All posts by Sam Heggie-Collins

West Named a Leader in the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service

West Corporation, a global provider of communication and network infrastructure services, announced that Gartner, Inc. has positioned the Company in the Leaders Quadrant of its annual “Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS), Worldwide”1 report for the sixth year in a row. Continue reading West Named a Leader in the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service

BroadSoft Positioned by Gartner as a Visionary in Global Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS)

BroadSoft, a global market leader in cloud business software for unified communication as a service (UCaaS), and provider of collaboration and contact center as a service (CCaaS), announced that it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. as a Visionary in its September 2017 Magic Quadrant (MQ) for Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS), Worldwide. Gartner evaluated 15 different UCaaS vendors and service providers on their ability to execute and completeness of vision criteria, placing BroadSoft in the “Visionaries” quadrant. Continue reading BroadSoft Positioned by Gartner as a Visionary in Global Magic Quadrant for Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS)

Are Mobile Devices Taking Over Online Shopping?

Not according to the latest consumer research by leading global customer experience and business process outsourcing business, Webhelp. According to the 500 UK consumers surveyed, traditional desktop or laptop computers accounted for almost two thirds (65%) of online shopping purchases, with less than a quarter of people (23%) saying they used a smartphone and just 12% saying they had used a tablet for their most recent online purchase. Continue reading Are Mobile Devices Taking Over Online Shopping?

C-suite facing challenges in fulfilling customer engagement strategies

CxO professionals are being held back from successfully fulfilling their customer engagement strategies, despite viewing customer service as a definitive competitive differentiator. This is according to new research from Aspect Software, who suggests that the C-suite must work hard to communicate to the Board the importance of customer service in an organisation. Continue reading C-suite facing challenges in fulfilling customer engagement strategies

BT Group selects Brite:Bill as its billing communications platform

Brite:Bill, an Amdocs company, announced it has been selected by BT Group as its billing communications platform provider. BT Group chose Brite:Bill’s technology and services to transform customer invoices into personalized, interactive communications delivered in the channel of the customer’s choice. Continue reading BT Group selects Brite:Bill as its billing communications platform