Call Center Technology
From Call Centers to Contact Centers
Call center technology has been a critical component of most companies' customer-facing organizations for many years. A typical traditional call center required a specialized
call center software and proprietary hardware environment. For years businesses had no alternative to making a large up-front capital investment in order to build their customer call center.
In the late 90's advances in Computer Telephony Integration (CTI) technology fueled the development of
virtual call centers. This allowed many companies that could not previously afford to purchase a collection of specialized software, hardware, and network equipment to take advantage of the new technologies to launch their own web-based
call centers for a fraction of the cost of a traditional installation.