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Industry Insight - Compliance and Complexity: Data Privacy in the Contact Centre

By Staff Writer 14 September 2021

Contact centres need to build POPIA into their core foundation in order to remain secure, compliant and ensure longevity. Francois du Plessis, CEO of Callbi Speech Analytics explains. FULL STORY >

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Contactless Signature Solution for the courier industry launches in South Africa in response to Covid-19 pandemic

By Press Release 27 August 2020

Social distancing is changing the way we do business and until we can 3D print all we need at home or the office, the delivery of goods still needs to be physically transported,... FULL STORY >

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Mastercard announces roadmap for contactless payments consistency

By Press Release 4 June 2018

Every cardholder across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Latin America and Asia/Pacific will be able to tap their Mastercard or device in stores by 2023, according to company's latest roadmap. FULL STORY >

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London launches contactless payment system for street performers

By Robin-Leigh Chetty 29 May 2018

The platform is designed to help buskers in London, with it set for rollout throughout the city's districts. FULL STORY >

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Take the robot out of the human in customer service

By Opinion 10 April 2018

CEO of INOVO, Wynand Smit unpacks what Robotic Process Automation means for customer service. FULL STORY >

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Opinion - The seven trends that redefined contact centre technology in 2017

By Opinion 29 January 2018

Jed Hewson, joint-CEO and co-founder of 1Stream, predicts some of the business trends and influences that will impact on the economy. FULL STORY >

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2017 - the arrival of AI and IM in the contact centre

By Press Release 9 February 2017

Artificial intelligence (AI) and Instant Messaging (IM) are poised to fundamentally change the service call experience says Nicholas O'Connor, strategic business development consultant at hi.guru. FULL STORY >

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Putting the robots on hold at contact centres

By Press Release 6 January 2017

Efficiency can be designed, built and enhanced; it’s the goal of any IT department to optimise efficiency and boost productivity, and, increasingly, customers have come to expect that, too, notes Wynand Smit, CEO of INOVO. FULL STORY >

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Manage contact centre pressure with gamification

By Press Release 18 November 2016

Contact centres need all the help they can get during the busy peak season, and gamification could be the answer, says Bruce von Maltitz, contact centre technology expert and co-founder of 1Stream. FULL STORY >

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Interactive Intelligence to host “Six Top Challenges of Deploying a Multichannel Contact Centre” web event

By Press Release 9 November 2015

Interactive Intelligence Group Inc. unified communications and collaboration, is hosting a free Web event titled, “Six Top Challenges of Deploying a Multichannel Contact Centre and... FULL STORY >

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Interactive Intelligence wins Ventana Technology Innovation Contact Centre Award

By Press Release 2 November 2015

Interactive Intelligence Group Inc has received the Ventana Research 2015 Technology Innovation Award in the Contact Centre category FULL STORY >

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Interactive Intelligence Named 2015 EMEA Company of the Year in Customer Contact by Frost & Sullivan

By Press Release 12 October 2015

Interactive Intelligence Group Inc., a global provider of software and cloud services for customer engagement, unified communications and collaboration, has received Frost & Sullivan’s 2015... FULL STORY >

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SA contact centres poised for growth

By Staff Writer 23 September 2015

South Africa’s contact centre industry is poised for growth, thanks to increasingly demanding customers and new opportunities for Business Process Outsourcing providers, say local contact centre experts FULL STORY >

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How to keep your contact centre protected in a time of cost-cutting

By Staff Writer 18 September 2015

With falling commodity prices and a declining currency, South Africa’s economy is under greater strain than ever before FULL STORY >

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Major platform update by cloud contact centre provider 1Stream

By Staff Writer 16 September 2015

1Stream, a leading provider of cloud contact centre technology and services, has released an updated version of its platform. FULL STORY >

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