rlebherz wrote: Alf,
Interesting article. I think the Cloud services and cloud infrastructure lines are a bit blurred, but I agree with most of what you are saying.
Dont underestimate the SLA's role in accountability. For companies that have dynamic requirements and no down time can be afforded, make sure you have very tight SLAs. For example, OpSource provides a 100% SLA in the cloud and 100%SLA around production application environments. Now 100% is ideally perfect, it comes down to accountability, yo...
RESTON, VA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/15/06 -- eStara, a leading provider of proactive
conversion solutions for enhancing online sales and support initiatives,
today announced a partnership with the Golden State Warriors to offer Click
to Call and Click to Chat technology on the Warriors.com website. Through
this offering, prospective mini-plan and season ticket buyers can be
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button.
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"We're proud to partner with the Golden State Warriors in providing their
fans with unparalleled customer service tools," said John Federman,
eStara's CEO. "By offering both Click to Call and Click to Chat, the
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comfortable with -- over the phone or through a text chat with an agent.
Providing these options goes a long way towards improving customer
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A note to members of the press and industry observers:
eStara is a leading provider of proactive conversion solutions for
enhancing online sales and support initiatives. The world's most recognized
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