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Contact Centre stories - Page 74

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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Genesys APAC Partner Conference – Dimension Data on top

Thu, 16th Mar 2017
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​Genesys recently recognised its top performing partners at its annual APAC Partner conference - here are this year's award recipients.
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IoT adoption in Australia & New Zealand lagging behind rest of APAC

Wed, 15th Mar 2017
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Australia and New Zealand rank lowest in IoT-enabled customer experience maturity, according to a new report by Genesys.
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Power to the people – creating trust in data with collaborative governance

Tue, 14th Mar 2017
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Collaborative data governance is an easy way for IT to help ensure that the quality, security, and accuracy of enterprise information is preserved.
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The week in channel-land: Acquisitions, big money and fresh potential

Fri, 10th Mar 2017
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Another week older and what have you done? We take a look back on the week that was - and just what the channel has been doing.
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Cisco and Optus collaboration to drive AU digital transformation

Wed, 8th Mar 2017
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Optus Business and Cisco firmly believe a smart network is fundamental to the business transformation journey.
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Bankrupt Avaya enters asset purchase agreement - ANZ MD assures partners

Wed, 8th Mar 2017
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Avaya earlier this year filed for bankruptcy and has now announced it has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Extreme Networks.
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Police to launch non-emergency 24/7 phone number

Thu, 2nd Mar 2017
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New Zealand Police introduce round-the-clock non-emergency phone service to improve connection and trust with the public.
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Australian-based Quality Connex inks five year deal with MyRepublic

Tue, 28th Feb 2017
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Australian cloud contact centre specialist, Quality Connex, seals a five-year deal with ISP MyRepublic to deliver omni-channel services across the Asia Pacific.
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Access4 offers up new channel-focused BroadSoft CC-One deployment

Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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Access4 is hosting BroadSoft's new CC-One in a move it says enables its partners to offer a data driven contact centre and telephony solution in one.
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The UC tussle between Cisco, Microsoft and Google - and they're just getting started

Mon, 27th Feb 2017
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There is a true battle going on between the three heavyweights, with all offering unique products that are in fact subtly similar.
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Enghouse offering local resellers new hosting opportunity

Thu, 23rd Feb 2017
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Enghouse Interactive is about to launch a new self service IVR platform locally and it's on the hunt for resellers to provide hosted versions.
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The biggest tech & digital trends we're getting excited about this year

Mon, 20th Feb 2017
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We're at a huge moment in time for the digital and technology world. With new ideas testing the boundaries, we're entering an exciting new phase.
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Spark NZ: Dynamic change, fibre movement & the road ahead

Thu, 16th Feb 2017
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Mark Verbiest and Simon Moutter address Spark's financial results for the half-year ending 31st December 2016.
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MYOB teams up with Genesys to provide integrated customer service experience

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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MYOB partners with Genesys to revamp contact centre capabilities and provide a personalised customer service experience.
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IBM Watson has a new job: Cognitive cybersecurity expert

Wed, 15th Feb 2017
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Watson has spent the past year training in cybersecurity language from more than one million security documents, and is now being integrated into SOC.
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Air NZ makes moves in AI technology with its very own chatbot

Wed, 8th Feb 2017
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Air New Zealand introduces chatbot, Oscar, to provide personalised assistance and move away from traditional FAQ sections.
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Slack launches attack against Microsoft with new product release

Wed, 1st Feb 2017
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Slack are calling it one of their 'most significant news announcements to date', that will shape the future of work for teams and businesses.
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NZ energy retailer shifts into cloud after nine month migration

Tue, 31st Jan 2017
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It's clear that digitisation is continuing its steady march onward, with another major Kiwi company migrating to the cloud.
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TCN inks exclusive partnership with Japan-based reseller

Fri, 20th Jan 2017
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TCN partners exclusively with Japan's ICXnet to market its cloud-based contact center suite, Platform 3.0, to domestic and multinational companies in Japan.
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Avaya files for bankruptcy, looks for a new path

Fri, 20th Jan 2017
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Networking giant Avaya seeks revival with Chapter 11 filing, aiming to slash debt and refocus business strategy.