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Featured Articles » Voice Carrier Offers New Twist on SMB VoIP Pricing » Learn How Smartphone Users Want to Connect with Call Centers » Covert Surveillance Tracks Cell Phone Users » Integrating Social Media and Customer Service to Drive Bottom Line Results » With an Array of VoIP Solutions on the Market, Choose the Right Ones for Your Business Needs   Sponsored By: SURF Communication Solutions WEBINAR: Not a CEO's Toy Anymore: Video Conferencing for every Organization Tuesday November 29th, 2011 TIME: 2:00 PM ET/ 11:00 AM PT Register Today With the wide adoption of front facing cameras on tablets, smart phones and laptops by consumers, video communication is becoming a standard for communication. Organizations of all sizes today need to take advantage of this growing trend which can significantly cut costs and increase productivity. To provide high quality, interoperable video communication in the enterprise is still perceived as a high cost, complex endeavor. Join us as we unravel video conferencing for organization of every size and provide information on how to deploy, integrate and overcome video communication challenges today!   Top Stories » What is the Future of Call Center Outsourcing? » SodaHead Unveils a Survey on When Children Should Receive First Cell Phones » College Students' Cellphone Usage Only Growing » Webinar Explores the Vital Elements of Implementing Social Media into Your Business   From The Expert Corner November 01, 2011 Three Siri Alternatives for an Affordable Virtual Assistant on Any Smartphone By Stefanie Mosca, TMCnet Managing Editor Siri may be the talk of the mobile world, but she is certainly not the first to provide interactive voice response (IVR) capabilities on a smartphone. Long before Siri was introduced with the iPhone (News - Alert) 4S, a number of other mobile applications made it possible for smartphone users to simplify everyday tasks using only the sound of their voice. If you currently have an Android (News - Alert)-based device or an older version of the iPhone, users can simply choose one of these alternatives to have a similar 4S experience with these free and low cost mobile apps that provide very similar services.   Google Voice Search. If you are using an Android device, Google actually already provides an app that functions a lot like Siri. Voice Search allows users to use voice commands to conduct a search instead of typing into the Google search query. Whether you are searching for a product, an image or the latest breaking news stories, Voice Search allows you to navigate the search engine with your voice. Like the technology already implemented into Google-based devices, Voice Search takes your location into consideration when searching for directions, movie theaters and times and restaurants... Read More           Featured Video Interview with Gigamon   TMCnet Free Premium Content » Competing in the information era: A smarter approach to smart grids. » Your Customers are on the Smartphone. Is Your Call Center? » Why Upgrade Your IVR?    Latest Blogs » There's No Spectrum Shortage   Featured Channels » Call Accounting » Cloud Storage » Fax   Webinars Download One of Our Webinars Today to learn about new opportunities to enhance your business. http://www.tmcnet.com/webinar/   Contact Us   Company Directory    |    All Editors' Info   Become a TMCnet Columnist! Become a TMCnet columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TMCnet Web site and this newsletter. Contact TMCnet Group Editorial Director, Erik Linask, at elinask@tmcnet.com for details.

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