Announcing Customer Interaction Solutions Magazine's 2006 Product of the Year Award Winners
TMCnet News
For Immediate Release - Norwalk, CT, January 4, 2007 — Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC®) today announced Customer Interaction Solutions magazine’s 2006 Product of the Year Award winners. Customer Interaction Solutions has been the premier publication in call center, CRM and teleservices industries since 1982.
Customer Interaction Solutions editors selected the companies which in their view demonstrate the vision, leadership and attention to detail that are the hallmarks of the prestigious Product of the Year award winners.
"The Product of the Year awards represents the best that this industry has to offer. The companies earning this distinction have demonstrated a commitment to quality and the further development of the call center and CRM industry through their contributions. These winners are very deserving of this great honor, and I look forward to seeing more innovative solutions from them as they continue to contribute to the future of call center and CRM industry technologies,” stated Tracey Schelmetic, Editorial Director, Customer Interactions Solutions.
“Customer Interaction Solutions recognizes the most innovative products each year by bestowing this prestigious award to the most deserving companies. Again, we are proud to recognize the greatest achievements in the advancement of call centers, CRM and teleservices technologies in 2006,” said Nadji Tehrani, Executive Group Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Customer Inter@ction Solutions magazine. “These companies have proven they are committed to quality and excellence in solutions that benefit the customer experience as well as ROI for the companies that use them. We’re proud to honor their hard work and accomplishments.”
A full list of Product of the Year winners appears below, and will be published in the January and February, 2007 issues Customer Interaction Solutions magazine ( www.cismag.com ).
For more information about TMC and Customer Interaction Solutions magazine, please visit www.tmcnet.com.
About Customer Interaction Solutions ®
Celebrating 25 years as the voice of the contact center, CRM and teleservices industries, Customer Interaction Solutions magazine continues leading the way with the most comprehensive editorial. Senior management decision makers, as well as customer interaction professionals rely upon Customer Interaction Solutions to keep them current in the most critical technologies and services for the contact center. In fact, 65,000 BPA-audited subscribers turn to Customer Interaction Solutions magazine with an additional 165,000 pass-along readers.
About TMC
Technology Marketing Corporation (TMC) publishes four print publications: Customer Interaction Solutions, INTERNET TELEPHONY, SIP Magazine and IMS Magazine. TMCnet, TMC's Web site, is the leading source of news and articles for the communications and technology industries. Ranked in the top 2,600 sites in the world by alexa.com*, TMCnet serves more than one million unique visitors each month. TMC is also the first publisher to test new products in its own on-site laboratories, TMC Labs. In addition, TMC produces INTERNET TELEPHONY Conference & EXPO, The VoIP Developer Conference, VoIP Demo, IMS Expo and Call Center 2.0 Conference. TMCnet.com publishes more than 15 topical online newsletters. For more information about TMC, visit www.tmcnet.com. (*alexa.com is an amazon.com company that ranks Web sites by their traffic levels. Neither alexa.com nor amazon.com is affiliated with TMCnet.)
Company
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Product
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Web Site
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Altitude Software
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Altitude Fast Script Builder
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www.altitude.com
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Amcat Data and Reporting Tool (DART)
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www.amcat.com
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AMTEL
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Telecom Information Management System (TIMS)
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www.amtelnet.com
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Antenna Software
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Antenna A3 SmartCopy
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www.antennasoftware.com
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Aperio CI
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Visual Bill Manager (VBM)
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www.aperioci.com
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Aplicor, Inc.
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Aplicor CRM
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www.aplicor.com
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ASC telecom AG
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MARATHON EVOlite
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www.asc.de
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Aspect Software
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Aspect Customer Self Service 7.2
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www.aspect.com
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Assurant Solutions
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Targeted Solutions
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www.assurant.com
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Astute Solutions
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ePowerCenter Direct
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www.astutesolutions.com
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Avaya
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Avaya Interaction Center 7.1
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www.avaya.com
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CallMiner
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Virtual Server Room
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www.callminer.com
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Cisco Systems, Inc.
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Cisco Unified Customer Voice Portal v4.0
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www.cisco.com
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Citrix Online
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Citrix GoToAssist Integration Services
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www.citrix.com
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CosmoCom
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CosmoCall Universe 4.6
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www.cosmocom.com
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SmartRecord IP 
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www.ctigroup.com
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DeGarmo Group
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Fit Interview System
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www.degarmogroup.com
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Dirigo Telecommunications
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Dirigo iQueue
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www.dirigotelecom.com
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Eagle Teleconferencing
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Eagle Teleconferencing
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www.eagle.net
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eGain Communications
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eGain Service 7.6
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www.egain.com
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Envision Telephony Inc.
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Envision Identity Protection Solution
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www.envisioninc.com
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Envox Worldwide
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Envox CT Connect 7
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www.envox.com
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etalk
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Qfiniti Explore
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www.etalk.com
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FrontRange Solutions
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GoldMine IP Voice Suite
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www.frontrange.com
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Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc.
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Genesys 7.2
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www.genesyslab.com
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Genticity Inc.
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Customer1
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www.genticity.com
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GN Netcom, Inc.
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GN Netcom 9350
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www.gnnetcom.com
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IEX Corporation, a subsidiary of NICE Systems ( News - Alert) Ltd.
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IEX TotalView Workforce Management system
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www.iex.com
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Informiam
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Informiam Call Analyzer
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www.informiam.com
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Interactive Intelligence
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Customer Interaction Center (CIC)
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www.inin.com
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Inter-Tel, Inc.
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Inter-Tel Contact Center Suite 4.0
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www.inter-tel.com
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Jacada
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Jacada WorkSpace
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www.jacada.com
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Kana
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KANA IQ 9.1
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www.kana.com
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KNOVA Software
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KNOVA 7
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www.knova.com
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LivePerson, Inc.
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Timpani Voice
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www.liveperson.com
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LiveVox, Inc.
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LiveVox Voice Portal
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www.livevox.com
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Maximizer Software
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Maximizer Enterprise 9.5
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www.maximizer.com
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Merced Systems, Inc.
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Merced Performance Suite v2.7
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www.mercedsystems.com
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Neocase Software
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Neocase 10
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www.neocasesoftware.com
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Netelligent Corporation
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Interact
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www.netelligent.com
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Newfound Communications Inc.
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Newfound IP Call Recorder
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www.newfoundcomm.net
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NextNine
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NextNine Service Automation Ecosystem Edition
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www.nextnine.com
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Noble Systems Corp.
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Noble Composer
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www.noblesys.com
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Nortel SIP  Contact Center
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www.notel.com
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NTR Global
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NTRsupport
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www.ntrglobal.com
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Numara Software
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Numara FootPrints Hosting Service
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www.numarasoftware.com
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Onyx Software
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Onyx CRM 6.0
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www.onyx.com
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OPC Marketing Inc.
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SpitFire HYBRID
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www.opc-marketing.com
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Performix
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Performix
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www.performixtechnologies.com
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Plantronics, Inc.
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CS351N SupraPlus Wireless Professional Headset System Noise-Canceling
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www.plantronics.com
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Richardson
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Richardson SkillGauge: Telephone Selling
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www.richardson.com
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RightNow Technologies
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RightNow 8
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www.rightnow.com
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Sage Software
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SageCRM v5.8
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www.sage.com
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Sage Software
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Sage SalesLogix v7
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www.sage.com
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salesforce.com
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Salesforce Partner Relationship Management (PRM)
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www.salesforce.com
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salesforce.com
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Salesforce Service & Support
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www.salesforce.com
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Samsung BCS
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OfficeServ 7400
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www.samsung.com/bcs
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Sento
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CXP (Customer Experience Platform)
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www.sento.com
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ShoreTel Contact Center
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www.shoretel.com
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SITEL
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SystemOne
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www.sitel.com
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Soffront Software, Inc.
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Soffront Help Desk
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www.soffront.com
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SoundBite Communications
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SoundBite automated voice messaging solution
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www.soundbite.com
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Spanlink Communications
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Spanlink CALABRIO Workforce Management
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www.spanlink.com
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Spectrum Corp.
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VectraView Suite
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www.specorp.com
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Strategic Communication Systems
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ASD Softswitch  v. 5.1
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www.strategicinc.com
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SugarCRM
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Sugar 4.5
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www.sugarcrm.com
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Symon Communications, Inc.
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Design Studio
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www.symon.com
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Syntellect
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Apropos v6.5.1 Customer Interaction Management (CIM)
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www.syntellect.com
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Talisma Corporation
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Talisma Knowledgebase
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www.talisma.com
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Tangoe, Inc.
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CMP 3.6
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www.tangoe.com
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TechExcel
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TechExcel Service Suite
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www.techexcel.com
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Teleformix LLC
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ECHO Digital Call Recorder
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www.teleformix.com
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Teleperformance
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Contact Center Management System (CCMS)
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www.teleperformance.com
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Tigerpaw Software, Inc.
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Tigerpaw CRM+ version 10.5
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www.tigerpawsoftware.com
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Toshiba America Information Systems, Telecommunication Systems Division
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Strata CIX40
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www.tais.toshiba.com
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Transera Communications
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Seratel
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www.transerainc.com
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Tuvox
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TuVox On Demand 6.0
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www.tuvox.com
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Ulysses Learning
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ServiceMentor Service to Sales
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www.ulysseslearning.com
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Unica Corporation
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Affinium NetInsight
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www.unica.com
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Upstream Works Software
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UpStart Agent Operating Environment
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www.upstreamworks.com
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VanillaSoft, Inc.
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VanillaSoft
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www.vanillasoft.com
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Verint Systems Inc.
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Customer Interaction Analytics
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www.verint.com
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Vertical Solutions, Inc.
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PowerHelp CRM for Customer Service
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www.vertsol.com
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VoiceObjects, Inc.
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VoiceObjects 6
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www.voiceobjects.com
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WebEx Communications
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WebEx Remote Support
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www.webex.com
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WebSurveyor
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CRM Surveyor
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www.websurveyor.com
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Wicom Communications Ltd.
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Wicom Communications Server Suite (CSS) 5.0
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www.wicom.com
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Witness Systems
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Impact 360 Workforce Optimization
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www.witness.com
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