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IVR Benefits

Increase customer satisfaction by offering personalized call treatment.

Decrease call times.

Improve efficiency and productivity.

Automated speech recognition.

Free up resources through automation.

Increase first contact resolution by routing to the appropriate agent.

Reduce operational costs.

Track and report the journey of every call.

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Automated Speech Recognition

Take your IVR to the next level with Automated Speech Recognition (ASR). ASR lets you remove the constraints of a standard touch-tone IVR application to enhance the customer experience. Customers are able to speak their needs using natural language. ComputerTalk also offers voice biometrics to authenticate users through their voice.

IVR and Contact Center Continuity

IVR applications are not always able to answer all inquiries. Sometimes customers have complex or non-routine issues and need to be transferred to a contact center agent. ComputerTalk's IVR and ice Contact Center are both built using the iceWorkflow Designer tool to provide a seamless and continuous flow of information between IVR and contact center.

Outbound IVR

Don’t wait for your customers to call you. Proactively reach out to them using outbound IVR applications. Deliver automated outbound communication that simply plays a message and disconnects or plays IVR prompts where prospects can interact with menus

What are the Differences Between a Call Center and a Contact Center?

Published On March 8, 2021

The terms call center and contact center are commonly thrown around in the industry. But what are the actual differences between the two?

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ComputerTalk Announces General Availability of ice 11

by Shaundalee Carvalho | Published On February 24, 2021

It’s finally here! We at ComputerTalk are excited to announce the general availability of ice Contact Center 11, our latest version.

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ComputerTalk’s ice Contact Center Becomes Microsoft Teams Connected Contact Center Certified

Published On February 19, 2021

ComputerTalk is pleased to announce our completion of the Microsoft Teams Connected Contact Center Certification Program, becoming one of the first partners to receive the certification. As a certified partner solution, ComputerTalk showcases our decades-long commitment to strengthen our products with Microsoft’s cutting-edge technology.

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Extend Teams Functionality with ice Contact Center

Published On January 19, 2021

In 2020, Microsoft saw a massive spike in Teams usage, increasing by over 785% since July 2019 and surpassing 115 million daily active users.

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Slice of ice Recap: Getting the Most of Integrating ice with Your CRM

by Shaundalee Carvalho | Published On December 15, 2020

On Wednesday, November 18th, ComputerTalk presented their latest Slice of ice webinar: Getting the Most of Integrating ice with Your CRM. In this session, ComputerTalk’s Product Marketer, Danielle Wong, discussed different CRM systems that ice integrates with, benefits and features of CRM integrations, and examples of how they work.

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Slice of ice Recap: Navigating iceAdministrator Part 2

by Shaundalee Carvalho | Published On November 17, 2020

On Wednesday October 21st, ComputerTalk presented Part 2 of a two-part webinar series on Navigating iceAdministrator. In this session, Training and Documentation Specialist, Kathika Uthayakumar, talked about skills and prioritization of queues. The session built on Navigating iceAdministrator Part 1, which covered iceAdministrator basics.

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ice and the Connected Contact Center for Microsoft Teams Certification Program

by Shaundalee Carvalho | Published On November 13, 2020

As the developer of the Teams native ice Contact Center, ComputerTalk is currently one of the first companies to go through Microsoft’s Connected Contact Center for Microsoft Teams Certification Program. Among other benefits, this certification will mean that ice Contact Center for Microsoft Teams “has been tested and verified to provide the quality, compatibility and reliability [customers] expect from Microsoft solutions” (Microsoft, 2020).

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Sample Applications

The key to a successful IVR application is design. A well-designed IVR means a frustration-free experience for customers. Working with one of our IVR specialists, you can rest assured that your applications will send customers to the right place, without needless transfers.

We have built thousands of IVR applications for our clients. Below is a list of sample IVR applications. For a more comprehensive list, contact an IVR expert here.

Appointment Scheduler
Auto Attendant
Bill Payment
Billing and Account Inquiry
Call Routing
Check Ordering
Claim Filing and Processing
Credit Card Activation
FAQs
Hear Shift Schedules
Listen to Human Resources Listings
Policy Renewal or Coverage Changes
Traffic Enforcement - Pay Tickets by Phone

Auto Attendant

ComputerTalk’s auto attendant capabilities can be a standalone application or part of the whole contact center system. Callers no longer need to remember extension numbers; they just need to speak the name of the person or department they wish to contact.

Advantage

When your IVR applications are built on the same technology as your contact center, you avoid additional support and integration costs. You are able to view comprehensive reports relevant to your IVR and contact center to provide you with the information you need to make informed decisions. ComputerTalk's IVR is easy to update to accommodate your changing business needs.