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Contact Centre stories - Page 70

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.
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Spark gains three new TaaS certifications

Wed, 1st Nov 2017
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The certification by the Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) comes after Spark signed up its 100th TaaS customer earlier this year.
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Malaysia's telecom market to 'stay afloat' through to 2021

Fri, 27th Oct 2017
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​Malaysia's telecom market is in relatively comfortable stead according to a new report from GlobalData, driven largely by mobile data.
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New BroadSoft data centers break down office walls & empower anywhere working

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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BroadSoft has made its business cloud communication suite available worldwide through several new BroadCloud data centers throughout EMEA and APAC.
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Why WAN availability is crucial to the cloud-first enterprise

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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Organisations of all sizes must consider high availability as part of their digital transformation strategy says ZK Research's Zeus Kerravala.
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Cisco snaps up BroadSoft in US$1.7b collaboration push

Tue, 24th Oct 2017
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Cisco is acquiring BroadSoft for US$1.7 billion in a deal designed to enhance Cisco's collaboration offerings.
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Lifebroker and Jade Software launch Facebook chatbot for life insurance quote comparisons

Fri, 20th Oct 2017
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Lifebroker and Jade Software launch Alfred, Australia's first life insurance comparison chatbot on Facebook Messenger, offering 24/7 real-time quote services.
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Nouveau Labs aims to reinvent AI, analytics and automation

Tue, 17th Oct 2017
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Bangalore-based Nouveau Labs sets course to lead in AI with a new centre for robotic automation, bolstering its analytics and cognitive tech operations.
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Robo-advisors, chatbots & NZ's artificially intelligent future

Tue, 17th Oct 2017
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Artificial Intelligence Forum of New Zealand encourages Kiwis to embrace AI benefits and warns of potential impacts on economy and society.
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Survey shows companies with best tech also have best customer experience

Thu, 12th Oct 2017
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A new survey has revealed a clear connection between customer experience and technology adoption - but human capital is still very important.
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How Kiwis use artificial intelligence in everyday life

Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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From Netflix recs to chatbots, Kiwis are seamlessly integrating AI into their daily routines, redefining user interactions.
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Cortana is coming to Skype, hope you don't mind her watching

Wed, 11th Oct 2017
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AI assistant Cortana joins Skype chats, promising seamless help - but will privacy concerns override convenience?.
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Kiwis get ready to Wi-Fly: Air New Zealand trials in-flight Wi-Fi

Mon, 9th Oct 2017
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Air New Zealand begins the trial of its in-flight Wi-Fi service on one of its long-haul Boeing 777-300 aircraft.
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Ever wanted to know how Xero does incident management?

Wed, 4th Oct 2017
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DevOpsDays Auckland commenced yesterday, featuring a packed schedule of talks on incident management and the use of chatbots.
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Avaya's midmarket platform surpasses 600,000 users

Tue, 3rd Oct 2017
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​Avaya has hit a new milestone for its IP Office Platform after surpassing 600,000 systems issued to businesses and organisations around the world.
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Kiwi company ramps up security & speed with latest remote desktop tech

Mon, 2nd Oct 2017
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Lucidity's Managed Desktop now offers increased speed and security features, built on the latest Microsoft Windows Server 2016 technology.
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Lenovo transforms conference rooms with new device

Fri, 29th Sep 2017
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Lenovo has revealed its ThinkSmart Hub 500, a Skype Room Systems device, at Microsoft's Ignite conference in Orlando.
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Microsoft unveils new 365, Dynamics and Azure features at Ignite

Tue, 26th Sep 2017
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The company talked about it's aiming to enable customers to harness data, AI, hybrid and cloud technologies to evolve business process.
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Learn to speak 30 different languages with virtual reality

Mon, 25th Sep 2017
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ATi Studios launches MondlyVR, a language app that combines VR, voice chatbot and speech recognition to teach users languages in minutes.
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Bot services market worth US$1,783.9m by 2022 – APAC the driver

Wed, 20th Sep 2017
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​A new research report from MarketsandMarkets has forecast very positive times ahead for the bot services market, with APAC leading the way.
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Sunny the chatbot is here to help Kiwis sort out their solar power

Fri, 15th Sep 2017
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New Zealanders on TradeMe can now chat with an AI bot named Sunny to determine the savings and benefits of switching to solar power.