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Call center reborn: Make way for the Virtual Contact Center

Contact centers and call centers have a number of stereotypes attached to them, both in terms of working for one and customer experience. It’s a necessary evil; one that customers love to hate but simultaneously are seething with anger about when they learn that the company they need support from doesn’t offer the service. But the contact center as we know it is changing and a new virtual call center replacement seems to be the way of the future. Can going hosted/virtual really make...

May 19, 20203CX, PBXRead more...

3CX is not a Free Communications Tool. Here’s why.

The communications market is awash with free solutions. Others are offered at exorbitant prices. Yet at both ends of the spectrum, it’s doubtful that anyone anticipated the COVID-19 outbreak and the impact it has had on demand for remote communication tools around the world. Many businesses who were ill-equipped for remote work have had to make a snap decision and choose a communications solution in the midst of panic. The immediacy of the change left little time for research. As a...

May 19, 20203CX, PBXRead more...

Remember Phone Calls? Not All Meetings Require Video

Video conferencing is everywhere these days. There are the 1-2-1s with your line manager, the team meetings and the customer meetings. Not to mention the after-work drinks and family video calls once you are done for the day. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re video calling more than ever and to be frank, many of us are starting to find it rather exhausting. And with good reason! A video call is actually more intense than a face to face meeting as we...

May 18, 20203CX, PBXRead more...

Think Like a Hacker! Protect Your PBX – Part 1: Recon

The modern Internet landscape can be a landmine for the uninitiated. In order to keep an internet-facing PBX secure and on-line, you need to be aware of the security implications, and be able to manage them. This series of security-related articles will assist you in increasing the security and protection level of your PBX. The same principles and guidelines can be applied to any other system or network that you manage. In part 1, we address the activity of reconnaissance (recon) and info...

May 14, 20203CX, PBXRead more...

3CX V16 Update 5 Release Candidate

The Release Candidate (RC) of v16 Update 5, is available for download. The RC adds some important fixes for call recordings and WebMeeting connectivity among others. The final release is fast approaching, so get the RC now and start preparing. What’s in the RC While getting ready for production-level status, the Update 5 RC delivers important fixes for: Call Recordings – Fixed issue with recordings for picked up calls.WebMeeting Connectivity – Connections to the WebMeeting cloud platform are more reliable with an updated bitrate setting...

April 17, 20203CX, PBXRead more...

Eliminate Downtime with the New 3CX SBC High Availability Clustering

Introducing a sneak preview of the new 3CX Session Border Controller (SBC) High Availability (HA) Clustering solution, that ensures IP phones’ uninterrupted connection to the PBX. The 3CX SBC is used to create a secure tunnel to connect remote IP phones to your PBX. With the SBC HA Clustering solution, we have eliminated the risk of a faulty SBC node severing communications with a remote office. What’s more, it does this without any intervention by the administrator. If a single SBC host goes...

February 6, 2020UncategorizedRead more...