January 26, 2009 - (Free Research) One of the biggest dangers in establishing best practices for your contact center is to do so in isolation from your self-service stakeholders. Instead, all customer "touch-points" must be viewed as part of a continuum. Customer touch points include Web Self-Service, Interactive Voice Response, Contact Center Agents, and Face-to-Face transactions.
September 15, 2011 - (Free Research) If your organization isn't on the cloud yet when it comes to customer service, then you may be severely disadvantaged. Competition for customer service is increasing and your company needs all the latest tools to stay ahead of the game. Read this white paper to learn how four contact centers adopted agile cloud-based computing technologies.
March 20, 2012 - (Free Research) This case study examines a food services company that needed to find a more efficient way to keep track of and manage food and laundry inventories, address customer concerns in the call center, automate processes, and manage tax calculation processes. Continue reading to discover the software they used to effectively meet their business needs.
January 20, 2012 - (Free Research) This video explains how you can combine interactive voice response (IVR) and ACD systems into one that tracks calls, call waits and offers "self-service" options for callers with a long wait. Watch this now to see a detailed overview of this all-in-one system that will save your organization money.
January 10, 2011 - (Free Research) Supported by insights from Peppers & Rogers Group and inContact, this white paper will explore the benefits of applying the right mix of self-service and agent-assisted support to meet customer expectations effectively and maximize business outcomes.
Cisco 1700 Series modular routers are ideal for enterprise small branch offices and small and medium-sized businesses that need secure access to business applications, network resources, and Internet services. The Cisco 1700 Series delivers fast, reliable and secure Internet/network access through a wide-range of high-speed WAN access technologies.
May 25, 2010 - (Free Research) Increasing numbers of enterprises are incorporating project portfolio management in their strategic planning. And just as individuals use financial reports and analyses to consider various investment options, the enterprise uses an analysis called the Business Case to evaluate various project proposals for inclusion in the project portfolio.
March 20, 2012 - (Free Research) In this third edition of the Customer Experience Exchange e-zine, Chris Maxcer delves into world of incorporating team-building activities into contact center agents' schedules, Vangie Beal discusses Dell's six-year investment in social media and Anna Fiorentino writes about why customer loyalty has dipped nearly 10%.
November 08, 2011 - (Free Research) Online airline and travel group Meridiana fly needed a faster, more cost-effective way for its growing customer base to book reservations online. They turned to the Riverbed Stingray Traffic Manager, which ensured a fast, responsive website that could cope with increasing high-demand.
November 17, 2010 - (Free Research) Juniper Research defines a mobile ticketing user as “someone who stores a ticket on their mobile phone for later redemption” at the point of travel, the music venue, the cinema etc.
January 10, 2011 - (Free Research) This white paper discusses the ways in which organizations are striving to maintain excellent customer service for all types of clients while at the same time controlling support costs. Read this white paper to learn more.
March 01, 2011 - (Free Research) Virtualisation and cloud computing are causing many organisations to take a second look at their existing management processes. This product brief discusses how one management platform distinguishes itself in a highly competitive market and reveals exclusive results from recent research on this topic.
April 24, 2012 - (Free Research) This week’s Computer Weekly examines research that suggests CEOs want to invest in IT more than ever, but still see CIOs as technical experts and not business people. We review SQL Server 2012 and ask if Microsoft's database software is catching its competitors as well as concluding our Buyer's Guide to data security.
January 2008 - (Free Research) The need for strategic information by department and executive managers is driving the transformation of tactical departmental systems into enterprise solutions, regardless of the size of the company employing the solutions.
May 2009 - (Free Research) Join Glenn Weadock, Global Knowledge Instructor, MCITP, MCSE, MCT, A+, for this Windows 7 Review Guide. This white paper introduces the key areas in which Windows 7 differs from Vista - areas you'll need to focus on if you're thinking of moving to Windows 7, either from Vista or from XP.
Web-based QuickBase from Intuit offers a refreshingly powerful, flexible and affordable solution for busy teams to better manage projects, information and processes. With QuickBase, you can get and keep everyone -- team members, clients, vendors, freelancers -- on the same page with better visibility and accountability for everyone.
May 2012 - (Free Research) Modernizing your IT environment can be a futile development if you don't keep your backup and recovery operations up to speed.
November 2010 - (Free Research) This paper examines how your organization can benefit from the new version of SharePoint. Whether you are an end-user who wants faster queries and easier editing options; or an administrator who wants leverage when working with developers, an upgrade to the new version of SharePoint will definitely reap dividends.
SkillSoft’s Business Skills Library focuses on behavioral skills that are designed for business professionals and key to performance regardless of job responsibility, as well as the skills and knowledge that are relevant to the various areas of functional responsibility in today’s business organizations.
TechTarget provides enterprise IT professionals with the information they need to perform their jobs - from developing strategy, to making cost-effective IT purchase decisions and managing their organizations' IT projects - with its network of technology-specific Web sites, events and magazines.