There is poetic justice for Vonage, creator of Voice over IP (VoIP) services, to acquire Over.ai, the company that coined the term “Voice over AI” (VoIA®).
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From Voice Search to Google Assistant: One Small Step For Conversational Commerce
Voice Search within the Google App just morphed into Google Assistant, the entity that responds to “Okay Google” on a billion devices around the world.
Opus Research Forum: Speech Analytics and Conversational AI Is Redefining Customer Service
This free Opus Research Forum (SFO Marriott, Aug 21) will help businesses understand how speech analytics can deliver cost savings, operational efficiencies, improved customer experience, and, ultimately, revenue enhancement.
Uniphore’s New Funding Validates Value of Conversational Service Automation
A group of investors just gave a $38 million vote of confidence in Conversational Service Automation through two tranches of Series C financing in Uniphore Software Systems.
Kate Does a Lot of Xplainin’ at Genesys Xperience 2019
Genesys Xperience19 was a coming out party for Kate, the digital assistant that Genesys announced almost exactly two years prior.
Helpshift Expands Customer Conversational Experiences to Phone Channel
Vivino, the world’s largest online wine marketplace, launches a customer support option from Helpshift to seamlessly transfer from an automated messaging conversation to speak with a trained “sommelier” for wine recommendations.
Bank of America’s Intelligent Assistant Erica Helps Guide More Than 7 Million Customers
The growth and success of BofA’s Erica demonstrates how natural language customer conversations help support omnichannel strategies and enable digital self-service anytime, any place, and on any device.
Webinar: “Stop Losing Customers: Listen to Them with Speech Analytics”
Opus Research and the Age of Learning discuss how speech analytics can help you listen to the voice of all your customers, and use the insights to guide business decisions.
Announcing Opus Research’s 2019 Conversational Commerce Conference (NYC | Oct 8)
C3 New York City is designed to help organizations unlock the power of machine learning, natural language processing (NLP), AI & Analytics, conversational marketing, and intelligent assistance technologies.
Google’s CallJoy Updates “AutoAttendant” Features For Small Businesses
Google won’t receive the same blowback for CallJoy as it experienced with Duplex. Today’s callers are accustomed to being greeted by an automated voice.