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What is Commercial-Off-the-Shelf (COTS) Software

Openxcell

COTS stands for Commercial-Off-the-Shelf, and it refers to software targeted to a certain, specially defined range of business based on predetermined specifications. It also alleviates concerns about the challenges of developing and sustaining private IT solutions compared to Commercial-Off-the-Shelf available IT applications.

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Image Recognition APIs: Google, Amazon, IBM, Microsoft, and more

Altexsoft

Now, as you know the basics, let’s explore off-the-shelf APIs and solutions you can use to integrate visual data analysis into your new or existing product. Let’s imagine a situation: you’re sitting in a foreign cafe and flipping the menu pages. On the bright side, each position contains a photo of how it’s served.