Since the publication of the first edition, the CTI world has changed significantly. Where it was once focused on the integration of voice systems with computers, the focus is now on IP-based voice, or converged networks and services. Today, the telcos are upgrading their systems from circuit-switched to IP-based packet-switched networks. Companies

Accompanying CD-ROM has resource documents in PDF format, including the complete set of ECTF specifications, and live links to updates and related web sites.

Learn how CTI works and how you can make it work for your company. Using real-life examples, this book shows how computer-supported telephony applied to call centers has already given many companies a significant edge over their competitors. The author analyzes the benefits CTI can bring to your organization such as increased quality of customer service and resulting customer satisfaction, dramatic cost savings and increased revenue, an enhanced corporate image, and employee job satisfaction through convenience and system efficiency.

CTR's report discusses computer telephony integration (CTI) issues, architectures and standards, and details the various CTI applications, including screen pop, keyboard-initiated dialling, predictive dialling, call routing, cell blending and interleaved queuing of Internet sessions. The report also addresses the non-call centre applications for the corporate sector and provides an extensive list of key CTI vendors, suppliers and consultants. The driving and inhibiting factors behind CTI implementation are also examined.

Computer telephony integration (CTI) is a rapidly developing technology area which acts as a bridge between the two most commonly used business tools - the telephone and the computer. This is the first book to consider CTI primarily from a business perspective. It considers the areas of business where the use of CTI is particularly appropriate and reviews the various system architectures which are currently available, specifically in relation to various sizes of business. Contributions have been made from those involved in Industry offering a unique insight into this area. A wide range of issues are covered including voice automation and media processing, the costs and benefits of integration, CTI and the Internet, the CTI industry and it's future, particularly in relation to the likely impact of multimedia and messaging.