Contact Centre stories - Page 26
Once known as ‘Call Centres’, the modern Contact Centre incorporates traditional telephony along with
web chat, text messaging, remote access services, and video conferencing to manage customer
interactions. Contact Centres are most associated with the provision of support, assistance or guidance
on products or services offered by companies serving large numbers of customers. Some are ‘outbound’
– that is, they reach out to customers for sales or other purposes, others are ‘inbound’ and receive
incoming contacts from people looking for help. Many combine both inbound and outbound functions.
Contact centres are often large facilities with tens or hundreds of workers – but they can also be virtual,
with people working ‘in’ the contact centre from home.
Chatbots a major player in business growth according to new research
Mon, 10th Jan 2022
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UK chatbot market set to boom, with spending on AI systems predicted to reach $77.6bn in 2022, according to Chatbot Trends Report 2021.
Docufree partners with Allied Global to expand global customer base
Fri, 7th Jan 2022
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The agreement will provide Allied Global with the ability to offer Docufree's cloud based document-management solutions to its growing customer base.
Majority of CTOs have implemented machine learning at their organisation - report
Thu, 6th Jan 2022
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68% of CTOs have implemented machine learning, making it the most popular subset of AI, according to new research from STX Next.
RingCentral and Mitel enter strategic partnership to enrich cloud comms
Thu, 6th Jan 2022
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RingCentral and Mitel have partnered to offer a migration path to RingCentral's cloud communications platform for Mitel's global customer base.
2022 will see the rise of digital twin marketplaces, report finds
Fri, 31st Dec 2021
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Next year will see a US$4.6 billion global spend on industrial digital twins, according to a new whitepaper by ABI Research.
End of 2021 marks drop in cyber attacks, and increase in remote access malware
Fri, 24th Dec 2021
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Unique cyber attacks decrease in Q3 2021, but attacks on individuals rise, says Positive Technologies report. Remote access trojans also on the rise.
Frost & Sullivan names Vonage the Asia-Pacific CPaaS Company of the Year
Tue, 21st Dec 2021
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Frost & Sullivan has named Vonage Asia-Pacific Communications Platform as a Service Company of the Year for the third year in a row.
Delivering a compelling customer experience in the digital age
Wed, 15th Dec 2021
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Delivering a positive customer experience in the digital age starts with a modern website, or risk losing customers.
Right-Hand announces expansion and new offerings for the APAC market
Tue, 14th Dec 2021
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Cybersecurity firm Right-Hand expands to US and Australia, launching AI-powered platform to tackle business data breaches.
Adobe, Microsoft reinvent future of work with expansion of strategic partnership
Mon, 13th Dec 2021
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Adobe and Microsoft have announced a new joint venture to enhance digital collaboration and productivity in the hybrid workplace.
Auckland DHB to revamp patient administration system next year
Mon, 13th Dec 2021
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The DHB aims to replace three of its patient management systems with a single system with the aim of streamlining business processes and workflows.
Microsoft and Objective help government agencies balance collaboration with information governance
Fri, 10th Dec 2021
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Microsoft and Objective Corporation have teamed up to help government and regulated industries balance digital collaboration with data governance.
Enabling seamless transitions to the cloud
Fri, 10th Dec 2021
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The last two years have seen unprecedented business upheaval – not just in Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) but also globally.
Genesys raises $580 million in funding at $21 billion valuation
Thu, 9th Dec 2021
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Genesys has announced a $580 million round of funding to accelerate the company's leadership in the Experience as a Service market globally.
Ingram Micro equips St John with state-of-the-art technology
Thu, 9th Dec 2021
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The technology gifted to St John includes Jabra headsets, Yealink and Poly conference phones, and Logitech keyboard and mouse sets, worth over $8,000.
How digital natives are changing the future of work
Wed, 8th Dec 2021
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With Gen Z set to comprise one-third of the Australian workforce by 2030, there is no mistake that their presence will impact the future of the workplace.
Belong accelerates intelligent automation during COVID-19 with Appian
Tue, 7th Dec 2021
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Belong, a leading provider of mobile and internet plans in Australia, is using Appian's Low-Code Platform to automate customer service actions and manage fraud.
8x8 to acquire cloud-based communications company Fuze
Thu, 2nd Dec 2021
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8x8, an integrated cloud communications platform provider, is set to acquire cloud-based communications provider Fuze for $250m.
Okta updates Workflows as standalone offering to accelerate innovation
Thu, 2nd Dec 2021
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Okta announces the availability of Okta Workflows as a standalone offering, providing automation for identity-based business processes.
Empired launches new app to reduce human error and improve security
Thu, 2nd Dec 2021
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The Empired User Secure Score works alongside Microsoft Teams, to give organisations a bird’s eye view of the level of security compliance from their team.