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Southwest Airlines Chooses Envision's Click2Coach to Take Customer Service Excellence to New Altitudes(email this article)

Fourth largest airline deploys integrated coaching solution to maximize the effectiveness of customer service agents and ensure the highest quality of service

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SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 2003--Envision Telephony (Company Profile, Past Stories, Case Studies), Inc., a leading developer of contact center software solutions, today announced that Southwest Airlines (NYSE:LUV) has selected Click2Coach(R) to empower their customer service agents to deliver superior service. With ClickCoach, an integrated solution that includes quality monitoring, training and motivation tools, Southwest Airlines is able to provide their customer service agents with real-time feedback, training and coaching at the desktop, giving them an opportunity to improve performance and ensure consistent, quality care in every customer interaction.

Southwest Airlines is known for its dedication to the quality of customer service, which has earned them the airline industry's best cumulative consumer satisfaction record, according to statistics accumulated and published by the U.S. Department of Transportation. As a company that is committed to people, Southwest Airlines recognizes the impact that its employees have on their ability to deliver top-quality service and achieve business success. The company wanted a solution that would empower agents to improve their skills and ensure the continued success of every customer contact. Southwest Airlines selected Envision's Click2Coach because of its focus on the agent and its ability to provide measurable results.

"Envision's Click2Coach solution focuses on the one person who has the most influence on customer satisfaction -- the agent," said Rodney Kuhn, CEO of Envision Telephony. "We share Southwest Airlines' commitment to people and look forward to providing them with the solutions that help their agents continually improve their skills and delight customers for years to come."

About Southwest Airlines
Southwest Airlines, now the nation's fourth largest carrier in terms of customer boardings, serves 59 airports in 58 cities in 30 states. The airline currently has more than 35,000 employees and operates nearly 2,800 flights a day. For more information, visit the Web site at www.southwest.com.

About Envision Telephony
Envision Telephony, Inc. is a leading provider of contact center software solutions that empower businesses to maximize every contact with their customers. Since its founding in 1994, Envision has focused on improving the effectiveness and performance of contact center agents. The company's patented solutions offer integrated quality monitoring, performance evaluation and eLearning, providing easy-to-use tools for scheduling and recording customer interactions, evaluating agent skills and producing personalized training content. Envision introduced the first agent desktop interface for direct delivery of information, training and coaching in 1998. Industry analysts have since recognized the company's leadership for its overall impact on improving the quality of customer interactions. Envision Telephony has offices in Seattle, Atlanta, Toronto and Amsterdam. The company's scalable products are used by some of the world's most customer-focused companies in a variety of industries, including financial, utilities, telecommunications, software and insurance. Visit Envision Telephony on the Web at www.envisiontelephony.com.

Click2Coach is a registered trademark and Envision Telephony and the Envision Telephony logo are trademarks of Envision Telephony, Inc. All other trademarks belong to their respective owners.
 

Editorial Contact:
Carolyn Freeborn
Envision Telephony
206-621-9384, ext. 137
carolynf@envisiontelephony.com