help parse natural language. The new Cloud Natural Language API currently supports texts in English, Spanish and Japanese.

API features -

• Syntax Analysis- Extract tokens and sentences, identify parts of speech (PoS) and create dependency parse trees for each sentence.
• Entity Recognition- Identify entities and label by types such as person, organization, location, events, products and media.
• Sentiment Analysis- Understand the overall sentiment expressed in a block of text.
• Multi-Language- Enables you to easily analyze text in multiple languages including English, Spanish and Japanese.
• Integrated REST API- Access via REST API. Text can be uploaded in the request or integrated with Google Cloud Storage.

See this, https://cloud.google.com/natural-language/

Bring in business 24/7 with Microsoft Bookings

See this - https://blogs.office.com/2016/07/20/bring-in-business-247-with-microsoft-bookings/

Debut of a new service called Bookings, which will allow customers to schedule appointments with a business using online software. The web page looks great on both larger screens and mobile devices. It’s easy to link to your scheduling page from an email that you send to customers or from your business’s website or Facebook page.

Bookings is now rolling out in First Release to customers who subscribe to the Office 365 Business Premium plan and will roll out to all Business Premium customers worldwide in the coming months