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July 2009

Use of Text to Speech (TTS) in IVR System

by Uttam Pegu on July 27, 2009

What is TTS ( Text to Speech) ?
TTS or Text To Speech is a process where text is converted to WAV file and played back. So it is a system or often called “engine” that converts text to voice. If some one types a sentence in a note pad, a TTS software would convert it [...]

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CRBT for Advertisement

by Uttam Pegu on July 22, 2009

CRBT (Caller Ring Back Tone) is a very popular IVR application used in Telecom Industry. It is known as “Hello Tunes”, “Caller Tunes” in India. CRBT is a fairly simple IVR system which has a smart call routing and a IVR application which plays one audio file, a music as per choice by the CRBT [...]

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IVR Market to reach $514 million by 2013

by Uttam Pegu on July 18, 2009

I had posted a report few weeks back about IVR market growing to $2.7 billion by 2011 provided by DMG Consulting LLC, and today I had come across another press release while Googling, which says IVR market will grow to $514million from present estimate of $431million this year, as per T3i Group LLC, which “provides [...]

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Problems in Analog CTI boards

by Uttam Pegu on July 15, 2009

I think, analog CTI boards most problematic to configure other than simple incoming or inbound IVR Software. They are dependent on switch or PBX connected to them for many basic IVR functions, call operations. I am trying to list here the problems I had been facing while using analog CTI boards:-
1. Disconnect
2. Dial Tone
3. Dial [...]

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Voice User Interface (VUI) Design Tips

by Uttam Pegu on July 11, 2009

VUI ( Voice User Interface) is the call flow of IVR system. Usability of IVR is dependent on the VUI. So it is desirable that considerable amount of time be devoted in designing, testing and documenting VUI of IVR system before actually developing IVR system.
Here are few simple VUI design guidelines of tips I [...]

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Predictive Dialer and outbound IVR

by Uttam Pegu on July 4, 2009

Predictive dialer can be termed as smart auto-dialer.  Auto dialer dial out telephone number and handover or transfer the call to human agent in a call center.  Once the dialed number answers, the call agent or telemarketer starts speaking as per the outbound call center function.
Now there can be many situations where the process as [...]

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Smart IVR for Call Center – A Case Study

by Uttam Pegu on July 2, 2009

Recently, I commissioned a IVR Software in a call center in India. I have gone through a good learning process about not only Call Center, but also how IVR can be used smartly to serve customers better, solve customer problems at shortest possible time as well as minimizing call agent intervention!
My client is [...]

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