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Customer Interaction Technologies

The list of solutions used in customer interaction and relationships management is changing rapidly as technology advances and make more possible. From chatbots to IVR, the technologies contained here are far-reaching. See below for the latest customer interaction technology news, trends, and solutions.

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The Top Speech Technologies and Vendors: The 2021 Speech Industry Awards

Advances in AI, machine learning, natural language processing, and more fueled speech industry progress in the past year.

The Editors of Speech Technology // 02 Aug 2021

2021 Speech Industry Award Winner: SoundHound Feeds the Voice-Enabled Drive-Through

Speech technology has started to transform drive-through and drive-in interactions for quick-service restaurant chains, and Santa Clara, Calif.-based SoundHound is at the forefront of that innovation.

The Editors of Speech Technology // 02 Aug 2021

Speech Technology Inches Closer to the Edge

An emerging computing paradigm, edge computing, promises to improve response time, lower costs, and enhance security, but the ecosystem is immature.

Paul Korzeniowski // 12 May 2021

Seniors Increase Use of Assistive Speech Tech

The growing aging population is a market ripe for voice-enabled technologies.

Phillip Britt // 12 May 2021
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The Risks Posed by Biases in Voice and AI

Artificial intelligence is still a novel concept with its own unique benefits and flaws. This is how it will integrate into sales, marketing, and customer interactions.

Nigel Cannings // 09 Nov 2021

Voice Technology is Essential to Digital Transformation

Advances in speech technology are ensuring that voice continues to have a role in customer interactions.

Rohan Ganeson // 25 May 2021

What Brings Virtual Conversations to Life?

Speech recognition must be dynamic and adapt to real-time dialogue shifts to best serve customers.

Quinn Agen // 02 Feb 2021

The AI-Driven Future of Customer Service

AI has huge potential to improve and standardize customer service interactions across companies.

Richard Kimber // 14 Dec 2020
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Emotion Is the Next Frontier in Human-Computer Interaction

Ever since the early days of the speech technology industry, engineers and developers have been on a never-ending quest to make voices that sound more lifelike and natural.

Leonard Klie // 09 Aug 2021

Speech Is Headed in New Directions

Though still in its very earliest stages, edge computing is being recognized for the transformative role it could play in voice interfaces.

Leonard Klie // 30 Jul 2021

Speech Is Up for Any Challenge

As consumers' interactions shifted to digital channels, voice has become the interface of choice for many of those interactions.

Leonard Klie // 12 Apr 2021

Designing a Web Site? Learn from the Speech Business—Please!

Contact centers, whether with human or automated attendants, have a lot to teach corporate websites about usability.

Moshe Yudkowsky // 25 Feb 2021
Speech Technology Reports and Research

Optimize your Virtual Assistant with Automated Conversational Analytics

Sponsored by Spitch

12 Jan 2022

How Deep Learning Speech Recognition Fuels Business Transformation

Sponsored by Deepgram

24 Nov 2021

ASR Engines and Cloud Hosted Platforms

Sponsored by Mod9 Technologies

01 Nov 2021

Chatbots - Search vs. Conversation. Do you know the difference?

Sponsored by Verint

01 Nov 2021
Customer Interaction Technologies Companies and Suppliers