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Archive: March-2001   (03-2001) <-Current
   
29-Mar-2001 NotWired Releases Version 3.0 - Advanced CRM and Calendar Sharing Low cost ASP based calendaring and CRM for road warriors.
29-Mar-2001 Kmart Launches New Associate Rewards Program Unique 'Super Service' Incentives Reward Store Associates with Cash and Stock
27-Mar-2001 Hilton Reservations Worldwide To Deploy Simtrex™ StarTrainer Company Sees Significant Customer Service Improvements for Phone Reservation Agents During Limited Deployment
27-Mar-2001 Knowlagent Features Telepro(R) Online's Courseware to Ensure Effective Contact Center Service Companies Introduce Enhanced E-Learning Platform With Implementation of Ten New Training Modules to Strengthen Career Skills and Retention Levels
26-Mar-2001 Wolfson Audio Codec Selected by VXI Corporation for Its USB Headset Systems VXI Corporation to supply the audio subsystem used in the firm's new fully functional Universal Serial Bus (USB) Digital headset systems
   
21-Mar-2001 Avaya Labs Releases Free Linux Security Software to Battle Hacker Attacks in Programs and Web Sites Members, see our download section or the Security category in the link database
21-Mar-2001 Plantronics Launches First Headset Powered By Second-Generation Bluetooth™ Chipset Plantronics M1000 delivers superior sound quality, extended talk time and lighter weight for mobile users worldwide
   
15-Mar-2001 Amdocs Announces Open APIs Amdocs delivers time-to-market advantage through component-based architecture
13-Mar-2001 CRM Market Predicted to More Than Double in the Next Five Years; ASP Channel to Grow 128 Percent In U.S. market according to Datamonitor, a premeium business information company.
12-Mar-2001 Scientists at Lucent Technologies' Bell Labs create the world's first plastic superconductor Plastic Material May Lead to Futuristic Applications, Including Quantum Computing [note from j.r.: I've included this story because it has been widely misreported in the U.S.]
12-Mar-2001 AVAYA EXPANDS DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL TO ACCELERATE SALES OF CONVERGENCE PRODUCTS (formerly part of Lucent) Modifies Agency Agreement with Southwestern Bell to Grow Its Reseller Profile
   
10-Mar-2001 JDS to Continue Acquisition Drive JDS Uniphase, a manufacturer of fiber optic support equipment, is not daunted by the current downturn.
9-Mar-2001 Gartner Says CRM Spending to Reach $76.3 Billion in 2005 Gartner Analysts to Map CRM Essential Business Strategies at the Upcoming CRM Spring Summit 2001
8-Mar-2001 Verizon Wireless Selects Utah as Location for New Customer Service Center $42 Million Facility Creates 1,000 New Jobs in Salt Lake City Area
8-Mar-2001 Intraco Systems Develops and Deploys Voice-Driven Customer Service Application For FedEx Express Latin America & Caribbean Division Bilingual Speech Recognition System Will Now Allow FedEx Express Customers in Puerto Rico to Schedule Pick-Ups in Both Spanish and English
6-Mar-2001 Telephony@Work Launches CallCenter@nywhere 4.0 New Version Delivers Thin-Client, Browser-Based Self-Provisioning & Browser- Based Supervision & Report Generation, Multi-Flavor UNIX Support and Firewall- Friendly Multi-Host Data Streaming(TM)
6-Mar-2001 SkillSoft Announces New Business Simulation Product and Integration with Hand- held Devices SkillSimulations Place Learners into Real-Life Business Scenarios; Integration with Palm OS Handhelds Enhances Just-in-Time Learning
   
2-Mar-2001 iVOICE.COM, INC. FILES ADDITIONAL PATENT APPLICATION FOR SPEECH-ENABLED NAME The new application protects the use of the Name Dialer when used in conjunction with an ordinary voice modem, installed in any PC computer.
1-Mar-2001 Maximizer by Multiactive selected as best SOHO CRM Solution Award winning customer contact software for Small Offices-Home Offices
1-Mar-2001 Oki, Microsoft Unit Tie Up in Telephony They will jointly develop computer telephony products and services for corporate users.
1-Mar-2001 Alcatel and Siebel Systems Form Strategic Alliance Companies to Integrate Siebel eBusiness Applications and Genesys' Universal Queue Technology to Offer Complete Solutions for Mid-Market and Enterprise Contact Centers




 














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