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.
May 15, 2012 - (Free Research) This comprehensive white paper discusses the future of contact centers. From tools to strategy this paper covers all you need to know about ensuring that your customer service stays up to date.
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.
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 20, 2012 - (Free Research) In this week’s Computer Weekly, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude talks about releasing government datasets to the public and why open data will drive the next industrial revolution. We also review the latest test version of Windows 8 and see how it shapes up for tablet computers and business users and much more.
February 21, 2011 - (Free Research) HP commissioned Forrester Consulting to ask the question: Why do users of current RISC/UNIX platforms continue to use UNIX in the face of increasingly robust Linux offerings, often from the same vendors that provide their RISC/UNIX platforms, running on less expensive x86 platforms? Access this report now for the results.
December 01, 2011 - (Free Research) This research from management consultants, Xantus, shows that while there is still a lack of clarity and a reluctance to fully commit to the cloud, there is a general acceptance from CIOs of the benefits and a growing commitment to develop those benefits.
May 08, 2012 - (Free Research) In this week’s Computer Weekly, we look at the IT challenges facing retailers, as consumers turn increasingly to web and mobile shopping channels. Oracle president Mark Hurd talks about how the supplier intends to simplify IT infrastructures. And new government CIO Andy Nelson discusses how he plans to transform Whitehall IT. Read the issue now.
April 25, 2011 - (Free Research) By simplifying and automating deployment, retargeting and provisioning workloads, and managing processes for virtualized systems, the Dell Virtual Integrated System (VIS) architecture empowers end users to access resources when they need them. Continue reading to learn more.
April 27, 2012 - (Free Research) This exclusive interview with Sr. Systems Manager of Blue Cross Blue Shield Florida, Victor Miller, discusses how Blue Cross Blue Sheild optimized their development and operations with a system that improves collaboration between the teams.
December 31, 2011 - (Free Research) IDC recently interviewed 10 European companies that have deployed EMC backup and recovery solutions. The purpose was to identify and quantify the resulting business value of each project, in order to calculate a cumulative ROI. Read now to learn the study's key findings.
August 2007 - (Free Research) In this recorded interview with salesforce.com, learn how advanced Web-based reports and dashboards created by business intelligence (BI) market leader Business Objects have increased the value of the leading on-demand customer relationship management (CRM) platform - salesforce.com.
August 2010 - (Free Research) When Bill Green spelled out his vision for Accenture in a rare interview shortly after taking over as chief executive six years ago, he said the company would “dream up and build services so powerful and so exceptional that they will be required to compete in any industry, from financial services to manufacturing”.
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