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An expensive in house solution, with expertise in management. Involved but solid and reliable in all manners.We used Cisco Unified Contact Center Express (UCCX) for the entire company but now are moving towards a cloud-based platform due to expansion limitations of UCCX to 400 seat capacity. Currently, we use Cisco Unified Contact Center along with Cisco Voice Portal for part of our company.,Very reliable platform in general and works well as designed. The recordings done with Calabrio AQM are pretty reliable and work in tandem with Unified Contact Center fairly well.,The Enterprise version Cisco Unified Contact Center has a lot of sunk cost involved and harder to support due to the expertise involved. Licensing and ongoing support is also a huge undertaking. Licensing is hard to understand for Cisco in general. When you have created a certification for understanding Cisco Licensing maybe that is a hint to simplify your licensing instead. The Express Unified Contact Center version is getting outdated and has capacity limitations. The Enterprise version is a huge undertaking to implement and get approved cost wise.,8,The initial sunk costs for the project are significant and makes the decision a lot harder especially when you have so many cloud-based pay-as-you-go models out there now that can scale based on your growth. If you keep the solution for longer then 5 years roughly, that is when it ends up being cheaper than cloud models. (Estimating this, I don't remember the exact pricing),Genesys PureConnect and NICE inContact CXone,Genesys PureConnect, NICE inContact CXoneCisco Contact Center ExpressCisco Unified Contact Center is currently deployed across the organization by various call centers related to primary business functions related to customer interaction.,Call queueing Detailed historical and real-time statistics Agent skill based routing,Integration with CRMs Scalability limitation of express agents Availability of training,8,Reporting allows for training and development of customer service representatives. Provide basic call recording as part of the system for training of agents without the need of separate recording servers. Allows for agents to efficiently handle customer calls.,Genesys PureCloud, Five9 Virtual Contact Center and Nextiva Call Center,Cisco Unified Communications Manager (Call Manager), Microsoft Office 365, JabberCisco Unified Contact Center (UCCX) Product ReviewWe currently have three departments using Cisco Unified Contact Center (UCCX). Our IT Helpdesk, Admissions department, and our college playhouse and theater. This system allows those groups to dynamically manage incoming calls around employee schedules.,It allows administrators to block out windows of availability and in-availability. It supports having lots of call recipients, and can be configured to specify exactly how those calls are handed off to recipients. It integrates well with other Cisco products, such as Call Manager (CUCM).,Once it is set up, it can be managed relatively easily, but the initial setup can be quite involved and require expert resources.,7,This product allows users to handle large call volumes more efficiently. Once it is set up, there is a minimal need for ongoing support. End users are relatively self sufficient in using the system. It has not required a lot of care and feeding, which is very important to us.,Nutanix, Nutanix Prism, Veeam Backup & ReplicationCan You Dig It?Our Cisco UCCE contact center powers our global contact center operations. We use it for multichannel support operations world wide. It is by far the most agile flexible contact center solution in existence. 100% of our inbound sales and support calls are treated by UCCE as well as various internal departments, also all of our automated outbound is implemented using Cisco sipDialer.,Global Contact Centers Centralized management and data acquisition Clientless/webbased CTI solution Very agile VRU/IVR Easy to use reporting platform Virtualization support,Reliance on Microsoft is huge pit fall Need ICM modern API's Multi hypervisor support Support for automation tools (puppet,chefe,etc) CVP migration off of windows,10,Efficiency in customer interactions, rich integrations allow for a multitude support costs savings, and revenue per call increases Customer intelligence data to support better application design,,3500,5,Global Call Routing Centralized Data Aquisition Skills Based Routing Advanced Systems Integration, CVP (VRU) integration with internal Datastores and API's Flexible external Integrations, ServiceNow(Case Management), Salesforce(CRM), Internal Proprietary CRM (via Finesse API integration),Deep data integration for BI Custom CTI Controls app developed by using Cisco Finesse (CTI) Api's External DNC integration for India via CURRI interface.,10CCXCisco solutions are currently being used in a consulting way, proposing the solutions to SMB and corporate clients that are using PTs HCS by Cisco. We are currently working with some other manufacturers also, like for example Collab, Alcatel, Avaya, etc.,Integration with Cisco's HCS Support and online datasheets Agent frontend integrations,Work with other PBX solutions Having a visual IVR creator Reporting,7,Normally the buying orders take some time to arrive. The setup and customization is normally costy and lengthy,,Collab OneContact, Alcatel-Lucent Call Center Office, Avaya
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January 15, 2019

Cisco Unified Contact Center Review: "An expensive in house solution, with expertise in management. Involved but solid and reliable in all manners."

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Score 8 out of 10
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We used Cisco Unified Contact Center Express (UCCX) for the entire company but now are moving towards a cloud-based platform due to expansion limitations of UCCX to 400 seat capacity. Currently, we use Cisco Unified Contact Center along with Cisco Voice Portal for part of our company.
  • Very reliable platform in general and works well as designed.
  • The recordings done with Calabrio AQM are pretty reliable and work in tandem with Unified Contact Center fairly well.
  • The Enterprise version Cisco Unified Contact Center has a lot of sunk cost involved and harder to support due to the expertise involved.
  • Licensing and ongoing support is also a huge undertaking. Licensing is hard to understand for Cisco in general. When you have created a certification for understanding Cisco Licensing maybe that is a hint to simplify your licensing instead.
  • The Express Unified Contact Center version is getting outdated and has capacity limitations. The Enterprise version is a huge undertaking to implement and get approved cost wise.
If you are looking for an on premise solution that is proven and solid, Cisco would be your best bet. You will have control over supporting it but you should have the expertise required in house or via a Cisco partner for that.
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July 10, 2018

Cisco Unified Contact Center Review: "Cisco Contact Center Express"

Doug Dreibelbis
Score 8 out of 10
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Cisco Unified Contact Center is currently deployed across the organization by various call centers related to primary business functions related to customer interaction.
  • Call queueing
  • Detailed historical and real-time statistics
  • Agent skill based routing
  • Integration with CRMs
  • Scalability limitation of express agents
  • Availability of training
  • Call center applications that require advanced logic and more than basic call queueing
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October 18, 2017

"Cisco Unified Contact Center (UCCX) Product Review"

Shawn Umansky
Score 7 out of 10
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We currently have three departments using Cisco Unified Contact Center (UCCX). Our IT Helpdesk, Admissions department, and our college playhouse and theater. This system allows those groups to dynamically manage incoming calls around employee schedules.
  • It allows administrators to block out windows of availability and in-availability.
  • It supports having lots of call recipients, and can be configured to specify exactly how those calls are handed off to recipients.
  • It integrates well with other Cisco products, such as Call Manager (CUCM).
  • Once it is set up, it can be managed relatively easily, but the initial setup can be quite involved and require expert resources.
I would recommend this product for an organization looking to stand up a call center, particularly if they already use Call Manager.
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April 11, 2016

Cisco Unified Contact Center Review: "Can You Dig It?"

Mark Pareja
Score 10 out of 10
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Our Cisco UCCE contact center powers our global contact center operations. We use it for multichannel support operations world wide. It is by far the most agile flexible contact center solution in existence. 100% of our inbound sales and support calls are treated by UCCE as well as various internal departments, also all of our automated outbound is implemented using Cisco sipDialer.
  • Global Contact Centers
  • Centralized management and data acquisition
  • Clientless/webbased CTI solution
  • Very agile VRU/IVR
  • Easy to use reporting platform
  • Virtualization support
  • Reliance on Microsoft is huge pit fall
  • Need ICM modern API's
  • Multi hypervisor support
  • Support for automation tools (puppet,chefe,etc)
  • CVP migration off of windows
I would only recommend Cisco Unified Contact Center for large 500+ agent contact centers.
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March 22, 2016

Cisco Unified Contact Center Review: "CCX"

Rui Ferraz
Score 7 out of 10
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Cisco solutions are currently being used in a consulting way, proposing the solutions to SMB and corporate clients that are using PTs HCS by Cisco. We are currently working with some other manufacturers also, like for example Collab, Alcatel, Avaya, etc.
  • Integration with Cisco's HCS
  • Support and online datasheets
  • Agent frontend integrations
  • Work with other PBX solutions
  • Having a visual IVR creator
  • Reporting
Cisco Unified Contact Center is well suited for clients that are currently using Cisco Call Manager platforms or Cisco phones.
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February 25, 2015

Cisco Unified Contact Center Review: "Previous user wishing to return."

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Score 10 out of 10
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There are only a few people in the company that are using it to manage the VoIP system company wide. There are a only 3 or 4 managers of other departments that use a call center monitoring tool. They may have expanded it by now. The nice thing I found was that it was easy to use and move around. It made sense to me. It is also easy to teach others how to use. Adding, removing users and changing their abilities is super easy and again easy to teach others to perform some of these functions to lighten the load from me, the Cisco Admin at the time.
  • Stability in the software not crashing every week. I have had issues with a server not failing over to the backup server, then not failing back again in an older version. 6.x I believe.
  • I had no crashes or lockups when upgraded to 8.x. I attribute this to the stable servers and software. Not to mention regular maintenance is easier when supervisors support you.
  • Bad experiences with Cisco Unified Contact Center? I didn't have anything that I found bad with Contact Center. It always seemed to be hardware.
I feel that a larger company with multiple locations would be well suited for this product as it is easy to manage. Phone replacement is very easy. New user setup is just as easy. Easy to train others to use at other locations as well.
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August 29, 2014

Cisco Unified Contact Center Review: "Easy to use and reliable."

Verified User
Score 7 out of 10
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CUCC is used to manage multiple call queues across seven different campuses. We also use it for voice prompting menus and to play informational announcements.
  • CUCC has a fairly user friendly programming interface. Once you create scripts, it is very easy to duplicate them and edit them for each particular use.
  • The step through reactive debugging is a great tool to test out new scripts or to troubleshoot existing ones.
  • The integration with Cisco Unified Communications Manager works great when creating new Trigger numbers for applications.
  • The agent interface is not the best. When using device mobility for agent extension login, the login process is quite cumbersome. More development on the one button login would be appreciated. The Cisco Agent Desktop work OK for login, but the need for LDAP authenticated users on the phone login really causes problems. If the agent could use a PIN instead of a password, it might be easier. Most Cisco phones do not have QWERTY keyboards.
  • The programming relies on knowing HTML for certain processes like holiday schedules. Adding a few other date related features to scripts that do not rely on HTML might be helpful
Cisco Unified Contact Center is well suited for call center queues. It could have more features to allow call center queue managers to make changes without programming assistance.
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August 27, 2014

Cisco Unified Contact Center Review: "Contact Center Express 9.x"

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Score 8 out of 10
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We use Cisco Unified Contact Center Express for multiple departments that handle inbound callers. This product can handle anything from basic call queuing to complex scripting to accept caller input and pass this data along to agents to handle the call more effectively. Cisco’s real time statistics and historical reporting help supervisors manage their agents and plan for staffing accordingly.
  • Ease of scripting. This is done with a java based visual application to help with setting up call flow in a single pane of glass.
  • Reliable. With maximum uptime and high availability this product ensures even 24-7 shops stay operational.
  • Integration. This product allows seamless integration into 3rd party applications, such as call recording and wall boards.
  • Remote access. Would be nice for supervisors to be able to use a mobile app to manager the call center without being on corporate wireless.
  • Agent Desktop improvements. This is outdated.
May want to consider Contact Center Enterprise if your business needs geographic diverse call centers or follow-the-sun support.
Express should fit well for 80% of businesses.
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Cisco Unified Contact Center Scorecard Summary

Likelihood to Recommend (35)
8.0
Likelihood to Renew (4)
9.8

Feature Scorecard Summary

Agent dashboard (1)
7
Validate callers (1)
8
Outbound response (1)
9
Call forwarding (1)
9
Click-to-call (CTC) (1)
8
Warm transfer (1)
8
Predictive dialing (1)
8
Interactive voice response (1)
9
Call scripts (1)
7
Inbound call routing (1)
10
Recording (1)
10
Quality management (1)
10
Call analytics (1)
9
Historical reporting (1)
8
Live reporting (1)
6

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