Intelligent CIO Middle East Issue 38 | Page 42

FEATURE: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// VOICE REMAINS THE CORNERSTONE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE. preference for voice-based engagement, it would be fair to assume that they would prefer voice to communicate with businesses as well,” said McGugan. Avaya has demonstrated two factor BioID authentication via facial and voice biometrics, contextual transcription and real time translation with intent recognition, that serves as a personalised assistant to each employee, enhancing their productivity and increasing job satisfaction. “Organisations that recognise this and embrace voice-enabled technologies can expect marked improvements in customer loyalty and satisfaction. As Avaya looks to pioneer new and enriched engagement experiences, we are delivering entirely new ways for voice to be intuitively leveraged across all touch points.” 42 INTELLIGENTCIO “For most of us, voice is the primary mode for communicating our thoughts and expressing our feelings with others – our families, friends, co-workers. Gartner suggests that there will be as many as four billion digital assistants by 2022, and if this number is any indication of consumers’ www.intelligentcio.com