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Ask a Contact Center Technology Expert: An Intro to Call Centers (Part 1)

Noble Systems

It can also handle multiple channels, including non-voice contacts such as email, SMS/text, web chat, web collaboration, and social media. This is a topic that has had a lot of conversation over the past year, as the coronavirus pandemic has moved call center teams from central offices to individual homes.

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Ask a Contact Center Technology Expert: An Intro to Call Centers (Part 1)

Noble Systems

It can also handle multiple channels, including non-voice contacts such as email, SMS/text, web chat, web collaboration, and social media. This is a topic that has had a lot of conversation over the past year, as the coronavirus pandemic has moved call center teams from central offices to individual homes.

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An Introduction to the Virtual Call Center

Noble Systems

What is a virtual call center? Imagine a call center – a hub of inbound and outbound calls, staffed by a team of agents and managers – but the agents and managers are located off-site, whether in small groups in other offices or individually at their own homes. This is the concept of the virtual call center.