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eGain Named to Call Centre Focus Hotlist
Leading Customer Service Software Provider Recognised for Assessing the "State of Customer Service" in the UK and Offering Free Benchmark Analysis for Enterprise Contact Centres
| Source: eGain
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA and SLOUGH, UK--(Marketwire - February 6, 2008) - eGain Communications
(OTCBB : EGAN ), a leading provider of multichannel customer service and
knowledge management software for in-house or on-demand SaaS deployment,
today announced that the company was named to the 2007 Call Centre Focus
(CCF) Hotlist. eGain was recognised for its propagation of call centre best
practices by conducting a "state of customer service" research study and
offering a no-cost benchmark analysis to enterprise call centres. Nominated
by its peers, eGain is the only multichannel customer service and knowledge
management software company to be included in the list.
Over the years, the CCF Hotlist has played an important role in recognising
companies that have contributed to the contact centre industry. Released in
January 2008, the list recognises 39 companies and individuals who are
striving to improve the call centre industry.
Claudia Hathway, editor at CCF commented: "Here at CCF, we strongly believe
that the Herculean effort made by call centres every day should not go
unnoticed, so the Hotlist acts as a run-down of these heroes -- as
nominated by their peers. We hope that it will serve not only as a reminder
of what a fantastic industry we work in, but also as a guide to the
innovation and strategy that can be employed to achieve the seemingly
impossible."
eGain's "state of customer service" research assessed the responsiveness,
quality and capabilities of 125 major UK companies in email customer
service and web self-service. The free benchmark analysis gives qualified
companies an opportunity to benchmark their customer service practices
against industry best practices, and develop a roadmap to achieving "best
in class" performance. The list also recognised two eGain clients, Barclays
Business Banking and Vodafone.
Andrew Mennie, General Manager and Vice President EMEA eGain, commented:
"We have been serving the call centre industry for over a decade. The
selection of eGain and our clients to this important list not only
recognises our ongoing initiatives to propagate best practices but also the
customer service excellence we have enabled for our clients."
About eGain
eGain (OTCBB : EGAN ) is a leading provider of multichannel customer service
and knowledge management software for in-house or on-demand SaaS
deployment. Trusted by prominent enterprises worldwide, eGain has been
helping businesses achieve and sustain customer service excellence for more
than a decade. 24 of the 50 largest global companies rely on eGain to
transform their traditional call centres, help desks, and web customer
service operations into knowledge-powered, multichannel customer
interaction hubs. These hubs enable dramatically improved customer
experience, unified multichannel customer service, end-to-end service
process efficiencies, increased sales and enhanced contact centre
performance.
Headquartered in Mountain View, California, eGain has an operating presence
in 18 countries and serves more than 800 enterprise customers worldwide. To
find out more about eGain, visit www.eGain.com or call the company's
offices: 800-821-4358 (United States), 1753-464646 (UK and rest of Europe).