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CTI based Call Screening System

by Uttam Pegu on December 6, 2011

One of the major advantages of CTI Applications is availability of huge computation power of computer along with telecom functions. Many telephone systems like PBX or answering machines can also have some computational power using which some call routing or other smart features can be implemented. But they can not perform highly complicated logical decision [...]

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Tata Docomo IVR Advertisement and Self-help IVR

by Uttam Pegu on June 1, 2011

Recently, Tata Docomo, India is advertising about IVR used in its customer care where it says that in order to keep it simple, they allow caller to speak to human agent quickly without going through maze of key-presses, listening lengthy and boring menu announcements! Well, one line comes to my mind quickly, if you want [...]

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IVR Call Back as replacement of Toll Free Number

by Uttam Pegu on October 9, 2010

What is call back feature ? Call Back feature is when a person call a number and then disconnect and immediately that dialed number calls back the person. Now the person can enter another phone number and get connected to that phone number! This kind of phone number which calls back a person is also [...]

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Outbound IVR : Interesting Implementation

by Uttam Pegu on September 22, 2010

Recently, I have come across some interesting outbound IVR ( Interactive Voice Response System) implementation. While it may not be the best outbound IVR arrangement, but it sure is the cheapest and most reliable in the circumstances in India. Just to mention, majority of the outbound IVR applications dial out a number, plays a recorded [...]

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Successful IVR System and Change in Call Flow

by Uttam Pegu on July 23, 2010

It may not be easy to define a successful IVR ( Interactive voice response) System. In single line, one IVR system could be termed successful when it has lowest abandon rate by both genuine new and old callers. When an IVR system is designed to perform some specific task for a caller, if the caller [...]

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Implementing CRBT using ISDN PRI links

by Uttam Pegu on February 4, 2010

Caller Ring Back Tone or CRBT has become major revenue earner for both teleom companies as well as value added service providers. Not to mention, music companies. Though, I personally prefer the “good old” ring back tone to the latest music number, but many people have been using it on their cell phone, or even [...]

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Voice Mail System and Answering Machine

by Uttam Pegu on October 30, 2009

What is a Voice Mail System (VMS) and a Answering Machine ? Voice mail system can be thought as a message box for phone user to store voice messages and retrieve it through telephone. User can divert all his calls to his voice mail system when he wishes so. Main difference between answer machine and [...]

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Integrating CTI board with Telecom switch or EPABX

by Uttam Pegu on October 12, 2009

Most probably, the most dreaded and time consuming part of deployment of IVR system is the integration of CTI board with the telecom switch or EPABX. And if EPABX or switch is of lower end or from smaller EPABX manufacturer ( there are few in India), it may become really a nightmare for IVRS integrator [...]

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