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Today's SSDEX Figures

Index

Close

Change

Percent

SSDEX
Dow
Nasdaq
S&P500

59.12 7897.20 1697.80 1029.80

1.26
-36.05
17.37
5.91

2.13% -0.45%
1.03%
0.58%

Support Stock Index (SSDEX) is the support industry's health barometer. It is a measure of the stock performance for companies that sell products and services to the support / customer interaction industry. On 12/31/96, SSDEX's value was set at 100, making it easy to see how the industry is performing as a group.


Today's Gainers and Losers

   Company   

   Close    

 Change 

 Percent 

Firstwave
Aspect
SITEL
Precision
Inference
Vantive
Applix
Peregrine
Sykes
ICT Group
Datawatch
Aegis Comm
Clarify
APAC Tel.
Siebel
SPS Pay
Melita
Pegasystems
Remedy
Teletech
West Tel
Astea
IMA

3
28 11/16
3 3/8
6 1/2
4 1/16
8 1/2
2 5/8
36 3/4
16 9/16
2 3/8
1 11/32
2 7/64
9 5/8
5 1/2
24 7/8
31 1/2
8 3/4
17 1/4
9 15/16
7
10 1/2
1 11/16
6 1/4

3/8
3 1/16
3/16
5/16
3/16
3/8
3/32
1 1/4
7/16
1/16
1/32
3/64
3/16
1/16
0
0
0
- 1/8
- 3/16
- 3/16
- 5/16
- 1/16
- 3/8

14.29%
11.95%
5.88%
5.05%
4.84%
4.62%
3.70%
3.52%
2.71%
2.70%
2.38%
2.27%
1.99%
1.15%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
-0.72%
-1.85%
-2.61%
-2.89%
-3.57%
-5.66%



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It is interesting to note that a very satisfied customer is almost six times more likely to be loyal and to repurchase and/ or to recommend your product than a customer who is just satisfied. (Reicheld, 1990). CallCenter Management by the Numbers by Jon Anton


      

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  Product News    

Knowlix Corporation Announces Authoring and Web Solutions.

Knowlix Corporation today announced its authoring and Web solutions, as part of its complete line of knowledge management tools for the support industry. With iKnowAuthor™ software, Knowlix brings complete authoring capability to the support environment. iKnowWeb™ software adds the capability of Web access to a company's knowledgebases. Full Story - http://www.realmarket.com/news/knowlix092198c.html

GWI Software Delivers Customer Management Solution for Small and Medium Businesses

GWI Software, a provider of customer service solutions, today announced a Customer Management suite with the availability of Force! for Lotus Notes Version 6.0, a Lotus Notes-based sales force automation application. GWI's Customer Management Suite includes Force! for Lotus Notes Version 6.0, Help! for Lotus Notes Version 6.2, and WebHelp! Version 3.0. Together these applications provide users with a solution that automates sales, support, and service.

Inference Tags XML to Develop Self-Service Solution for the Web

Inference Corp. today announced CBR Content Navigator 3.5, a knowledge-based customer service solution for Web-based self-service and call centers. CBR Content Navigator 3.5 uses Extensible Mark-up Language (XML) to deliver a Web-architected system and will be demonstrated in the Inference booth in the Internet Open pavilion at the Internet Commerce Expo here.

  General News    

Car Company Uses `Teleweb' Technology for Luxury Service

Mercedes-Benz is setting up a site that will let customers with questions ask for a call from a service rep. The combination of the Web and the telephone shows how a site can provide more than just advertising for hard-goods dealers. Full Story - http://www.computerworld.com/home/print.nsf/CWFlashWeekly/9809216AA2

  Customer and Partner News    

Primus-Fulcrum Integration Delivers Search Capability for Customer Support Organizations

Primus, a provider of problem resolution and knowledge management software for customer support organizations, today announced that Fulcrum Technologies, Inc., has become one of its Business Solution Partners (BSPs). Primus now integrates Fulcrum(R) Knowledge Network(TM) and Fulcrum SearchServer(TM) software with Primus(R) SolutionSeries(TM) problem resolution software.

TeleQuest Selects IMA for Customer Interaction Software

IMA, a provider of customer interaction software (CIS) for call center automation, announced that TeleQuest Teleservices Inc. has licensed and is implementing IMA's EDGE(R), AdvantEDGE(TM) and CyberEDGE(TM) as its strategic customer interaction software platform.

Quintus Aligns with Dialogic

Quintus Corporation and Dialogic Corporation, a manufacturer of computer telephony components, today announced a technology alliance that will help Quintus expand its international presence in the computer telephony and call center markets. Under the terms of the agreement, Quintus has incorporated elements of Dialogic’s CT-Connect(TM) call center server with Quintus’ computer telephony integration solution, Nabnasset® CTI.

Management Data Becomes Pegasystems Certified Solutions Provider

Pegasystems Inc. today announced that Management Data has joined the Pegasystems Certified Solutions Provider (PegaCSP) Program. The announcement was made at S.W.I.F.T's SIBOS Exhibition and Conference, taking place in Helsinki this week.

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