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The Social Customer ebook "Rethinking Customer Service: The Call Center as Corporate Information Hub" by SAP America, Inc. December 31, 2011 - (Free Research) This e-book looks at how the call center in particular can help drive a proactive, rather than reactive, approach to business. Experts from the call center world share strategies and mindset shifts that must take place as customers demand more and more information about the products and services that they consume.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

But, Will Customer Measurement Improve Our Profits? by Mindshare Technologies March 05, 2008 - (Free Research) The purpose of this paper is to outline the basics of the correlation between loyalty and profits and to present the case for continuous customer and employee feedback.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

STOP LOOKING! THE FCR SILVER BULLET IS ALREADY HERE by Enkata Technologies April 26, 2012 - (Free Research) This paper discusses first contact resolution and the offerings for measuring success with FCR.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

How Does your Service Measure Up? Getting to Grips with Metrics by GoToAssist July 19, 2011 - (Free Research) This quick guide will identify some of the most popular metrics that you should be measuring, look at ways in which you can measure them, and how to utilize these measures to improve your service delivery.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Tips from the Trade – Competing on Web Analytics by SAS Institute Inc. August 20, 2009 - (Free Research) The online channel has been one of the more successful areas of business during these economic times, but most businesses are still behind when it comes to web analytics. Watch this webcast to also learn the overall best practices and the future needs within online analytics.  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Measuring the Business Impact of Support by Citrix Online UK July 16, 2010 - (Free Research) Customer support has long been a business mainstay. Yet, the business impact of support is seldom measured - despite the influence of support on higher revenue, customer satisfaction and increased productivity. This new ServiceXRG white paper explores the importance of quantifying the impact of support on your business.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Think beyond Software Performance Monitoring: A Perspective on Your Service-Level Management Strategy by Keynote Systems February 25, 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper discusses methods for monitoring Web site performance from an end-user perspective. Explore the benefits associated with neutral, third-party performance monitoring.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Virtualization Solutions from Sun Microsystems: I Remember When Being Green Meant Compromise by LEGACY - DO NOT USE - Insight June 2008 - (Free Research) For every area of your datacenter, Sun Professional Services has created a tailored assessment service.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Field Measurements of Ethernet Performance by Fluke Networks April 2010 - (Free Research) Various metrics can quantify and characterize network performance. Test plans can be written to satisfy varying organizational objectives. This white paper will describe advancements in field measurement of end-to-end Ethernet performance.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

To SaaS or Not to SaaS: Making Your Digital Measurement Count by Unica Corporation - An IBM Company September 2010 - (Free Research) Read To SaaS or Not to SaaS: Make Your Digital Measurement Count by Eric Peterson to choose wisely.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Leveraging Social Media to Drive Retail Sales and Enhance Customer Experience by Wipro Technologies December 2009 - (Free Research) Read this article for an examination of three considerations for social media: social media driving revenue, customer experience and tracking and using social media measurement tools.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

6 Key Metrics for Measuring Lean Success by Infor September 2008 - (Free Research) This webcast by IndustryWeek discusses the key metrics your company can use to help ensure you accomplish you lean goals. It brings together members of the manufacturing community to discuss strategic and operational initiatives.  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Improving Web Application Performance for Your End-Users: Creating a Better Customer Experience by Gomez April 2008 - (Free Research) This report analyzes why data from the full range of Last Mile connections gives companies a strategic advantage in the hyper-competitive online marketplace.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

IPTV Test and Measurement Best Practices by Alcatel-Lucent January 2007 - (Free Research) This whitepaper focuses on providing a pragmatic set of test and measurement guidelines that can be implemented on a live operational IPTV service. The recommendations given in this paper are generally applicable to any IPTV system.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Automating User Provisioning: A User’s Perspective by Oracle Corporation April 2011 - (Free Research) Catch this FREE webcast to find out how Educational Testing Service (ETS), a private nonprofit organization devoted to educational measurement and research, is leveraging Oracle Identity Manager to meet its user administration needs.  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Advanced RFID Measurements: Basic Theory to Protocol Conformance Test by National Instruments July 2008 - (Free Research) As RFID adoption continues to grow, engineers are faced with an increasing need to validate tags both for interoperability with products from other vendors and for conformance with the specified protocol.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

The Business Value of HP–UX 11i v3 by Hewlett-Packard Limited March 2010 - (Free Research) Alinean, a leader in IT value measurement, teamed up with HP to assess the financial merits of moving from a HP-UX 11i v2 platform to HP-UX 11i v3 running on HP Integrity Servers over moving to SUN Solaris10 running on Sun Servers. Read this white paper for details.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Rich Internet Applications: Design, Measurement, and Management Challenges by Keynote Systems February 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper details the evolution of traditional Web pages and applications, discussing the defining attributes of the emerging class of Rich Internet Applications (RIAs).  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Best Practices in the Call Center: A Customer Touch-Point Methodology, Free Oracle Corporation Best Practices by Oracle Corporation January 2009 - (Free Research) One of the biggest dangers in establishing best practices for your contact center is to do so in isolation from your self-service stakeholders. Instead, all customer "touch-points" must be viewed as part of a continuum. Customer touch points include Web Self-Service, Interactive Voice Response, Contact Center Agents, and Face-to-Face transactions.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Overhauling a Legacy Contact Center: Starting Steps by Five9 May 2013 - (Free Research) Overhauling legacy contact center technology is often costly and time-consuming, but it doesn't have to be. This expert e-guide offers advice on deciding when it's time to upgrade your contact center, making the business case for an overhaul, and important change management considerations.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

Cost-Saving Tips for Contact Centers by Five9 May 2013 - (Free Research) For service organizations looking to cut costs, the contact center is the go-to department, seeing as it often has high staffing counts within the company. Check out this expert e-guide to learn how you can effectively identify opportunities and decrease spending in your contact center, without sacrificing customer experience.  (EGUIDE) READ ABSTRACT |

5 Ways to Optimize Your Workforce by Aspect December 2012 - (Free Research) You need to provide a flexible, efficient and consistent customer experience, but with the myriad of communication channels available today, legacy service strategies are inadequate. Read on to learn how unified communications and workforce optimization can provide the visibility and control needed to deliver exceptional customer service.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Eight Strategies for First Rate Customer Service by Cisco Systems, Inc. February 2008 - (Free Research) This paper provides eight strategies for creating a relationship with your customers that will keep them coming back.  (WHITE PAPER) READ ABSTRACT |

Oracle Advanced Customer Services: Solution Support Center by Oracle Corporation February 2008 - (Free Research) The Oracle Solution Support Center, Oracle's most comprehensive Advanced Customer Service, is the best way to protect mission-critical operations and drive business success.  (WEBCAST) READ ABSTRACT |

Driving Customer Service Success in the Cloud with Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online by Microsoft August 2010 - (Free Research) Join us for this webcast to learn how Microsoft Dynamics CRM Online provides complete service management functionality to help you manage cases, contracts, and knowledge.  (VIDEO) READ ABSTRACT |

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