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Perseverance Through Rapid Change: EPIC Connections Celebrates 15 Years of Success as a Mainstay in Contact Center Consulting

EPIC Connections

The contact center industry is known for its constant hum of change punctuated by the rapid fire of new technology and a revolving door of providers. Although we don’t advertise it much, EPIC stands for Email, Phone, IVR, and Chat. We aim to grow as a preferred partner in building the contact center of the future.

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A Brief History of Speech Recognition and How It Benefits Businesses

Noble Systems

The personal computer propelled speech recognition in the 1990s, which is when BellSouth introduced its voice portal, VAL. Google Voice Search launched in 2009. Businesses in a variety of industries rely on ASR to direct callers to the right department or person through an IVR system. It included 230 billion words.

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5 Ways to Apply AI and Win Back Business

CSM Magazine

Facilitating customer self-service using automated contact channels, such as IVR and chatbots is a recognised method of reducing strain on contact centers during spikes in demand. As an example, AA Ireland has customers that have several policies renewing at different times.

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A Short History of Call Center Technology

Fonolo

This blog is for contact center industry newbies. It’s a quick rundown of call centers and how contact center technology has developed over the last 70 years. What does call center technology mean? Call center technology refers to a vast range of software and hardware used to run the modern call center.

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Adapting to the COVID-19 Pandemic: Transparent BPOs Story

Transparent BPO

Over the past two weeks, Transparent BPO has undertaken a serious initiative — to deploy 850 brick and mortar contact center agents to a work-from-home (WFH) environment. Contact Center Closures. We closed all contact centers to outside visitors, including clients, vendors, and family members.

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Top 8 Dialpad Alternatives & Competitors in 2023

JustCall

Top 8 Alternatives to Dialpad – Choose the Best Call Center Software for Your Business JustCall OpenPhone Grasshopper Zoom Meetings RingCentral MVP Nextiva Google Voice Microsoft Teams 1. JustCall Overview JustCall is a VoIP business phone system and contact center software.

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The Impact of and Opportunity for Virtual Agents on Call Center Outsourcers

Xaqt

Even before the global pandemic, Contact Center and Business Process Outsourcers (BPOs) were facing new headwinds and competitive pressures. Even before the global pandemic, Contact Center and Business Process Outsourcers (BPOs) were facing new headwinds and competitive pressures.