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Derek Top, Principal Analyst & Research Director, Opus Research
Derek Top is Principal Analyst and Research Director for Opus Research, a diversified analyst firm tracking Conversational AI, Generative AI, and Conversational Intelligence technologies. For more than 20 years, he has been covering how transformative technologies improve businesses and the customer experience.
Prior to Opus, Top was senior editor and program director at GreenBiz Group. There he helped produce the VERGE conference series and wrote about how the convergence of mobile and information technologies are driving innovation for smart energy and sustainability.
Previously, Top served as senior associate editor with Optimize magazine and InformationWeek covering enterprise IT trends for CMP Media. Before joining CMP, Top was managing editor with Streaming Media, Inc.
Contact: [email protected]
Twitter: @derektop
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Webinar: “The Age of Voice Innovation, Part I: Attributes of the New Engine”
Join Opus Research and LumenVox for a lively discussion (Tuesday, Sept 14) of how dramatic improvements in automatic speech recognition are shaping the voice channel.
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Zoho Proves That “Business Intelligence” Is Not an Oxymoron
The recent release of Zoho Business Intelligence (BI) Platform strikes a great balance between automation for data prep and AI for conversational queries and predictive analytics.
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Webinar: “Managed Customer Engagement – A Disruptive Way Forward for CX”
In this webinar (August 19), Opus Research and [24]7.ai discuss specific techniques for how “Managed Customer Engagement” helps reduce costs, increase automation, and expand digital channel adoption.
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The Power of The 3 A’s: Automate, Authenticate, and Analyze
Sestek’s full-stack of speech processing technologies enable organizations to increase efficiency and performance by capturing conversational insights to improve business flows.
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Webinar: Digital Onboarding – The Gateway to Secure Remote Commerce
Join Opus Research for a conversation with executives from Daon (July 28th) to hear how identity proofing and onboarding can make or break the modern customer experience.
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Opus Research Report: “How to Thwart Fast-Changing Fraud Workflows”
Applying AI and biometrics-based authentication to thwart fraudsters helps build trust between companies and their customers while minimizing burdens on contact center agents and fraud investigators.
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All Eyes on the IVR: Why Your Business Needs a Better IVR Dashboard
The Opus Research “Vendors that Matter” series features Speech-Soft Solutions’ Real-Time Reporting & Analytics IVR Dashboard and how it enables speedy IVR analysis and business insights.
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Opus Research Report: “State of Intelligent Authentication & Fraud Prevention 2021”
Based on a global survey of 250 of executive decision makers, Opus Research and SymNex Consulting present critical themes and near-term predictions for organizations implementing authentication technologies and fraud prevention solutions.
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Webinar: “New Truths about Self-Service – Enabling Conversational Intelligence”
In this on-demand video discussion, learn how Sestek is applying the “3 A’s” — automate, authenticate, analyze — to leverage conversational data in an AI-powered orchestration platform for real-world business benefits.
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Kasisto Shows the Promise of an Intelligent Banking Advisor with Enlighten
The “cognitive banking” intelligent assistant solution combines financial data and interaction history to create contextual, guided conversations for customers.