Nuance Communications is a global leader in voice and language technology. It has over 12,000 employees, 3,900 patents, and serves over 12 billion customer calls annually. Nuance provides voice biometrics authentication to help consumers access accounts more securely and easily compared to traditional passwords and PINs. The company also offers virtual assistant technology like Nina, which uses natural language processing to provide intelligent conversations across voice, mobile, and web channels.
Madrid Expo RC+CC: Introduction to Nuance NinaSeb Reeve
Session at Madrid contact centre expo to introduce Nina from Nuance - the first virtual assistant who understands both who you are and what you want to give an effortless service experience!
Improving IVR Self-Service Using Speech AnalyticsVOZIQ
IVR is tuning focuses on identifying speech recognition and application issues using IVR and speech recognizer logs. However, other data sources (such as customer satisfaction surveys, agent notes, and quality monitoring data) provide valuable insight into caller behavior and also explain why callers transfer out of IVR systems.Check out the presentation by Dr. Sunil Issar, Director – VOZIQ, at SpeechTEK 2016, and learn about the potential of speech analytics in improving IVR. To know more about Sunil, please visit http://voziq.com/about-us/
UPDATED: On December 5th 2014, I had the honor of being the Keynote speaker for this years Colorado 9-1-1 Resource Center '9-1-1 Goes to Denver' event held at the Jefferson County Courts and Admin Building, in Golden, Colorado. I provided an update on Kari's Law and MLTS as well as an overview of location challenges and future technologies that will provide an Over The Top NG9-1-1 solution in today's environment.
Madrid Expo RC+CC: Introduction to Nuance NinaSeb Reeve
Session at Madrid contact centre expo to introduce Nina from Nuance - the first virtual assistant who understands both who you are and what you want to give an effortless service experience!
Improving IVR Self-Service Using Speech AnalyticsVOZIQ
IVR is tuning focuses on identifying speech recognition and application issues using IVR and speech recognizer logs. However, other data sources (such as customer satisfaction surveys, agent notes, and quality monitoring data) provide valuable insight into caller behavior and also explain why callers transfer out of IVR systems.Check out the presentation by Dr. Sunil Issar, Director – VOZIQ, at SpeechTEK 2016, and learn about the potential of speech analytics in improving IVR. To know more about Sunil, please visit http://voziq.com/about-us/
UPDATED: On December 5th 2014, I had the honor of being the Keynote speaker for this years Colorado 9-1-1 Resource Center '9-1-1 Goes to Denver' event held at the Jefferson County Courts and Admin Building, in Golden, Colorado. I provided an update on Kari's Law and MLTS as well as an overview of location challenges and future technologies that will provide an Over The Top NG9-1-1 solution in today's environment.
Discover the power of UC for your business by reading how SMB owners and IT pros transformed their business phone system from average to extraordinary with Switchvox.
Enghouse Interactive - Top 5 trends in customer communicationsEnghouse Interactive
The 5 trends covered include:
1. Changes in customer interaction methods - the move to omni-channel and customer collaboration
2. The evolution of self-service - knowledge management, the Internet of Things, and beyond
3. Dramatic increase in mobility - the impact on customer communications
4.The "enterprise as contact center" - collaboration, back office service and the blurring of contact center boundaries
5.The evolution of contact center metrics - making it about quality and customer value
What can IT Administrators do today to get ready for the future and make use of NG911 right now. Much more than you think, and for surprisingly little investment. This is the Keynote Address I delivered in Niagra Falls NY this morning.
The Avaya Smart Campus solution consists of the Avaya Aura or IP Office, ALGO SIP Endpoints and the Conveyant SENTRY Solution enabling situational awareness and notification during emergency events.
Unified Communication Partners Supplying, Installing and Servicing fixed telephone systems for business PAX Systems and offices in NSW since 2011. Call us now 1300 729 293, fax 02 9635 4215
Avaya Partners with Brand Embassy to Provide Digital Customer Service to Ente...Brand Embassy
Digital customer service platform, Brand Embassy, has agreed a partnership with global technology and CRM specialists, Avaya, in order to better address a major shift to digital customer interactions in Europe.
Read how cloud telephony ensures businesses have scalable and reliable access to unified business communication without any burden of setting up infrastructure or additional CAPEX. Move your business communication to the cloud today.
The SV9100 platform is a new system, with new handsets and new applications to empower your workforce. Built on the back of the award winning SV8100 technology, the SV9100 provides double the system capacity, yet cost effective from 10 to over 800 users
Jim Washok, co-founder of Richmond-based OTAir and designer of effective mobile campaigns for hundreds of brands nationwide, will share the how-tos and success stories that will illustrate just how easy, fast and inexpensive mobile marketing is for you to take advantage of.
Learn how interactive mobile engagement can give your business:
- The kind of word of mouth every business wants.
- The ability to confirm interest in a product or service immediately.
- A chance to converse with your most loyal customers quickly and intimately.
- An inner circle of supporters ready and willing to take action upon request.
- Foot or site traffic inspired within minutes.
- An edge over your competitors.
- Double-digit increases in your sales and acceptance rates.
On March 10, HRAMA attendees joined us for a look at the future of marketing with interactive mobile engagement.
Jim Washok has an educational background in psychology, sociology, technology management and marketing. He began his career in application development and IT management, then shifted to entrepreneurship. Jim co-founded OTAir mobile marketing solutions in 2005 to provide comprehensive mobile marketing and mobile business communications services to companies in any vertical market throughout the United States and Canada.
OTAir specializes in powering the mobile solutions of many strategic partners as a flexible, privately labeled back end SaaS platform. OTAir clients include Landmark Communications, University Directories, Aspen Marketing Services, Fullhouse Interactive, ICF International, Digitas, Raycom Media stations and more. OTAir also directly services mobile needs for Alienware, Hershey, Miller Brewing Co., Funny Bone & Improv Comedy Clubs, and many colleges and universities.
Kari's Law Update & Making MLTS PBX E911 Work Presentation Mark Fletcher, ENP
Presentation I delivered to the NENA APCO 2014 convention in Galveston Texas on April 7. It highlights the tragedy behind Kari Hunt Dunn's murder in December of 2013, and the fact that her 9 year old daughter was not able to dial 911from the hotel room.
Discover the power of UC for your business by reading how SMB owners and IT pros transformed their business phone system from average to extraordinary with Switchvox.
Enghouse Interactive - Top 5 trends in customer communicationsEnghouse Interactive
The 5 trends covered include:
1. Changes in customer interaction methods - the move to omni-channel and customer collaboration
2. The evolution of self-service - knowledge management, the Internet of Things, and beyond
3. Dramatic increase in mobility - the impact on customer communications
4.The "enterprise as contact center" - collaboration, back office service and the blurring of contact center boundaries
5.The evolution of contact center metrics - making it about quality and customer value
What can IT Administrators do today to get ready for the future and make use of NG911 right now. Much more than you think, and for surprisingly little investment. This is the Keynote Address I delivered in Niagra Falls NY this morning.
The Avaya Smart Campus solution consists of the Avaya Aura or IP Office, ALGO SIP Endpoints and the Conveyant SENTRY Solution enabling situational awareness and notification during emergency events.
Unified Communication Partners Supplying, Installing and Servicing fixed telephone systems for business PAX Systems and offices in NSW since 2011. Call us now 1300 729 293, fax 02 9635 4215
Avaya Partners with Brand Embassy to Provide Digital Customer Service to Ente...Brand Embassy
Digital customer service platform, Brand Embassy, has agreed a partnership with global technology and CRM specialists, Avaya, in order to better address a major shift to digital customer interactions in Europe.
Read how cloud telephony ensures businesses have scalable and reliable access to unified business communication without any burden of setting up infrastructure or additional CAPEX. Move your business communication to the cloud today.
The SV9100 platform is a new system, with new handsets and new applications to empower your workforce. Built on the back of the award winning SV8100 technology, the SV9100 provides double the system capacity, yet cost effective from 10 to over 800 users
Jim Washok, co-founder of Richmond-based OTAir and designer of effective mobile campaigns for hundreds of brands nationwide, will share the how-tos and success stories that will illustrate just how easy, fast and inexpensive mobile marketing is for you to take advantage of.
Learn how interactive mobile engagement can give your business:
- The kind of word of mouth every business wants.
- The ability to confirm interest in a product or service immediately.
- A chance to converse with your most loyal customers quickly and intimately.
- An inner circle of supporters ready and willing to take action upon request.
- Foot or site traffic inspired within minutes.
- An edge over your competitors.
- Double-digit increases in your sales and acceptance rates.
On March 10, HRAMA attendees joined us for a look at the future of marketing with interactive mobile engagement.
Jim Washok has an educational background in psychology, sociology, technology management and marketing. He began his career in application development and IT management, then shifted to entrepreneurship. Jim co-founded OTAir mobile marketing solutions in 2005 to provide comprehensive mobile marketing and mobile business communications services to companies in any vertical market throughout the United States and Canada.
OTAir specializes in powering the mobile solutions of many strategic partners as a flexible, privately labeled back end SaaS platform. OTAir clients include Landmark Communications, University Directories, Aspen Marketing Services, Fullhouse Interactive, ICF International, Digitas, Raycom Media stations and more. OTAir also directly services mobile needs for Alienware, Hershey, Miller Brewing Co., Funny Bone & Improv Comedy Clubs, and many colleges and universities.
Kari's Law Update & Making MLTS PBX E911 Work Presentation Mark Fletcher, ENP
Presentation I delivered to the NENA APCO 2014 convention in Galveston Texas on April 7. It highlights the tragedy behind Kari Hunt Dunn's murder in December of 2013, and the fact that her 9 year old daughter was not able to dial 911from the hotel room.
CIS14: An Overview of FIDO’s Universal 2nd Factor (U2F) SpecificationCloudIDSummit
Dirk Balfanz, Goooogle
Motivation for U2F, demo of its use, explanation of the user privacy and security properties of the protocols involved, explanation of the state of browser support for U2F, and delving into some of the details of the APIs.
Calling your contact center was a de-facto starting point in the past but in today’s multi-channel world, it’s often a last resort. As a result, the pressure is on to ensure your Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system delivers an experience that’s on par with your Web site, mobile apps and other service channels – let alone that of your competitors. Watch this Webinar to learn how to evolve and modernize your IVR to deliver on customer expectations for easy, intuitive self-service.
FIDO U2F (Universal Authentication Framework) Specifications: Overview & Tutorial
by Jerrod Chong, Yubico
Explore how FIDO U2F works and how it is used in the world today.
The FIDO Alliance invites you to learn how simplify strong authentication for web services. FIDO specifications can help all organizations, especially service providers who want to scale these features for consumer services over the web. Essentially, FIDO offers a simple, low-cost way to improve security and the online experience.
Combat the Latest Two-Factor Authentication Evasion TechniquesIBM Security
In the wake of 2005 FFIEC regulation calling for stronger security methods, financial institutions have adopted two-factor authentication (2FA) as a means to mitigate online fraud.
Historically 2FA measures such as security questions, one time passwords, physical tokens, SMS authentications and USB tokens have been able to effectively stop fraud attacks. However, in the fast paced arms race that is the war against financial crime, cybercriminals are starting to take the upper hand by developing increasingly sophisticated techniques that bypass 2FA.
In this presentation, Ori Bach, Senior Security Strategist at IBM Trusteer demonstrates several of the 2FA beating techniques and explains how cybercriminals:
- Highjack authenticated banking sessions by directly taking over victims computers
- Make use fake overlay messages to trick victims to surrender their tokens
- Beat one time passwords sent to mobile devices
- Purchase fraud tool-kits to bypass 2FA
View the on-demand recording: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/recording/6080887905844019714
A Company that offers a wide range of services under one roof.
Promoted by entrepreneurs with impeccable track record, the company is led by a management team with more than 30 years of exposure in all aspects of the functioning of BPO services. This experience results in sheer quality of business process outsourcing BPO services differentiating us from other companies. Quality is the constant parameter of our BPO services.
Next Generation 112 LTD Multimedia Emergency Call HandlingMark Fletcher, ENP
NG 112 in the EU will provide a framework where multi-media content from citizens can be broadcast to Public Safety officials for better situational awareness of an emergent situation or condition. In addition to providing critical additional data points, persons with disabilities will be able to communicate in more ways including Text, Video as well as the traditional voice call. How that network can be built and the operational advantages are shown here with specific use cases.
How Changing Mobile Technology Is Changing The Way We Do Business Osaka University
2014 Feb How Changing Mobile Technology Is Changing The Way We Do Business
When the first mobile phones came out in sizes such as shoeboxes, people thought it was convenient, but not practical. Car phones came around the same time but weren't quite life changing yet. Then the phones got small enough for pockets and people in all walks of life started using mobile phones in various places. Undoubtedly, mobile phones have changed people lives.
In Feb, the C8 CEO Insights luncheon is pleased to welcome Dr. Minoru (Mick) Etoh. Mick is the Managing Director of R&D and strategy in Japan, as well as CEO of Docomo Capital based in Palo Alto, California. He will be sharing with us on how he sees the business and technology landscape is changing due to advances in telecommunications and mobility. How companies are prospering in this next generation, and how some firms are actually missing the boat. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear from one of Japan's leaders from a flagship firm.
How Changing Mobile Technology Is Changing The Way We Create Economy. Osaka University
According to Schumpeter's definition of "Innovation," all the
innovation instances are combinations of technologies that already exist.
In that context, this talk covers the progress of mobile network technologies from
2nd Generation to 4th Generation, and innovation derivatives from it.
Then the speaker and audience will discuss what will come next and how it will changes
our economy.
BRINGING PEOPLE AND TECHNOLOGY TOGETHER: DESIGNING FOR OMNICHANNELSeb Reeve
Omnichannel is not the future. Our customers are already using lots of channels and devices to contact the organisations they do business with. This session explores the inconsistencies they encounter every day and how we can think about the design of our services differently to create a more seamless experience for them across touch points.
Customer operations In Utilities Conference 2013 - Delivering the next genera...Seb Reeve
Delivering the next generation service experience… today
x Learning from Financial Services and Communicating with 21st Century customers
x Intelligent systems to provide precise outcomes whilst making the customer experience effortless and natural
x Case studies from utilities and other sectors: insight into leading-edge customer solutions being deployed in the real-world today
x Providing a pragmatic balance between differentiation and cost efficiencies
http://marketforce.eu.com/events/energy/customer-operations-in-utilities
NG911 Collaborative Call Routing as presented to Alberta E911 Advisory Associ...Mark Fletcher, ENP
NG911 will change how emergency calls will be handled and how Collaborative Conferencing will be a part of bridging people who need help with those that can provide help.
New Global Language Translation Solution To Introduce 1 Voice Match Technologywww.SimonWilby.com
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES, January 26, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The 1Voice.AI Telecommunications company unveils an avant-garde real-time language translation solution that breaks the conventional paradigm of artificial intelligence. With an astounding 98% accuracy rate, this groundbreaking subscription-based platform can transform communication across 60 languages.
Introducing NEPAD Council supported global broadband satellite system that promises to deliver cheap broadband to households in Africa.
Also, a horizon scoping on technologies that will shape the future of telecommunication in Africa
Dev Dives: Train smarter, not harder – active learning and UiPath LLMs for do...UiPathCommunity
💥 Speed, accuracy, and scaling – discover the superpowers of GenAI in action with UiPath Document Understanding and Communications Mining™:
See how to accelerate model training and optimize model performance with active learning
Learn about the latest enhancements to out-of-the-box document processing – with little to no training required
Get an exclusive demo of the new family of UiPath LLMs – GenAI models specialized for processing different types of documents and messages
This is a hands-on session specifically designed for automation developers and AI enthusiasts seeking to enhance their knowledge in leveraging the latest intelligent document processing capabilities offered by UiPath.
Speakers:
👨🏫 Andras Palfi, Senior Product Manager, UiPath
👩🏫 Lenka Dulovicova, Product Program Manager, UiPath
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
Key Trends Shaping the Future of Infrastructure.pdfCheryl Hung
Keynote at DIGIT West Expo, Glasgow on 29 May 2024.
Cheryl Hung, ochery.com
Sr Director, Infrastructure Ecosystem, Arm.
The key trends across hardware, cloud and open-source; exploring how these areas are likely to mature and develop over the short and long-term, and then considering how organisations can position themselves to adapt and thrive.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Presenter NotesNuance by the numbers— The best way to measure our incredible growth is through the success of our customers— Our cloud-based systems are now processing over 4.5 billion mobile transactions annually.— Nuance technology is now deployed on over 6 billion mobile handsets.— There are over 70 million Nuance powered cars on the market today.— We now have well over 10,000 mobile application partners.— There are over 500,000 clinicians documenting patient interactions with Nuance.— We process over 10 billion customer service transactions with our automated self-service solutions.— Our solutions are supported in over 70 languages.— It’s no wonder why leading global brands have chosen to partner with Nuance to power their products, their services and even their healthcare delivery.— Nuance has 3,900 patents and applications for technology-enabled software & solutions
You can have people doing the call routing, but that is very costly, and the effect is longer queues. To get away from the queues, organisations put in touchtone menu’s. Whereas this may be ok if you have two or three choices most of the time these touchtone menu’s mostly serve to create frustration with the customer. And worst case, you have a high frequency of ”zero-out” – and you are back to serving the caller manually!Nuance Voice Guided Call Steering:System: “How can I help you today?”Caller: “I have a problem with my mobile phone” mobile service deskorCaller: “I want to upgrade my broadband to premium” broadband sales Dial one number for any service, get routed to the correct service in one step!
Benefit – expedites getting the caller to the correct destination
SUGGESTED TALKING POINTS======================================================================The experience is fast and extremely natural- so natural that Mary even forgot she was talking to an IVR system and said ‘Thank You’ at the end of the callSo what did you hear that made it sound so great?#1 First- the welcome has a subtle bed of music behind it, just to add some richness. Then, Dividend Miles customers are greeted by name- in this example- you heard Hello Mary. Our usability tests showed that greeting a caller by name overwhelming improves their satisfaction with the system. Test participants rated the system as more effective.#2 The caller is prompted to just describe the reason for their call- incorporating Nuance Natural Language technology. Not only is this much easier for callers because they don’t have to traverse a bunch of menu choices, but it means more savings for US Airways because callers get to self service functions that they may have otherwise not found. Also#3 The application was designed using something called an intelligent trip lifecycle. What this means is that the IVR knows if the caller has upcoming flights or is waiting for an upgrade. Since we know where the caller is within their trip, we provide the most relevant information- without the caller needing to ask. #4 And, if the caller does need to wait on hold for an agent- we make the best use of that hold time by collecting information about the reason for their call- like the travel dates, destinations, etc., and then when an agent does become available, we send all that information it the agent’s desktop.#5 Lastly- this is one of the best sounding applications in existence. The success of an IVR and caller’s propensity to use the system are largely based on what the caller hears- the audio files that area assembled and played to the caller. Nuance has innovated in this area by creating a new version of Vocalizer that more naturally assembles the audio to create the best sounding persona in the market. We build that technology specifically for US Airways and it’s now available via Nuance On Demand (go to next slide for examples)
Nuance is leading the way with NinaWhat you just saw is Nina – the world’s first multichannel suite of virtual assistants. Nina represents the best in what can be delivered today. Nina provides human-like interactions across voice, mobile and web. Nina is the culmination of over a decade of investment in enabling technologies that allow Nina to understand who you are, what you say and what you mean. Nina guides customers in a conversational, natural way, to successful customer service outcomes. Nina offers a seamless cross-channel experience that creates loyal customers.
Nina’s power is made possible through a fully integrated stack that brings together all of our technologies into a single cloud-based offering. All of these technology components have been proven repeatedly and, in many instances, are available to customers on a standalone basis depending on where they are in their evolution to multi-channel VA.For example…