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Contact Centre stories - Page 28

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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Why the future of customer experience is both human and machine

Fri, 2nd Feb 2018
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Touchpoint's CEO says when it comes to customer experience don't believe the 'robot revolution' will happen overnight.
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Kiwi company takes UC security to a multi-billion dollar toll fraud problem

Wed, 31st Jan 2018
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A local Auckland company is vowing to put a dent in the billions of dollars lost to toll fraud across unified communications (UC) networks.
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Cybersecurity experts offer critical advice on eve of Data Protection Day

Sat, 27th Jan 2018
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The day is about raising awareness and promoting privacy and data protection - we have 5 experts providing insights, with GDPR a strong factor.
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New to VR? Here's how you can use it in the workplace

Mon, 22nd Jan 2018
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Virtual reality isn't just for gamers; it's transforming workplaces by enhancing team building, customer experience, and remote collaboration. Here's how.
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Kiwi institution picks up major Australian Govt. contract

Wed, 10th Jan 2018
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Datacom has secured a three-year contract with the Australian Department of Home Affairs to provide client inquiry services.
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Businesses MUST prepare: World's cybersecurity big guns forecast 2018

Mon, 11th Dec 2017
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What will 2018 bring? We've brought together a line-up of cybersecurity heavyweights to provide their opinions on various topics for the year ahead.
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AI causing consumer concern about data privacy: 61% say govt should take action

Fri, 8th Dec 2017
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Artificial intelligence is causing concern among consumers worldwide because it could potentially infringe on their privacy.
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Five core principles for developing AI for business

Mon, 4th Dec 2017
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Kriti Sharma, Sage VP of bots and AI talks about the fundamentals of AI today and where it's headed in the future.
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Microsoft teams up with TomTom to launch Azure Location Based Services

Fri, 1st Dec 2017
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Microsoft is launching a new Azure service that aims to meet the geospatial needs enterprise customers that use location data.
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Interview: Humans vs. Machines - the importance of knowing who is better at what

Tue, 28th Nov 2017
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Qlik's Josh Good discusses blending human intuition with AI for better data analytics in an exclusive interview.
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Meg Whitman to leave HPE CEO position early next year

Wed, 22nd Nov 2017
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Meg Whitman will step down as HPE CEO early next year, with President Antonio Neri to assume the role from 1st February 2018. Whitman remains on the board.
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IoT, AI and mobile gaming in the spotlight at startup festival

Thu, 16th Nov 2017
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Over the next three days, more than 300 startups will congregate in Taiwan's capital for three days full of innovation, networking, and fun.
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How telcos can win the CX race

Wed, 1st Nov 2017
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Maintaining a high standard of CX is now the key differentiating factor between industry leaders and laggards.
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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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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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Oracle - making the cloud more intelligent & autonomous

Tue, 10th Oct 2017
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Oracle's AI-driven cloud aims to cut costs and complexity, heralding a new era for enterprise IT efficiency and autonomy.
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How to restore customer loyalty after a data breach

Fri, 6th Oct 2017
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Businesses must elevate their customer experience to regain trust after data breaches, with transparency and automation key to loyalty.
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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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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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Microsoft rolls out guest access feature for Teams

Wed, 13th Sep 2017
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The feature was designed with the principles of teamwork, security & compliance, and IT manageability in mind.