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Avaya Inc. /əˈvaɪ. ə/ is a privately held global provider of business communications and

Avaya Inc. /əˈvaɪ. ə/ is a privately held global provider of business communications and collaboration systems. The international headquarters is in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, United States. The company supplies Contact Centers, networking (routers, switches and other networking hardware), unified communications (UC), and video products (integrated hardware and software) services. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Avaya Recognition 1 Dell. Oro Group has called Avaya a leader in Unified Communications

Avaya Recognition 1 Dell. Oro Group has called Avaya a leader in Unified Communications and Enterprise Telephony Drew Kraus et al. called Avaya a leader in Contact Center. It was named a as a leader in Enterprise messaging by T 3 i Group in 2010 MZA, Ltd. recognized its Range audio conferencing in 2010. Intelli. Com Analytics named it a leader in Hardware maintenance https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Avaya Recognition 1 Leaders Quadrant in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contact Center Infrastructure,

Avaya Recognition 1 Leaders Quadrant in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contact Center Infrastructure, Worldwide, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Medallia As part of a Customer Relationship Management (CRM or Social CRM) program, Medallia’s

Medallia As part of a Customer Relationship Management (CRM or Social CRM) program, Medallia’s cloud-based Customer Experience (CX) software platform captures voice of the customer feedback across Web, social, mobile, and Contact Center channels, analyzes it in real-time, and delivers action workflows to executive, central and front-line teams for customer satisfaction, customer loyalty, Net Promoter scores and overall business performance 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Medallia Capabilities Medallia offers a platform for survey, social, text, written and online feedback.

Medallia Capabilities Medallia offers a platform for survey, social, text, written and online feedback. The software analyzes feedback from Facebook, Twitter, and other major review sites (e. g. , Trip. Advisor) alongside solicited feedback data from surveys and Contact Centers. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Customer intelligence Example sources of data for CI Customer satisfaction and market research surveys,

Customer intelligence Example sources of data for CI Customer satisfaction and market research surveys, often mined via text analytics, which can additionally be applied, for customer intelligence purposes, to Contact Center notes, e-mail, and other textual sources. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Arena (software) Commercial software editions 1 Enterprise Suite – offers the full power of

Arena (software) Commercial software editions 1 Enterprise Suite – offers the full power of Professional Edition with the added tools of 3 D animation and the specialized templates that are effective for high-speed packaging operations (Packaging) as well as Contact Center operations (Contact Center). https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Cisco Systems - Hosted Collaboration Solution 1 Cisco partners can offer cloud-based services based

Cisco Systems - Hosted Collaboration Solution 1 Cisco partners can offer cloud-based services based on Cisco's virtualized Unified Computing System (UCS). A part of the Cisco Unified Services Delivery Solution that will include hosted versions of Cisco Unified Communications Manager (UCM), Cisco Unified Contact Center, Cisco Unified Mobility, Cisco Unified Presence, Cisco Unity Connection (unified messaging), and Cisco Webex Meeting Center. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

SCXML - Implementations Genesys Contact Center Software The Genesys Orchestration Server is the heart

SCXML - Implementations Genesys Contact Center Software The Genesys Orchestration Server is the heart of the multi-channel Genesys Contact Center, coordinating customer interactions across voice, mobile, IVR and Web channels using SCXML. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Marketing operations - Technology or Marketing Automation 1 CRM Customer Service Contact Centers https:

Marketing operations - Technology or Marketing Automation 1 CRM Customer Service Contact Centers https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Cisco Career Certifications - Voice/Collaboration 1 The Voice track covers advanced topics in subjects

Cisco Career Certifications - Voice/Collaboration 1 The Voice track covers advanced topics in subjects such as Quality of Service, MGCP, Call Manager (Cisco's Vo. IP PBX), Cisco Unity Connection (Cisco's Voice Messaging platform), Unity Express, Unified Contact Center Express, Cisco Unified Presence Server, Cisco's HWIC 4 ESW, and the 3750 -24 PS https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Dialer - Preview dialing enables agents to first view the available information about the

Dialer - Preview dialing enables agents to first view the available information about the customer and decide when to place the call. In addition to the information about the customer, agents may also view all the history of the customer with the Contact Center. After viewing the information about the customer, the agent requests the system to make the call. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Dialer - Guidelines for choosing the dialing mode The Contact Center can run outbound

Dialer - Guidelines for choosing the dialing mode The Contact Center can run outbound campaigns in power dialing and change to predictive dialing at peak times 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Dialer - Guidelines for choosing the dialing mode 1 • Improved results because agents

Dialer - Guidelines for choosing the dialing mode 1 • Improved results because agents know all the available information about customers and history of the customer with the Contact Center. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

CCNA Security - Voice/Collaboration 1 The Voice track covers advanced topics in subjects such

CCNA Security - Voice/Collaboration 1 The Voice track covers advanced topics in subjects such as Quality of Service, Media Gateway Control Protocol|MGCP, Call Manager (Cisco's Vo. IP Private branch exchange|PBX), Cisco Unity Connection (Cisco's Voice Messaging platform), Unity Express, Unified Contact Center Express, Cisco Unified Presence Server, Cisco's HWIC-4 ESW, and the 3750 -24 PS https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Mobile local search - Service providers 1 Many Directory Assistance providers also offer mobile

Mobile local search - Service providers 1 Many Directory Assistance providers also offer mobile local search, including free DA providers Jingle Networks and 1 -800 -San. Diego in the USA, 118 (Sweden)|118 118, Yell Group, Pages Jaunes, Seat Pagine Gialle, Eniro etc. in Europe, and many others. One of the more fully functional services is provided by Contact Center Americas in Colombia. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Offshoring Research Network 1 The ORN project captures a wide range of business functions

Offshoring Research Network 1 The ORN project captures a wide range of business functions and processes, such as information technology (IT), finance accounting, Call Centre|Contact Centers, human resources, legal services (Legal Process Outsourcing|LPO), analytical and knowledge services (Knowledge process outsourcing|KPO), software development, procurement, marketing and sales, engineering and new product development https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Automatic Call Distribution 1 Also, these protocols enable Call Centers consisting of PBXs from

Automatic Call Distribution 1 Also, these protocols enable Call Centers consisting of PBXs from multiple vendors to be treated as one virtual Contact Center. All real-time and historical statistical information can then be shared amongst Call Center sites. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Interactive Voice Response - Typical uses 1 Computer telephony integration|CTI allows a Contact Center

Interactive Voice Response - Typical uses 1 Computer telephony integration|CTI allows a Contact Center or organization to gather information about the caller as a means of directing the inquiry to the appropriate agent. CTI can transfer relevant information about the individual customer and the IVR dialog from the IVR to the agent desktop using a Screen pop|screenpop, making for a more effective and efficient service. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Interactive Voice Response - Outsourcing vs. Contact Center automation 1 Contact Centers can be

Interactive Voice Response - Outsourcing vs. Contact Center automation 1 Contact Centers can be expensive to run, and are often seen as cost centers; however, the ability to up-sell services and products to customers can offset operational expenditure, and effectively reduce the average cost per call handled. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Interactive Voice Response - Outsourcing vs. Contact Center automation Methods of reducing Contact Center

Interactive Voice Response - Outsourcing vs. Contact Center automation Methods of reducing Contact Center running costs include outsourcing and automation. Outsourcing to other countries can reduce operational expenditure by as much as 30%, however, differences in culture and language can prove problematic for customers, whose dissatisfaction can lead to customer complaints and loss of business. Also, it is more difficult to up-sell to customers from foreign Contact Centers. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Interactive Voice Response - Outsourcing vs. Contact Center automation 1 The use of automation

Interactive Voice Response - Outsourcing vs. Contact Center automation 1 The use of automation in the Contact Center promotes efficiency, allowing Contact Centers to be located in the country from which the call is originated https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Interactive Voice Response - Unified Communications in the SIP Contact Center Inbound calls to

Interactive Voice Response - Unified Communications in the SIP Contact Center Inbound calls to a SIP Contact Center must be queued or terminated against a SIP end point; SIP IVR systems can be used to replace agents directly by the use of applications deployed using BBUA (Back to Back User Agents). 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Interactive Voice Response - Interactive Messaging Response (IMR) 1 The introduction of Instant Messaging

Interactive Voice Response - Interactive Messaging Response (IMR) 1 The introduction of Instant Messaging (IM) in Contact Centers is starting to take off https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Interactive Voice Response - Hosted vs. on-premise IVR 1 With the introduction of Web

Interactive Voice Response - Hosted vs. on-premise IVR 1 With the introduction of Web services into the Contact Center, host integration has been simplified, allowing IVR applications to be hosted remotely from the Contact Center. This has meant hosted IVR applications using speech are now available to smaller Contact Centers across the globe and has led to an expansion of ASP (Application Service Providers). https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Interactive Voice Response - Hosted vs. on-premise IVR 1 IVR applications can also be

Interactive Voice Response - Hosted vs. on-premise IVR 1 IVR applications can also be hosted in the public network, without Contact Center integration. Services include public announcement messages and message services for small business. It is also possible to deploy two-prong IVR services where the initial IVR application is used to route the call to the appropriate Contact Center. This can be used to balance loading across multiple Contact Centers or https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Natural Predictive Dialing - Benefits 1 Contact Centers that require a natural calling experience

Natural Predictive Dialing - Benefits 1 Contact Centers that require a natural calling experience and wish to also have the productivity benefits associated with predictive dialing can utilize this technology to obtain both benefits. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Natural Predictive Dialing - Drawbacks The only commercially available natural predictive dialer is provided

Natural Predictive Dialing - Drawbacks The only commercially available natural predictive dialer is provided by a single vendor. Additionally, patents protecting the technology make it more expensive than many other systems, such as those available for free based on the Asterisk platform. Many Contact Centers and other organizations don't necessarily need the 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Virtual queue - Comparison of queuing options 1 Note that many customers in this

Virtual queue - Comparison of queuing options 1 Note that many customers in this situation would abandon the queue before reaching an agent, and retry the call later, resulting in additional telecom costs for the Contact Center and skewed Call Center metrics. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Virtual queue - Impact 1 Virtual queuing can result in better customer experiences and

Virtual queue - Impact 1 Virtual queuing can result in better customer experiences and improved Contact Center operations https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Virtual queue - FIFO|First In, First Out Queuing vs. Scheduled Queuing 1 Datebook-type scheduling

Virtual queue - FIFO|First In, First Out Queuing vs. Scheduled Queuing 1 Datebook-type scheduling systems allow customers to schedule appointments for up to 7 days in the future. Contact Centers can block out times that are unavailable for scheduling and limit the number of appointments available. Datebook systems also allow customers who reach your center after business hours to schedule an appointment during normal operating times. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Virtual queue - FIFO|First In, First Out Queuing vs. Scheduled Queuing Timer scheduling systems

Virtual queue - FIFO|First In, First Out Queuing vs. Scheduled Queuing Timer scheduling systems promise a callback in a preset amount of time, regardless of queue conditions. While this ensures an on-time callback for the customer, a surge in call volume or staff reduction due to a shift change can create a bottleneck in the Contact Center's queue, lengthening wait times. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Virtual queue - FIFO|First In, First Out Queuing vs. Scheduled Queuing 1 Forecast-based scheduling

Virtual queue - FIFO|First In, First Out Queuing vs. Scheduled Queuing 1 Forecast-based scheduling systems only offer appointments during times when the Contact Center anticipates a drop in demand based on workforce planning forecasts. These times may not be convenient for the customer, and the Contact Center runs the risk of a bottleneck if the anticipated reduction in demand or increase in staffing doesn't occur. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Virtual queue - FIFO|First In, First Out Queuing vs. Scheduled Queuing 1 The limitations

Virtual queue - FIFO|First In, First Out Queuing vs. Scheduled Queuing 1 The limitations of these forced-scheduling systems do not provide an optimal customer experience, and their reliance on countdown timers or call traffic forecasts may negatively impact Contact Center operations https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Virtual queue - FIFO|First In, First Out Queuing vs. Scheduled Queuing 1 The best

Virtual queue - FIFO|First In, First Out Queuing vs. Scheduled Queuing 1 The best bet for improving both customer satisfaction and Contact Centre (business)|Contact Center operations is to implement a comprehensive Queue Management System|queue management solution that includes both FIFO|First In, First Out and scheduled callbacks and focuses on the customer experience while improving the Contact Center's performance. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Business process outsourcing BPO is typically categorized into back office outsourcing, which includes internal

Business process outsourcing BPO is typically categorized into back office outsourcing, which includes internal business functions such as human resources or finance and accounting, and front office outsourcing, which includes customer-related services such as Contact Centre (business)|Contact Center services. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Computer telephony integration - History and main CTI technologies 1 Other well known CTI

Computer telephony integration - History and main CTI technologies 1 Other well known CTI standards in the industry are JTAPI, TSAPI and Telephony Application Programming Interface|TAPI: JTAPI, the Java Telephony API is promoted by Sun; TSAPI, originally promoted by the ATT (later Lucent then Avaya) and Novell, by far the most adopted in large scale Contact Centers ; Microsoft pushed their own initiative also, and thus TAPI was born, with support https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Universal Queue 'Universal queue' or 'UQ' is a relatively advanced concept in Contact Centre

Universal Queue 'Universal queue' or 'UQ' is a relatively advanced concept in Contact Centre (business)|Contact Center design whereby multiple communications channels (such as telephone, fax and email) are integrated into a single 'universal queue' to standardize processing and handling. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Universal Queue - Benefits The immediate benefits of UQ include standardised routing, recording, handling,

Universal Queue - Benefits The immediate benefits of UQ include standardised routing, recording, handling, reporting, and management of all communications in a Contact Center (or across an entire organisation). 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Huawei - Recognition 1 In 2010 Frost Sullivan recognized Huawei as the 2010 SDM

Huawei - Recognition 1 In 2010 Frost Sullivan recognized Huawei as the 2010 SDM Equipment Vendor of the Year and in the Contact Center application market with the 2010 Asia Pacific Growth Strategy Leadership Award https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Smart. Action - History 1 The company's first practical application of this new AGI

Smart. Action - History 1 The company's first practical application of this new AGI technology is in automated virtual agents that answer and make calls for Contact Centers. [http: //www. speechtechmag. com/ Articles/News/Industry-News/Start-Up. Smart. Action-Starts-with-IVR-Release 52266. aspx Start-Up Smart. Action Starts with IVR Release], Speech. Tech. Mag. com 2009 -01 -12 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

List of video telecommunication services and product brands - Videoconferencing hardware systems meant for

List of video telecommunication services and product brands - Videoconferencing hardware systems meant for the deaf, hard-of-hearing, telemedical and other institutional services 1 * Mirial s. u. r. l. : PSE Video Contact Center, comprehensive solution for remote audio and video contact services https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Energy Information Administration - Background 1 EIA disseminates its data products, analyses, reports, and

Energy Information Administration - Background 1 EIA disseminates its data products, analyses, reports, and services to customers and stakeholders primarily through its website and the customer Contact Center. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Empirix - Company history 1 On June 6, 2008 Empirix sold its e-TEST suite,

Empirix - Company history 1 On June 6, 2008 Empirix sold its e-TEST suite, a set of Web application testing products, to Oracle Corporation|Oracle. The company then focused on developing products for testing and monitoring voice quality, Contact Center equipment and enterprise communications networks as well as carrier grade products for mobile, cable and telecom operators. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Empirix - Technology Empirix adapted the Hammer test technology to provide on-going monitoring for

Empirix - Technology Empirix adapted the Hammer test technology to provide on-going monitoring for in-production Contact Centers, enterprise communications systems as well as telecommunications, cable and mobile operators. Empirix has more than 30 patents and patents-pending. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Empirix - Publications and research Empirix has published a book about testing and monitoring

Empirix - Publications and research Empirix has published a book about testing and monitoring IMS subsystems and services entitled “Ensuring a Quality IMS Experience: A Practical Guide to Testing and Monitoring IP Multimedia Subsystem and Services. ” In addition, the company has sponsored a DMG Consulting research study entitled, “Business As Usual? A Benchmarking Study of Disaster Recovery and Business 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Empirix - Publications and research 1 Empirix also sponsored the “Companies Unifying the Conversational

Empirix - Publications and research 1 Empirix also sponsored the “Companies Unifying the Conversational Contact Center” survey and report created by Opus Research. [http: //opusresearch. net/wordpre ss/2010/11/17/ Survey Results: Companies Unifying the Conversational Contact Center] https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Service desk - Service desk types *Contact Centre (business)|Contact Center 1 https: //store. theartofservice.

Service desk - Service desk types *Contact Centre (business)|Contact Center 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Service desk - Differences from a call center, contact center, help desk 1 ITIL

Service desk - Differences from a call center, contact center, help desk 1 ITIL regards a Call Center, Contact Centre (business)|Contact Center or a help desk as limited kinds of service desk which provide only a portion of what a service desk can offer https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Global Village Telecom - Products and services Present in 149 Brazilian cities, the enterprise

Global Village Telecom - Products and services Present in 149 Brazilian cities, the enterprise performs gradual expansion of its telecommunications network to reach new areas and cities with excellence in customer service, by avoiding the use of third parties in the Contact Center and facilities. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Telus - Telus International 1 Telus International is Telus’ global arm, providing global Contact

Telus - Telus International 1 Telus International is Telus’ global arm, providing global Contact Center and business process outsourcing services to corporations in the financial services, consumer electronics and gaming, telecommunications, energy and utilities industries. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Telus - Telus International 1 Telus International has Contact Centers in the Philippines, the

Telus - Telus International 1 Telus International has Contact Centers in the Philippines, the United Kingdom, the United States (Nevada), Central America (Guatemala and El Salvador), where it is known as Transactel powered by Telus, and Eastern Europe (Bulgaria and Romania), where it is known as Call. Point Powered By Telus. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Premier Farnell - Awards 1 * Bi. TC Corporate Responsibility Index – Platinum status

Premier Farnell - Awards 1 * Bi. TC Corporate Responsibility Index – Platinum status 2012 [http: //http: //callcenterinfo. tmcnet. co m/news/2012/03/19/6198112. htm Premier Farnell retains Business in the Community Platinum status for third year running] Contact Center Solutions, March 19, 2012 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

List of SIP software - Proprietary license 1 * Shore. Tel IP phone systems

List of SIP software - Proprietary license 1 * Shore. Tel IP phone systems with unified communications and Contact Center built in https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Toll-free number - Technical description of toll-free number routing in the U. S. In

Toll-free number - Technical description of toll-free number routing in the U. S. In a call center or contact center environment, the call is then typically answered by a telephone system known as an automatic call distributor (ACD) or 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Microwork - Services Live. Ops uses a distributed network of people to run a

Microwork - Services Live. Ops uses a distributed network of people to run a Cloud Call Center, a virtual call center or contact centre (business)|contact center: contracted workers can answer calls and provide other call center facilities without the need for the physical building or equipment of a traditional call center 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Speech analytics 'Speech analytics' is the process of analyzing recorded calls to gather information,

Speech analytics 'Speech analytics' is the process of analyzing recorded calls to gather information, brings structure to customer interactions and exposes information buried in customer Contact Center interactions with an enterprise. Although it often includes elements of speech recognition|automatic speech recognition, where the identities of spoken words or phrases are determined, it may also 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Speech analytics 1 One use of speech analytics applications is to spot spoken keywords

Speech analytics 1 One use of speech analytics applications is to spot spoken keywords or phrases, either as real-time alerts on live audio or as a post-processing step on recorded speech. This technique is also known as audio mining. Other uses include categorization of speech, for example in the Contact Center environment, to identify calls from unsatisfied customers. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Speech analytics In addition, speech analytics can automatically identify areas in which Contact Center

Speech analytics In addition, speech analytics can automatically identify areas in which Contact Center agents may need additional training or coaching, and can automatically monitor the customer service provided on calls. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Speech analytics - Business value Contact Centers record customer conversations but, the sheer number

Speech analytics - Business value Contact Centers record customer conversations but, the sheer number of recordings can exceed the ability to review and analyze 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Speech analytics - Business value Speech analytics is designed with the business user in

Speech analytics - Business value Speech analytics is designed with the business user in mind. It can provide automated trend analysis to show what’s happening in Contact Centers. The solution can isolate the words and phrases used most frequently within a given time period, as well as indicate whether usage is trending up or down. This information makes it easy for supervisors, analysts, and others in the organization to spot changes in consumer behavior and take action to reduce call volumes—and increase customer satisfaction. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Customer dynamics According to 2009 benchmark research[http: //www. nice. com/benchmark/] of global Contact Center

Customer dynamics According to 2009 benchmark research[http: //www. nice. com/benchmark/] of global Contact Center leaders by NICE Systems and Ventana Research, 44% of respondents expect increases in the volume of customer interactions 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Assistive technology - Personal Emergency Response Systems 1 When the alert is triggered, a

Assistive technology - Personal Emergency Response Systems 1 When the alert is triggered, a message is sent to a caregiver or contact center who can respond appropriately. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Avaya 1 The company supplies Contact Centre (business)|Contact Centers, Computer network|networking (Router (computing)|routers, Network

Avaya 1 The company supplies Contact Centre (business)|Contact Centers, Computer network|networking (Router (computing)|routers, Network switch|switches and other networking hardware), unified communications (UC), and video products (integrated hardware and software) services. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Avaya - Recognition 1 Drew Kraus et al. called Avaya a leader in Contact

Avaya - Recognition 1 Drew Kraus et al. called Avaya a leader in Contact Center. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Avaya - Recognition 1 * Leaders Quadrant in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contact

Avaya - Recognition 1 * Leaders Quadrant in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Contact Center Infrastructure, Worldwide, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Medallia 1 As part of a Customer Relationship Management (Customer_relationship_management|CRM or Social CRM) program,

Medallia 1 As part of a Customer Relationship Management (Customer_relationship_management|CRM or Social CRM) program, Medallia’s Cloud_computing|cloud-based Customer Experience (Customer_experience_management#Customer_ Experience_Management|CX) software platform captures voice of the customer feedback across Web, social, mobile, and Contact_centre_(business)|Contact Center channels, analyzes it in real-time, and delivers action workflows to executive, central and frontline teams for customer satisfaction, Customer_Loyalty|customer loyalty, Net Promoter scores and overall business performance. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Medallia - Capabilities Medallia offers a platform for survey, Social_media|social, text, written and online

Medallia - Capabilities Medallia offers a platform for survey, Social_media|social, text, written and online feedback. The software analyzes feedback from Facebook, Twitter, and other major review sites (e. g. , Trip. Advisor) alongside solicited feedback data from surveys and Contact Centers. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Advanced Contact Solutions is an active member of Contact Center Association of the Philippines

Advanced Contact Solutions is an active member of Contact Center Association of the Philippines (CCAP) and the Business Process Association of the Philippines (BPAP). ACS is a member of the American and British Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines. ACS is also a member of international associations such as American Teleservices Association (ATA), direct marketing association|Direct Marketing Association (DMA), and The Society of Consumer Affairs Professionals Business (SOCAP) and others. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Cincom Systems - 2000 to present 1 **Cincom Synchrony (2004), a customer experience management

Cincom Systems - 2000 to present 1 **Cincom Synchrony (2004), a customer experience management system for multichannel Contact Centers. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Call Manager - 2006 Cisco Unified Call. Manager 4. 2 1 Call. Manager 4.

Call Manager - 2006 Cisco Unified Call. Manager 4. 2 1 Call. Manager 4. 2 was released in parallel with Call. Manager 5. 0 on 6 March 2006. At the same time Cisco re branded the product Cisco Unified Call. Manager; they also added the Unified tag to all of their Voice and Video offerings (i. e. Cisco Unified Contact Center, Cisco Unified Meeting. Place). https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Avaya 1100 series IP phones - 1150 E 1 This phone can support up

Avaya 1100 series IP phones - 1150 E 1 This phone can support up to 12 phone lines and 12 programmable soft keys, and seven additional fixed keys for agents (In-Calls, Not Ready, Make Set Busy, Supervisor Listen/Talk, Emergency and Activity). This IP ACD and Contact Center phone with a 240 x 160 pixel display, integrates two gigabit Ethernet ports. It also integrates Bluetooth and USB, to support wired and wireless mouse, keyboard, card readers, headsets, and flash memory drive devices. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories - Acquisitions 1 * Echopass (2013) – cloud-based Contact Center solutions

Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories - Acquisitions 1 * Echopass (2013) – cloud-based Contact Center solutions for large enterprises https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories - Acquisitions 1 * Angel. com (2013) – cloudbased IVR and

Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories - Acquisitions 1 * Angel. com (2013) – cloudbased IVR and Contact Centers https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Avaya 9600 Series IP Deskphones - Current models 1 The '9650 C' phone is

Avaya 9600 Series IP Deskphones - Current models 1 The '9650 C' phone is a receptionists style phone or is used by Contact Center agents. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Microsoft Customer Care Framework [ http: //searchcrm. techtarget. com/news/116 0411/Microsoft-expands-its-way-into-thecontact-center Microsoft expands its way

Microsoft Customer Care Framework [ http: //searchcrm. techtarget. com/news/116 0411/Microsoft-expands-its-way-into-thecontact-center Microsoft expands its way into the Contact Center] 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Right. Now Technologies Right. Now had an extensive partner network including Solution Partners, Contact

Right. Now Technologies Right. Now had an extensive partner network including Solution Partners, Contact Center Partners, Implementation Partners, and Technology partners. Major solution partners included IBM, Cap. Gemini, and Deloitte. Major technology partners included [ http: //www. birst. com Birst] for business intelligence. [ http: //www. amberleaf. net Amber. Leaf] was used as a systems 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Go. To. Assist - Technology and business development 1 Go. To. Assist was targeted

Go. To. Assist - Technology and business development 1 Go. To. Assist was targeted to externalfacing customer Contact Centers and internal-facing IT departments and help desks https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Nordstrom - 1970 s– 90 s 1 Nordstrom. com's fulfillment and contact centers are

Nordstrom - 1970 s– 90 s 1 Nordstrom. com's fulfillment and contact centers are located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa|Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Seattle, Washington https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Nordstrom - 1970 s– 90 s It was formed in 1991 in Scottsdale, Arizona,

Nordstrom - 1970 s– 90 s It was formed in 1991 in Scottsdale, Arizona, with its customer contact center in Englewood, Colorado 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Vidéotron - Technical support 1 The major centers are located in Montreal, Longueuil, Quebec

Vidéotron - Technical support 1 The major centers are located in Montreal, Longueuil, Quebec City, Gatineau, Joliette, Saguenay and St-Hubert. Vidéotron also has outsourced customer service centers that include Utopia, Gexel Telecom and Atelka. In 2007, Videotron made a partnership with Xceed Contact Center to outsource some of the call centers to Egypt. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Siemens Enterprise Communications Unify is headquartered in Munich, Germany and is present in over

Siemens Enterprise Communications Unify is headquartered in Munich, Germany and is present in over 100 countries. The company provides software -based enterprise unified communications including voice, Web collaboration, video conferencing and Contact Center, networking product and services. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

NICE (disambiguation) * NICE Systems, provider of contact center, call recording, trading room, air

NICE (disambiguation) * NICE Systems, provider of contact center, call recording, trading room, air traffic control and video recording solutions 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Boston Market 'Boston Market', known as 'Boston Chicken' until 1995, headquartered in Golden, Colorado,

Boston Market 'Boston Market', known as 'Boston Chicken' until 1995, headquartered in Golden, Colorado, [http: //www. bostonmarket. com/c ontacts Guest Contact Center]. Boston Market. Retrieved on February 25, 2010. is a chain of United States|American fast casual restaurants. It is owned by private equity firm Sun Capital Partners, headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Irving, Texas - Economy Southern Star Concrete, Inc. , Stellar Global LLC|Stellar, a global

Irving, Texas - Economy Southern Star Concrete, Inc. , Stellar Global LLC|Stellar, a global contact center provider, Xero Hour, Zale Corporation, Fluor Corporation, NCH Corporation, Schnee-Morehead Inc , and LXI Enterprise Storage 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Nordic aliens Some sources, such as UFO Contact Center International, refer to Nordic-type aliens

Nordic aliens Some sources, such as UFO Contact Center International, refer to Nordic-type aliens as 'Pleiadians', referring to the Pleiades star cluster. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

A. T. Kearney - Global Business Policy Council **Global Services Location Index: The analysis

A. T. Kearney - Global Business Policy Council **Global Services Location Index: The analysis and ranking of the top 50 countries worldwide as the best destinations for outsourcing activities, including IT services and support, contact centers and back-office support 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation - Eugenio Lopez, Jr. Communications Center 1 The 4 th to

ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation - Eugenio Lopez, Jr. Communications Center 1 The 4 th to 7 th floors of the building are occupied by the multinational contact center Expert Global Solutions (formerly the NCO Group) https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Predictive dialers may be standalone hardware devices, or they may be integrated in software

Predictive dialers may be standalone hardware devices, or they may be integrated in software with call center or contact center platforms. When integrated, the dialer often also performs less aggressive dialing modes, such as power, progressive, or preview dialing. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Relationship management - CRM in customer contact centers The CRM software is installed in

Relationship management - CRM in customer contact centers The CRM software is installed in the contact centers, and help direct customers to the right agent or self-empowered knowledge. SAP Insider (15 November 2007) [http: //www. sdn. sap. com/irj/scn/go/portal/p rtroot/docs/library/uuid/e 044 e 180 -83752 a 10 -a 2 b 2 -b 5709 ea 68 ccb Still Struggling to Reduce Call Center Costs Without Losing Customers? ] CRM software can also be used to identify and reward loyal customers over a period of time. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Log. Me. In - Products 1 * 'Log. Me. In Rescue' – remote support

Log. Me. In - Products 1 * 'Log. Me. In Rescue' – remote support (help desk) web application used by large contact centers and help desks for diagnosing and troubleshooting computers, smartphones and tablets https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Haryana - Service industries 1 Faridabad Gurgaon has seen emergence of an active information

Haryana - Service industries 1 Faridabad Gurgaon has seen emergence of an active information technology industry in the recent years. A number of large international companies have their Indian headquarters or branch offices and contact centers in Faridabad Gurgaon, including Damco Solutions, Abacus Softech Nokia Solutions Networks, Mitsubishi Electric, General Electric, IBM, Huawei, and Tata Consultancy Services Amdocs Ltd. Khetan, Livin Blindes https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Cost center (business) 1 A cost center is part of an organization that does

Cost center (business) 1 A cost center is part of an organization that does not produce direct profit and adds to the cost of running a company. Examples of cost centers include research and development departments, marketing departments, help desks and customer service/contact centers. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Genesys (company) 'Genesys', (also known as 'Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc. '), is a company

Genesys (company) 'Genesys', (also known as 'Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc. '), is a company that sells customer experience and contact center technology to mid-sized and large businesses 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Genesys (company) - History 1 Genesys purchased Echopass, a cloudbased contact center software developer,

Genesys (company) - History 1 Genesys purchased Echopass, a cloudbased contact center software developer, in October of that year https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

ETB (company) - History 1 In this way, the company ‘Contact Center of the

ETB (company) - History 1 In this way, the company ‘Contact Center of the Americas’ was created. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Interactive Intelligence - Acquisitions In 2011, Interactive acquired Agori Communications, a reseller of the

Interactive Intelligence - Acquisitions In 2011, Interactive acquired Agori Communications, a reseller of the Interactive Intelligence multichannel contact center solutions located in Frankfurt, Germany and Call. Time, a Sydney, Australia based exclusive reseller of the vendor's software suite since 1998 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Noisy text analytics 1 Such text can be seen in large amounts in contact

Noisy text analytics 1 Such text can be seen in large amounts in contact centre (business)|contact centers, chat rooms, optical character recognition (OCR) of text documents, short message service (SMS) text, etc https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Noisy text analytics - Possible source of noisy text 1 Analysis of contact center

Noisy text analytics - Possible source of noisy text 1 Analysis of contact center data is essential for customer relationship management, customer satisfaction analysis, call modeling, customer profiling, agent profiling, etc. , and it requires sophisticated techniques to handle poorly written text. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

IVR - Outsourcing vs. contact center automation 1 Also, it is more difficult to

IVR - Outsourcing vs. contact center automation 1 Also, it is more difficult to up-sell to customers from foreign contact centers. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

IVR - Outsourcing vs. contact center automation 1 The use of automation in the

IVR - Outsourcing vs. contact center automation 1 The use of automation in the contact center promotes efficiency, allowing contact centers to be located in the country from which the call is originated https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

CT Connect - Telephone System Independence 1 Some of these manufacturers also offer their

CT Connect - Telephone System Independence 1 Some of these manufacturers also offer their own CTI servers (such as Nortel|Nortel's Contact Center Manager Server), but those servers generally operate only with that single manufacturer's telephone system https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Martinair - Global headquarters Retrieved on 16 February 2011. [http: //www. martinair. com/be_en/con tact.

Martinair - Global headquarters Retrieved on 16 February 2011. [http: //www. martinair. com/be_en/con tact. aspx Martinair Customer Contact Center] 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Martinair - Regional offices This office moved again in 2008, and is currently located

Martinair - Regional offices This office moved again in 2008, and is currently located in Doral, Florida in the Miami area. [http: //web. archive. org/web/20100217 143610/http: //www. martinair. com/us_en/co ntact. aspx Martinair Customer Contact Center] ([http: //www. webcitation. org/6 Sk. Ju. QRY 3 Archive]) 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

HSBC Finance - Canada 1 HSBC Finance Canada ceased operations on March 21, 2012.

HSBC Finance - Canada 1 HSBC Finance Canada ceased operations on March 21, 2012. 75 branches were closed immediately and approximately 500 staff members laid off. HSBC Finance will continue to service existing lending products through its contact center network. An announcement on HSBC Finance Retail Services and what will happen to those accounts, is still to come. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Comp. USA - Timeline 1 *1998 - In May, the company invested in facilities,

Comp. USA - Timeline 1 *1998 - In May, the company invested in facilities, technology, and expertise to form Comp. USA Call Center Services, a division that provided contact center services to Original equipment manufacturer|OEMs, corporate help desks, software publishers, and cellular service providers. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Bureau of Internal Revenue (Philippines) - New Regulations 1 To improve taxpayer service, the

Bureau of Internal Revenue (Philippines) - New Regulations 1 To improve taxpayer service, the Bureau also established a BIR Contact Center in the National Office and e. Lounges in Regional Offices. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

List of companies of the Philippines - Business support services 1 * e. PLDT

List of companies of the Philippines - Business support services 1 * e. PLDT Ventus (SPi CRM), contact centers https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Joey de Venecia - Early life 1 Aside from being in telecommunications, he founded

Joey de Venecia - Early life 1 Aside from being in telecommunications, he founded the first Third Party Contact Center in the Philippines in 1997 named Qinteraction. Since then, the Contact Center and Business Process Outsourcing Industry has created over 500, 000 jobs as foreign investors have entered this market. We now have the likes of Accenture, Convergys, and Aegis People. Support to name a few. The BPO Sector contributes about $USD 8 bn to the Philippine Economy annually. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Inktel Direct - Contact center services 1 Inktel provides inbound and outbound contact center

Inktel Direct - Contact center services 1 Inktel provides inbound and outbound contact center services, including customer service, complaint resolution, customer retention programs, order-taking, inbound and outbound sales, as well as a number of other types of call center services. Inktel provides services in a dozen languages and houses over 500 contact center seats in three locations: Chicago, Miami and Ft. Lauderdale. In 2010, Inktel was named a Top Outsourcer in the contact center industry by Contact Center World. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Kainos - 1986 to 2010 Speech. Storm, the speech division of Kainos, partnered with

Kainos - 1986 to 2010 Speech. Storm, the speech division of Kainos, partnered with Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories|Genesys to deliver eircom with the solution to streamline and optimize customer service, and to transform its customer contact center into a Dynamic Contact Center (DCC) in 24 April 2007. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Teleperformance The company operates about 135, 000 computerized workstations, with more than 175, 000

Teleperformance The company operates about 135, 000 computerized workstations, with more than 175, 000 employees across 270 contact centers in 62 countries 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Teleperformance - Timeline ; 1986: Teleperformance became the contact center leader in the French

Teleperformance - Timeline ; 1986: Teleperformance became the contact center leader in the French market. The group’s first international subsidiaries were established in Belgium and Italy. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Teleperformance - Timeline ; 1993: Teleperformance USA was established, and the Group began its

Teleperformance - Timeline ; 1993: Teleperformance USA was established, and the Group began its contact center operations in the United States. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Teleperformance - Timeline 1 ; 1996– 1998: Asia-Pacific contact centers were developed, with operations

Teleperformance - Timeline 1 ; 1996– 1998: Asia-Pacific contact centers were developed, with operations set up in the Philippines, Singapore, and South Korea. The Group was significantly expanded in Europe through numerous acquisitions and company start-ups in Switzerland, Norway, Denmark, Greece, Spain, the Netherlands and Finland. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Teleperformance - Timeline 1 ; 2003: SR. Teleperformance became the world’s #2 contact center

Teleperformance - Timeline 1 ; 2003: SR. Teleperformance became the world’s #2 contact center outsourcer in terms of revenues. Faced with pressure on costs, the company offered offshoring|offshore centers and automated services. SR. Teleperformance launched business transformation solutions aimed at in-house contact centers. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Teleperformance - Timeline 1 ; 2004: SR. Teleperformance continued its worldwide expansion with the

Teleperformance - Timeline 1 ; 2004: SR. Teleperformance continued its worldwide expansion with the acquisition of Call. Tech Communications in the United States, and of MM Group, the fourthranking provider of contact center services in Great Britain https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova - History 1 The leaders of the group included:

Liberal Democratic Party of Moldova - History 1 The leaders of the group included: Vladimir Filat|Vlad Filat, Deputy in the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova; Alexandru Tanase, member of the Bar Association of the Republic of Moldova, Chişinău Municipal Council adviser; Mihai Godea, Director of CONTACT Center; Iulian Fruntasu, Director of European Initiatives Programme at Soros Foundation; , Angela Braşoveanu, director of Punkt magazine; Veaceslav Negruţă, consultant, Project on Improving Competitiveness; Valeriu Streleţ, Director of Bioprotect company; Veronica Lupu, president of the Association Women for Contemporary Society; Andrei Malaşevschi, Cantemir district president; Nicolae Platon, chief of the State Tax Inspectorate; Liliana Bolocan, head of the Department of Psychology, Institute for Continuing Education; Ion Sturza, vice-president of Nisporeni district; Victor Rosca, director of the Tolerance and Pluralism Promotion Center, etc https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge 1 The Visitor Contact Center is accessed via Sandpiper

Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge 1 The Visitor Contact Center is accessed via Sandpiper Road from the Sandbridge Beach (Virginia Beach), Virginia|Sandbridge area of Virginia Beach, which is the southernmost area of development on the Atlantic Coast of Virginia. https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

Convergys - History Convergys has approximately 89, 000 employees in 70 customer contact centers

Convergys - History Convergys has approximately 89, 000 employees in 70 customer contact centers and other facilities in India (New Delhi, Gurgaon, Pune, Thane, Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad, and Bangalore), the Philippines (Manila, Cebu City, Davao City, Baguio City, Santa Rosa, Laguna|Santa Rosa, Naga, Camarines Sur|Naga City and Bacolod), Vietnam, Indonesia, United States, Canada, Costa Rica, Honduras (Altia Business Park, San Pedro Sula), South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. 1 https: //store. theartofservice. com/the-contact-center-toolkit. html

For More Information, Visit: • https: //store. theartofservice. co m/the-contact-centertoolkit. html The Art of

For More Information, Visit: • https: //store. theartofservice. co m/the-contact-centertoolkit. html The Art of Service https: //store. theartofservice. com