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Aspect Strengthens Customer-Company Interactions with New Unified Communications Capabilities

- Unified Communications Applications for the Contact Centre Offer New Instant Messaging Features and Voice Portal Capabilities for Improved Business Processes -


Contact centres bring jobs and future opportunities to Scotland - By Neil Lafferty

Clouds still have silver linings and change still brings opportunity, despite what the doomsayers might tell us.
Politicians, forecasters, economists and business leaders have all been very coy about making predictions of a recovery after Baroness Vadera was roasted in the media for claiming to see, her now infamous, green shoots of recovery.


plantronics launch VoIP headset system

Plantronics have announced the launch of their new VoIP Headset System, the Plantronics IP40. The very first of it’s kind in the market, the new IP40 is a groundbreaking, simplified IP phone for contact centres.


protoCall wins ‘best innovation partner award’

ProtoCall One have been named as ‘Best Innovation Partner for 2008 – UK and Ireland’ by Genesys, the global contact centre solutions software provider. ProtoCall One’s managing director Faraz Khan collected the award at G-Force, the annual Genesys user conference, held in Barcelona (June 9-11th).


rostrvm reduces virtual call centre deployment cost

The traditional view of the call centre as a specific place where customer contact takes place is becoming outdated. Increasingly customer interactions happen throughout an organisation combining front-line contact management in multiple locations and back-office support functions.


government launches 'MP expense helpline'

In response to huge Public outcry at the level of MP Expenses being claimed the Government has launched a dedicated helpline for MPs.

 

Prime Minister Gordon Brown has made available the helpline to MPs where they can obtain legal and support advise via the Downing street switchboard.


blindingly obvious report - customers prefer a human voice!

A study by the CFI Group has concluded that "Customer Service Representatives are key to customer satisfaction, yet many customers are greeted by Interactive Voice Recognition (IVR) machines when they reach a contact centre.


Virgin Games delivers 5 minute customer response time with multimedia contact centre application

Virgin Games, Virgin's on-line gaming offering announces an average email response time of less than five minutes to customers, following the implementation of a multimedia contact centre solution from NEC Philips Unified Solutions.