Previously Published to TMC Net’s Conferencing Zone Information Age recently broke down how video conferencing can help empower employees in the business landscape. Highlighting the fact that young professionals are super charged with expectation upon entering the workplace, innovation must meet the growing needs of our next generation of business leaders. That means giving millennial employees more access to remote work and flexible environments, as millennial workers tend to be more productive when given freedom […]
LiveOps Cloud Platform Acquired by Global Investment Firm
Previously Published to TMC Net’s Cloud Contact Center Global investment firm Marlin Equity Partners has announced it has acquired the LiveOps Cloud Platform. With over $3 billion in managed capital, the firm can now focus on the future of the cloud contact center and customer service solution, adopted by more than 400 companies around the world. Existing investor Presidio Partners was also part of this acquisition, which will allow LiveOps (News – Alert) CEO Vasili Triant […]
Shopify’s Sello Empowers M-Commerce Through Mobile & Social Selling
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED TO TMC NET’S MAD MARKETER Shopify recently introduced a new solution aimed at making mobile sales simple and effective. According to Mobile Commerce Press, Sello will “allow anyone to create an online store, share the products that they find or offer through social networks, and make payments from a smartphone.” As mobile adoption rates continue to increase around the world – and especially in areas that mobile is the only connection to the […]
For New Orleans 911 Dispatchers, Call Center Efficiency is Life or Death
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED TO TMC NET’S CALL CENTER SERVICES Districts all over the United States have sections of their cities that are getting by with minimal coverage to their 911 operations – and, it’s costing lives. Fox 8 New Orleans reports that for one New Orleans dispatch center, City Council members have had enough. They feel their current staff of dispatchers is overworked, underpaid and not able to adequately provide emergency service to the citizens in […]
GAWK, Inc. Acquires Connexum, Will Triple Annual Revenue
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED TO TMC NET’S CLOUD CONTACT CENTER GAWK, Inc. is essentially an advanced data center solution with efficient cloud-based servicing and a content delivery network. This week, GAWK announced its acquisition of Connexum. This deal is set to increase annual revenues for the company at an upwards of $6 million. This acquisition will also include Connexum’s wholesale telecommunications carrier with associated product and service lines. All assets of Connexum will now belong to GAWK […]
Blue Jeans Network Leverages Feedback from Influential Client Base
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED TO TMC NET’S WEBRTC SOLUTIONS With a mission to “make video communications as easy and pervasive as audio communications are,” Blue Jeans Network continues its journey in “enabling more effective collaboration at work, at home and on the road” through its most recent release of Blue Jeans 3.0. Blue Jeans Networks plans to deliver superior customer experiences, across platforms by streamlining interface integrations, which include Slack, WebRTC Support and Canvas. The goal here […]
Outsourcing the Right Way: An 8-Step Program Ahead
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED TO TMC NET’S CALL CENTER SERVICES CIO.com, a site serving Chief Information Officers, introduces us to “eight tips for choosing the right contact center for business.” These tips help us better understand what to look for when outsourcing third-party representatives for our call center initiatives and customer service support. Many of us choose to outsource to cut corners in our budgets, while others may choose to outsource expert call center professionals, fully equipped […]
ThinkingPhones Acquires Fuze to Enhance UCaaS Experiences
ThinkingPhones recently announced the acquisition of Fuze, a cloud-based video conferencing company. This acquisition marks the third for ThinkingPhones this year, as it expands platforms to enable a “mobile workforce to conduct business anytime, anywhere.” “The acquisition of Fuze marks an important investment in our vision for unifying communication in the enterprise, as well as in the success of our customers who have come to expect unparalleled user experiences that drive engagement,” said Steve Kokinos, […]
Global DCIM Industry Leader Cuts Losses, Leaves Market
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED TO TMC NET’S TRANSFORMING NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE CA Technologies, a massive vendor of DCIM infrastructure, has made the difficult decision to leave the data center infrastructure management markets. When the leader to any market calls it quits, this leaves doors of opportunity open to the rest of the market – a very niche market set to reach revenues of over $1B in 2019. But, will anyone grab on? Seen as a key growth sector […]
Mobile Technologies Facilitate Evolved Call Center Experiences
PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED ON TMC NET’S CALL CENTER SERVICES Financial institutions are becoming bold when interacting with clientele through mobile technologies. According to Brian Day of The Members Group, “Long gone are the days when a call center was…well… just a call center.” He breaks down the reality of innovative banking, as many financial institutions are adopting evolving technologies in meeting consumer behaviors where they “ring” most effective. It was once reported that more people own […]