CrazyCall vs HCL Sametime (formerly from IBM)

• The menu options in the interactive voice response function are very efficient and necessary for the fluidity of communication with customers. The best thing is that the customer can access this menu from their phone.
• We love that it is a multi-channel platform, that allows us to be aware of the demands of our customers on all digital platforms.
• It allows us to make recordings of incoming and outgoing calls to get more details of our customer's needs.

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• Sametime's web-based interfaces are "zero load", requiring no plug-ins to be installed to join a meeting, launch a meeting, or use chat in a browser. A plugin is required only if you want to share your screen.
• Integration with IBM Notes is very tight. Sametime's chat status can change according to your Notes calendar. You can easily see if someone who just emailed you is available to chat. Your chat History is right inside Notes as well.
• IBM's mobile apps are top notch. We automated the apps for our users thanks to IBM's work with third party MDMs. This made it very simple for us to deploy the Sametime mobile apps -- Chat and Meetings -- and get new capabilities such as Audio & Video mobilized quickly.
• No down time, ever. The rock solid WebSphere back-end of Sametime means the environment is always up. Period.

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• Inbound call functionally is still limited and not something that my team utilizes.
• The reporting features for the some of the lower pricing tiers are very limited.
• Downloading reports from the cloud can be quite slow at times.

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• Not convenient for a large group meeting.
• Very basic tool for internal communication only not available for third party communication
• Very basic and limited mobile app features.
• High speed connection is needed to connect to Sametime

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• Our sales team is making more calls and the calls have improved in quality....this is leading to more customer interactions.
• Our customer service has improved with the call recording. We are able to go back and listen to issues and customize our responses based on the recordings.
• Managers are better able to identify sales members who are consistently meeting their call targets. This has improved our goal-setting and reward system.

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• Sametime keeps many of our team members in contact throughout the day which leads to increased productivity which makes everyone happy.
• We use the team chat room feature every day. This allows a team to stay focused on the task without any extra messages that are not on topic.
• The split between IBM Sametime, Slack and Google Hangouts has caused some issues when team members are not checking for messages on a certain app.

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