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Oracle has released Contact Center Anywhere 8.1, an application that builds on its acquisition of Telephony@Work, an on-demand provider of IP-based software infrastructure for hosted contact center services, made exactly a year ago. Oracle Contact Center Anywhere 8.1, is a multimedia IP-based contac...
211 is more than a mere convenience to callers seeking information about critical health and human services available in their communities; it can literally be a lifesaver. "The heightened threat of terrorism in the post-9/11 world and the increase in frequency of environmental emergencies has raise...
The State of Texas has charged electronics retailer Radio Shack with violating state identity protection laws, claiming the company dumped thousands of customer records behind a store near Corpus Christi and possibly exposing consumers to identity theft. Radio Shack is not denying the transgression ...
Apptix on Monday announced Apptix Voice, its new hosted VoIP product aimed at small and medium-sized businesses looking for an integrated e-mail and phone solution. A provider of on-demand messaging and collaboration products, Apptix is offering the solution via a SaaS delivery model. It works with ...
Renault is marketing a car called the Logan -- a starter vehicle that retails for about US$6,300. A safety conscious consumer may pause before getting in -- but he shouldn't, or at least not more so than he would with any other car. Renault is not cutting corners in its manufacturing process. Instea...
Countries in Central and Eastern Europe as well as the Middle East and Africa -- the EMEA market, in other words -- are poised to become the next hot spots of contact center outsourcing activities, according to projections recently published by Frost & Sullivan. The market earned revenues of US$...
Sage Software, the U.S. subsidiary of UK parent Sage Group, has acquired Corum, a privately held software consulting and development company that specializes in mobile CRM technology. Sage has partnered with Corum for several years, integrating the Canada-based firm's mobile platform with the SalesL...
CTI Group, a provider of online billing, self-care and communication management applications, has released a hosted call recording product. In general, on-demand contact center applications have been proliferating over the last year. CTI Group's new product, called "SmartRecord IP," differentiates i...
Dell made headlines a few years ago with the announcement that it was bringing its Indian-based contact center operations back to the U.S. because of customer complaints of poor service. Since then, however, apparently unable to resist the lure of cost benefits, the company has sent additional opera...
Not long ago, if a company wanted to outsource non-core operations -- such as contact center or back office processes -- India was the locale to choose. End of story. That was then, though. Over the last few years, markets around the world -- as well as the outsourcing industry itself -- have evolve...
There are a few challenges facing the North American customer care outsourcing industry that may dampen growth in the coming years, according to a new Frost & Sullivan report that projects earned revenues to reach US$20.1 billion in 2012 from $19.5 billion in 2005. These predictions are intentio...
Onyx has upgraded its analytics application with the introduction of Onyx Analytics 3.0, a product within the vendor's Performance Management portfolio. New features in this release include scorecarding and event monitoring functionality. Scorecarding allows users to monitor and rate performance aga...
The global outbound dialing market -- dominated by equipment vendors including Aspect, Avaya, Genesys, Nortel and Cisco -- not only is saturated in many regions, especially North America, but also is facing stiff headwinds, according to a new study by Frost & Sullivan. These challenges include a...
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