Glossary

Asynchronous contact

deferred response contact. Examples: letters, e-mails, SMS, fax, etc.

Bluelink
Cross Selling

cross sales during a telephone call.

Help desk

technical assistance over the telephone.

Inbound

inbound calls.

IVS
Interactive Voice Server

Telephony equipment linked to a data base and enabling access to information during a vocal transaction (through the use of DTMF keys).

Outbound

outbound calls.

PABX
Private Automatic Branch Exchange

Private Automatic Branch Exchange.

Synchronous contact

immediate response contact. Examples: telephone, discussion forums, etc.