Jun 27, 2019
As the need for data centres continues to grow, this places a tremendous amount of pressure on the electrical power utility providers. In a typical data centre, which requires vast amounts of clean, uninterruptible power, power usage can range from a few kilowatts to...
Jun 20, 2019
Open your phone’s email or messenger app and start a new message. But don’t type. Instead, tap the small microphone icon on the keyboard. Now you can simply dictate the message. By One Channel CEO Bernard Ford It’s not perfect but works astoundingly...
Jun 20, 2019
When we think of industries obsessed with customer experience, we often think about travel, retail or even retail banking. By Roger Woodend, director: media and technology at BT Industries that rely on positive reviews or face competitive landscapes. But, in reality,...
Mar 11, 2019
In 2007 South Africa was identified as one of the world’s upcoming business process outsourcing (BPO) destinations of choice. Now, 12 years’ on, does this still ring true? Jacques de Beer, CEO of Talksure, an international contact centre located in...
Nov 12, 2018
Jasco has successfully implemented the first Proactive Outreach Manager (POM) call centre platform in South Africa that integrates outbound and inbound call capabilities. The POM platform was developed by one of the world’s pioneers in global business...
Nov 1, 2018
Business process outsourcing (BPO) has long since played a role in cutting costs for businesses. An ‘on and off again’ trend, BPO is now facing what industry specialists call a ‘technology enabled transformation’. Cassie Lessing, MD of Strato...