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VoicePort Solution to be Implemented at the The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will be replacing their previous touch-tone system with CircPort, the industry leading speech application. The solution has increased functionality, giving callers the ability to report a delivery problem, check their account status, make a payment, place a vacation hold, change their address and much more. Many of these tasks are simply infeasible with a touch-tone IVR. By implementing the CircPort solution, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel will significantly reduce hold times, increase productivity and enhance their caller experience. VoicePort has partnered with San Francisco-based Genesys, an Alcatel company, for this implementation, and will employ their Genesys Voice Platform (GVP) for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. GVP uses the industry standard VoiceXML to support the CircPort speech recognition application. The solution will be completely integrated to Milwaukee Sentinel Journals Discus circulation database. "Speech recognition has become the preferred method for self-service IVRs" said Jim Herzfeld, Vice President of Information Technology at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "The CircPort solution was selected after rigorous evaluation of vendors and IVR application providers" "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel joins over fifty other newspapers in their decision to implement speech with a VoicePort solution" said Tom Dunne, Vice President of Sales at VoicePort. "We are thrilled with the opportunity to work with them." About VoicePort Located in About Journal Sentinel, a subsidiary of Journal Communications, publishes the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel daily and Sunday newspapers and produces one of the most popular destinations for Milwaukee Internet users JSonline.com. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel was founded in 1995, partnering the Milwaukee Journal and the Milwaukee Sentinel to form the largest newspaper in the state of About Genesys Telecommunications Laboratories, Inc. About Alcatel Alcatel provides communications solutions to telecommunication carriers, Internet service providers and enterprises for delivery of voice, data and video applications to their customers or employees. Alcatel brings its leading position in fixed and mobile broadband networks, applications and services, to help its partners and customers build a user-centric broadband world. With sales of EURO 13.1 billion and 58,000 employees in 2005, Alcatel operates in more than 130 countries. For more information, visit Alcatel on the Internet: http://www.alcatel.com. Media Contact: Elizabeth Witkowski Marketing Manager 585.248.9289 |
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