In a July update, Microsoft released Bot Framework SDK 4.5 and a preview of v4.6, along with updated tools and Azure Bot Service channels for building intelligent, enterprise-grade bots.

Microsoft may be ready to rev up (again) its conversation as a service strategy, with new additions to its bot-framework toolset.

The Bot Framework SDK also is better integrated with Microsoft Teams now, officials said. Last but not least, Microsoft has enabled the Bot Framework (using the SDK 4.8 or later) to connect to Alexa.

Not only have Microsoft's Bot Framework and Service been updated, but new AI functionality and language capabilities have been introduced for apps that leverage Azure Cognitive Services as well.

Updated Python functionality heads a list of enhancements to Microsoft's Bot Framework SDK, facilitating conversational artificial intelligence development for a number of application channels, such ...