Despite the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in customer service, UK consumers still overwhelmingly prefer speaking with human agents — unless AI comes with a financial incentive. That’s according to new research from 8×8, Inc., a leading global business communication platform provider. Continue reading 8×8 Report: UK Customers Still Prefer Human Support Over AI
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Capacity Acquires Creovai to Bridge Agent Guidance and Automation Gap
Capacity, the AI-powered support automation platform for Contact Centres, has announced the acquisition of Creovai, a leader in real-time agent assist and automated quality assurance solutions. The acquisition strengthens Capacity’s conversation intelligence capabilities, providing clients with a unified platform for optimizing both virtual and live agent interactions. Continue reading Capacity Acquires Creovai to Bridge Agent Guidance and Automation Gap
NiCE Cognigy Launches AI Ops Center, Ensuring AI Workforce Reliability at Scale
NiCE announced the launch of AI Ops Center, the operational backbone of the NiCE Cognigy platform, designed to keep enterprise AI Agents always-on, reliable, secure, and business-ready. Continue reading NiCE Cognigy Launches AI Ops Center, Ensuring AI Workforce Reliability at Scale
Westminster Council first local authority to introduce AI support in its contact centre
Westminster City Council has introduced new AI-powered software in its contact centre to make it easier than ever for residents, businesses, and visitors to get in touch. Continue reading Westminster Council first local authority to introduce AI support in its contact centre
Zoom partners with Oracle to help enterprises scale customer engagement
Zoom Communications, Inc. announced a strategic go-to-market (GTM) partnership with Oracle designed to help organizations transform the experience they deliver to customers through faster resolutions, streamlined omnichannel interactions, and intelligent self-service. Continue reading Zoom partners with Oracle to help enterprises scale customer engagement
Vonage Announces Agentforce Identity Insights and Fraud Detection Powered by Next Gen APIs
Vonage, a part of Ericsson, announced the launch of Vonage Agentforce Identity Insights and Fraud Detection, which provides insights for contact centre agents, leveraging AI to help detect fraud risks, verify customers and validate effective communications channels in real time. Continue reading Vonage Announces Agentforce Identity Insights and Fraud Detection Powered by Next Gen APIs