is computer vision already HIPAA compliant? Or, if it is not, will it be coming soon?
Edit: to further clarify: Microsoft categorizes its cloud services into categories. See here more information: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/TrustCenter/Compliance/HIPAA
I am asking if Computer Vision/Cognitive Services will be added into the in scope list.
Thanks!
Microsoft Cognitive service Vision APIs are not currently HIPAA compliant. You can stay up to date with updates and announcements via Cognitive Services Blog
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Does anyone know whether it's possible to publish the QnAMaker in Europe? I can only publish it in the West US which results in quite a bit of latency when calling the service from our backend.
As you can see on Cognitive Services API Management located here, there is no endpoint for Europe (in comparison to LUIS where there are several locations):
So no, sorry.
To get rid of the latency, you could decide to migrate to Azure Cognitive Service for Language which can be published in Western and Northern Europe.If you are using Bot Framework SDK to talk to this service, bear in mind that it is not yet ready for the new Language Service.
I'm not sure about this, i think i can use it for a app that needs hipaa compliance, because the nginx container is running on GKE or GCE and this services are hipaa compliance. Or is it not compliant?
Product Manager here.
Endpoints is not yet on Google's official list of HIPAA compliant products (available here).
We not believe it is non-compliant, but it has not yet gone through the certification process (and we have a few products ahead of it in the queue). I'd love to bump it up in the queue; feel free to email me (ciruli at google dot com) and I will let the certification team know about the request. I can't promise a schedule or timeframe, but customer input certainly helps.
I've seen examples of bot programming that work with "Skype". Is it possible to develop enterprise bots that run on "Skype for Business" using Microsoft's Bot/Cognitive service tools/framework?
Skype for Business is not yet supported by Bot Framework. To find all the messaging channels that are supported visit the Bot Framework's documentation site.
The Microsoft Bot Framework now officially supports Skype for Business as a channel:
Skype for Business Bot Framework (Preview)
(As of writing this its in Preview mode, so things may change in the future. But at least its there.)
Skype for Business does use UCWA (Unified Communications Web API), though the documentation is pretty dated it is possible to have a user account for the bot and use the API calls for direct messaging.
This also requires some knowledge of the server that your Skype for Business is running through.
Further going thru the Build 2016 videos and Microsoft support site reveals Skype bot programming is limited to consumer skype and not for "Skype for Business". It seems microsoft has future plans to bring this to "Skype for Business"
Yes, bots can be built for skype for business, please have a look at the following link.
http://acuvate.com/blog/chatbots-on-skype-for-business/
I'm not able to create a cognitive service to use Video API.
Its currently not available from
Azure Portal.
Does anybody know the process of creating one.
For a variety of reasons, the Azure Portal only lists APIs for which a paid tier exists.
You should be able to find all the information you need on the Microsoft Cognitive Service Video API site, including a link to get a free tier API key.
Prior to iOS 6, the ios maps api had restrictions for developers, imposed by Google, some of which are the following:
10.9 use the Service or Content with any products, systems, or applications for or in connection with:
(a) real time navigation or route guidance, including but not limited to turn-by-turn route guidance that is synchronized to the position of a user's sensor-enabled device;
(b) any systems or functions for automatic or autonomous control of vehicle behavior; or
(c) dispatch, fleet management, business asset tracking, or similar enterprise applications (the Google Maps API can be used to track assets (such as cars, buses or other vehicles) as long as the tracking application is made available to the public without charge. For example, you may offer a free, public Maps API Implementation that displays real-time public transit or other transportation status information.
(taken from http://code.google.com/apis/maps/iphone/terms.html. Apple's Map Kit framework also points there.)
Are these restrictions still in place for ios 6, despite Google no longer providing the maps? Searched the web (and Apple's documentation) for an answer but came up short.
I'm going to build an app that manages a company's rental car fleet (private) and need to use a maps solution for just that. Up until ios 6 I was leaning towards using openlayers + webview but would rather use a native solution if possible.
Thank you in advance.
Maybe that's not the case, but seems that if you use CoreLocation to obtain vehicle location and then use in somehow for fleet management, you're not allowed to do that as far as it contradicts the App Review Guidelines 4.3:
4.3
Apps that use location-based APIs for dispatch, fleet management, or emergency services will be rejected
UPD (1.feb.15): As lan noticed, this guideline is no longer present in the list.