Desktop mode Indicator

Mar 17, 2022  

Not sure whether you are in softphone mode or desktop helper mode? We’ve added an indicator to the babblevoice Desktop app to confirm which mode the app is currently in. The indicator appears just below your own telephone extension. Mode: helper. This means your physical desk phone will be used to make calls, e.g. from EMIS/SystmOne or by clicking a phone to internally dial. Mode: softphone. Now, the babblevoice Desktop software will be used as your phone - you will make, receive, and transfer calls only through this software.

Softphone Registrator Indicator

Mar 17, 2022  

We have released an update for our softphone users to let you know whether your softphone is ready to use. If you are in softphone mode on your babblevoice Desktop app, a status indicator will appear in the top row immediately after the sign out button. If this reads ‘Ready’ and shows green, your softphone is registered and ready to use. If it shows red, your phone is not registered. Click on it once to register your phone - when it shows green it is ready to use.

Bumping The Queue

Nov 2, 2021  

Extension to our Live Queue Vibe We’ve released an extension to Live Queue, a part of Vibes, our reporting tool. It is possible now to see not only the number of agents currently in a queue, but also a list of those agents and how many calls (both internal & external) have been answered by each. To use the extension, roll the mouse over Live Queue in Vibes, click on the spanner icon and mark the ‘Agent Summary’ checkbox.

Softphone Rings the Changes

Nov 2, 2021  

Update to our Softphone Code Released Previously while on a softphone call the standard ringtone was used as notification when another call was incoming. Feedback revealed that this ringing could be a distraction from the existing call. From now on, incoming calls while on an softphone call use a visual notification. This appears as a notification in the bottom right of your screen while using babblevoice Desktop. If you are using the Web version of Desktop it will usually appear in the bottom left of the window as below.

Porting

Jun 14, 2021  

What is porting? This is the process whereby your phone number(s) are moved from your current provider into babblevoice. It can be a slightly frustrating process as there are several key details which we need to know about your numbers to enable us to port them. If the details we put into the system are different to those stored, the porting request will be rejected. This means the correct information has then to be gathered and the porting resubmitted which means extra cost and time delays, which is why we always like to start the porting process as soon as possible.

babblevoice Desktop

Feb 8, 2021  

Updating babblevoice Desktop The latest version of Desktop is available to download from here. Make sure you have access to all the new features and that you are using the most secure version by downloading it now. Details on how to setup your Desktop to make it work for you, can be viewed here.

Happy Christmas with some Music on Hold

Dec 18, 2020  

Happy Christmas from babblevoice We are all getting close to Christmas and most people I know deserve a good break. I think that is especially true of most people reading this post. As there is one week to go, we thought we would get this update released to help spread a little Christmas spirit. We now have a selection of default Music On Hold to make it easier to change your music on hold.

Desktop Web Pop and Survey

Nov 20, 2020  

Intro We are pleased to announce 2 new features just released (and rolling out across our network now). Desktop Web Pop Babblevoice Desktop now has an option to open another web page to allow integration with other web site. You may want to open a web page for your CRM system and search for the phone number you just received a call from, or simply open a Google Form to fill out more information about the call you just took.

Desktop Queue update

Nov 4, 2020  

We have been tweaking and tidying babblevoice Desktop this month. Combined View We have added another view. If you manage multiple queues it can be tricky to view which call needs answering next. You have to look at queue 1 - how old is the oldest call in that queue, then look at queue 2… And so on. In the combined view we have moved the statistics to the top of the screen, then all of the queues in all queues are placed underneath in order.

ISO 27001:2013

Oct 27, 2020  

Intro We are pleased to announce our accreditation to ISO 27001:2013 and externally audited by QMS International. This is to show our commitment to the highest standards of security our clients demand from us.

Polycom Presence

Oct 25, 2020  

Intro Some phones offer the ability to display the state of another extension - is it on the phone or not. This is known as presence. As part of our provisioning system, we configure Polycom phones for presence (depending on the model). Up until now all phones which supported presence (in the Polycom range) will configure for all other extensions. This is changing. Configuring a phone to subscribe to all other phones has some shortfalls, so in order to improve the flexibility for our customers, this can now be configured under the Polycom tab in a device’s settings.

TPP - SystmOne

Aug 19, 2020  

We are really pleased to announce our integration with SystmOne from TPP has been approved by IM1 (NHS Digital) and TPP. It provides a very similar feature set to our EMIS integration. Click to dial from SystmOne, Screen popping of potential patients when you take a phone call, IVR to allow patients to book, cancel, remind and check in for appointments. The functionality can be found in babblevoice Desktop babblevoice Desktop as a plugin.

EMIS Patient Check-In

Jul 21, 2020  

This idea came from one of our users. So thank you for that! Because there is now a drive to reduce touch points when a patient has to come into a surgery, self service check in touch screens are a problem in that they encourage different patients to touch the same surface. We have always had the check in feature in our IVR - but up until now, most of our users questioned why it is in the IVR at all.

babblevoice Desktop Update and Softphone, Video, Virtual Waiting Room

Jun 3, 2020  

We have been a little quiet recently. That is mainly because we have been working on some larger projects. This blog announces 3 of those features soon to be released. Virtual Waiting Room Desktop Update Video Virtual Waiting Room The waiting room is designed to simplify the process of speaking with a patient via video. Helping the patient prepare for when a medical professional is ready to speak with them prior to the appointment.

Small update to babblevoice Desktop for Windows

May 13, 2020  

Occasionally we make updates to the Windows part of babblevoice Desktop. Over the years we have struggled to get EMIS integration (click to dial) just right. Or as some might say, not quite delicious! The reason for not achieving perfection is EMIS not supplying details of the currently selected patient in a timely fashion. We attempted to get round that using our automation module. This has had mixed results - but because of how EMIS works was not 100% reliable.

Another Android Softphone

Apr 15, 2020  

We are pleased to announce support for another Android based softphone Sipnetic. We have added a simple way for you to configure configure this software. Install the software from Google Play Run it for the first time and select configure from QR Code Log into the babblevoice console Either create a new device (under devices) or edit the one you wish to configure for this client Click the tab QR Code Scan the QR Code using Sipnetic from your Android smartphone If you have any questions please contact us.

Equipment for moving staff to home

Mar 27, 2020  

The babblevoice team are working around the clock to support all of our customers during this crisis. Much of our time has been spent helping staff to migrate from their surgery or office to their home. As you will understand, the manufacturing of the equipment necessary for you to work from home stopped three weeks ago and now national stock levels of this equipment is about to run out (and may have already done so).

Turn your computer into a phone

Mar 24, 2020  

We normally shy away from softphones. This is because they can be a little more trouble than they are worth. Settings can be played with, other computer programs hog all of the processing power of the computer leaving nothing for the softphone. So they tend to lead to lots of requests to our helpdesk because they simply break too easily. We have to help our users get from the the work environment to the home environment.

Coronavirus updated stock recording

Mar 16, 2020  

We have been provided with a stock message based on information from the South West London Primary Care Team. We hope this is useful to other surgeries who are reviewing the messages they are playing to patients. Please do not book a GP appointment or attend your GP Practice if you have symptoms associated with coronavirus including a new continuous cough and a high temperature. You are advised to stay at home for 7 days.

Coronavirus advice for call handling in surgeries

Mar 15, 2020  

The direction of the advice and how surgeries are now responding to the Coronavirus pandemic is now set on a course. We thought it was time we would look at the way surgeries are so far responding to the outbreak and what we have been doing and in turn can advise all of you via this blog update. Like a lot of organizations, isolation including limiting staff contact with both patients and each other is how all surgeries we have spoken with are handling this stage of the outbreak.

Stock library of sounds

Mar 3, 2020  

Intro One of the tasks of setting up a phone system is to configure your auto attendant. You know - the bit where a patient calls your surgery and they hear “Thank you for calling Canal Side Surgery, please dial one to use our automated services or two to speak with reception”. Now, you may have gathered, whilst we provide text to speech to make creating a prompt easily, we are not a huge fan of them - mainly because, as good as our text to speech engine is, callers know what it is.

More help managing queues with call lists

Feb 11, 2020  

Intro A lot of surgeries (indeed, businesses in general) tend to have peak times for callers to call. We now have a large collection of tools to help deal with this problem. From queues which allow calls to stack up where callers receive their queue position, through to tools within babblevoice Desktop to help manage the queue. And then of course our reporting suite babble Vibes which indicates problems, helps you to manage staff and staffing levels.

More desktop features

Feb 6, 2020  

We have been tweaking and tidying babblevoice Desktop this month. Updates It’s a difficult balance between not annoying you - but gently providing information on new developments, new ideas and so on. The new news icon will glow green when there is a blog released which you have not seen yet. Queue Alerting Under config, there is a new button. This takes you into a new section for queue alerting.

Some help managing call queues

Jan 19, 2020  

Intro For all surgeries or organizations who use call queues to handle a volume of inbound calls it can be difficult keeping wait times down at all times. Sometimes the quiet times can be more problematic than busy times. For example, Monday morning - we expect a high volume of calls - so we staff it appropriately, its when we are not sat waiting for calls which can sometimes be a problem.

Required update for babblevoice Desktop

Nov 21, 2019  

babblevoice Desktop has become one of the most useful tools in the babblevoice kit bag. For those uninitiated, babblevoice Desktop is a helper application designed to help you get the most out of the real phone on your desk. It can be used from simple tasks like, who’s on the phone and call transfer, through to really useful tasks like application integration. babblevoice Desktop runs in the browser and has a dedicated Windows application.

Feedback Widget

Oct 15, 2019  

Feedback. As you have probably already seen, we have recently added a feedback widget. Thanks for all the feedback that has already been left. We would also really like you to leave a comment in the notes with your feedback so that we can see specifically what you do and don’t like. If you would like us to contact you regarding your feedback then also please leave your contact details - don’t be shy!

The best way to get Vibes onto the big screen?

Apr 26, 2019  

Intro More and more users are using babblevibes on large screens to help drive team performance in call centres. We wanted to highlight a good option of displaying Vibes on a large screen in the office. A lot of users buy a large screen/TV and plug a dedicated computer into that screen. This has issues though: The cost of a dedicated computer is not small Changing the screen or getting it setup in the morning can be fiddly Instead, what works well and on a reasonable budget is Google Chromecast.

Hotdesking with Desktop

Apr 25, 2019  

Hotdesking babblevoice Desktop now supports hotdesk feature. This is a simple but useful feature in environments where phones are not assigned to a specific user. Users do not need to change the way they work to use this feature. When a user logs into babblevoice Desktop and registers to use a phone (‘My Phone’ in Desktop options) the user is now registered to be using this phone. There is a simple rule: a user can only be registered to 1 phone and 1 phone can only be registered to 1 user.

For you data geeks, Vibes just got geekier

Apr 24, 2019  

Intro Some small and large updates to Vibes. Looks We have increased the width of Vibe’s boards - allowing you to get either more information squeezed in or make your information more visible further away! Bar Chart (and its sibling Time Chart) have had an update to our graphing software which present data in a more modern way. The height of Statistics Vibe can now be adjusted. User Statistics Report In conjunction with babblevoice Desktop, the Statistics Vibe now includes data on user statistics.

NHS Digital Data Security and Protection Toolkit Publication

Mar 27, 2019  

Data Security and Protection Toolkit Publication We are pleased to announce babblevoice has just completed the requirements under NHS Digital Data Security and Protection Toolkit and we have published our results. As a company offering cloud services, we spend a lot of time ensuring our security and management of sensitive information is up to high standards. We continuously review our work against new threats and standards. Working towards NHS Digital published standards is one of the many activities we undertake in this effort and an important one.

Some security updates

Feb 19, 2019  

Introduction One of the many tasks we have to do you hopefully do not even think about is performing software upgrades to ensure as secure a system as possible. We have just performed some large updates: Google open id - we have just simplified our software and removed integration with G+ (inline with Google’s drive to shutdown G+). You shouldn’t spot any difference when logging in. Oauth 1a. We have made the decision to move away and move towards the much simplified version 2.

Small update to the Stats Vibe

Nov 20, 2018  

We have had a few requests to improve how a statistics vibe can look at data. The original method takes a rolling view of data based around the current time. An example: When you create a Vibe which shows the last weeks worth of abandoned you end up with a chart where the end time is now and the graph charts data going back a week. Some user like this, for others it can be a little confusing.

New Vibe - Lazy Agent

Nov 15, 2018  

When handling a number of agents who take inbound calls into a call centre there is a requirement to ensure that the whole team is supporting each other. We have other Vibes which can report on items such as how much time a phone has been connected for the day. But the new lazy agent is a live view of how long a phone has been idle for (how long since it was last on a call).

Speech detection

Oct 18, 2018  

We are pleased to announce our release of our speech detection feature. For more information have a read of our doc on the subject. Currently this feature can be used to transcribe voicemails - to speed up the processing of voicemail and in simple auto attendants. Watch this space, as we to intend to extend this feature so that it can be used in other areas, such as Baaxml application or EMIS IVR.

Privacy policy update

Oct 17, 2018  

An important update you should be aware of. We have added Google to the list of sub processors in our privacy statement. This is because we have added speech detection to our feature list and we use Google AI to enable this feature.

babblevoice Desktop for Windows 1.0.13

Sep 26, 2018  

We have just released our latest installer for babblevoice Desktop for Windows. It can be found at https://www.babblevoice.com/files. Existing installs will attempt to update if they have permission to do so. So, what’s new? Automation This is the official release which supports automation. Use Lua to create Workflows to improve call handling in your business. EMIS automation The default script we include is an example which integrates with EMIS Web from EMIS Health.

Latest updates to babblevoice Desktop

Sep 20, 2018  

Every so often I get the chance to sit in front of users who try and click their way around my software. It is only then do I realise the amount of pain I have inflicted upon my users! (Of course this was never my intention). As part of my research I have come up with some nice tweaks which hopefully will help with making our users working lives just a little bit easier.

Your Google Account

Sep 12, 2018  

So this comes up every so often. “Why do you use Google to log in?”, “What data do you send to them” and “Why can’t you just use a normal user name and password like everyone else”. Data Just by logging in via Google, we do not send them any data out of babblevoice. Think of Google as the passport service to babblevoice. You identify yourself to Google (using an email address and password) and Google says to us ‘yes - that’s Bob’.

What the blip is automation?

Sep 11, 2018  

How many times have you called a company and before you can get through to speak with someone, you have to enter your account details, go through a long list of options only to get through to an agent who doesn’t know who you are or anything about the options you selected on the way in. Telephony integration is tricky. TAPI was introduced by Intel and Microsoft in 1993 but never gained much traction (most phone system manufacturers implemented their bit but most contact software vendors did not - in fact Microsoft themselves did quite a poor job in Outlook).

babblevoice copy on call connect

May 2, 2018  

Sometimes the simpler ideas are the good ones. We have been asked a few times now, how do I update my records (patient with a new phone number, for example) when it doesn’t screen pop the patient. The new number isn’t in your system (EMIS) so babblevoice Desktop cannot look up your caller. With the best will in the world you now have to look up the patients details. Now, when you find the correct patient, edit their details, simply ctrl-v in the phone number field as we automatically copy the caller id from the phone call you just took.

Rolling Upgrades

Apr 24, 2018  

Introduction You may have noticed Polycom, our preferred phone manufacturer, has discontinued the original model (SoundPoint) with a new one (VVX). It seems like a good time to discuss upgrading users of SoundPoint phones as well as a good strategy to replace phones. Gone are the days when you purchased your phones and phone system together. Take out a large lease plan to pay for it all etc. Now the only items you need to own are the phones on your desk - and these have become almost a throw away item.

Polycom DND and Forward

Mar 21, 2018  

Introduction We have just taken the decision to disable 2 features by default on Polycom phones. This is because we are seeing a high rate of tickets raised on our helpdesk where the root cause of the problem is one of these features has been enabled by a user. The problem is it upsets call flows, callers calls silently sit in queues with no phone ringing or Polycom phones attempt to forward calls in queues somewhere else - which queues refuse to do - so the calls just get stuck unable to be answered.

Goodbye Heather, Hello Brian

Jan 25, 2018  

Heather has been with babblevoice for around 5 years now - you might consider her to be a long standing employee. But, whilst we are getting rid of her, we won’t need to pay redundancy, or pension or any other goodwill payments. Why? Because Heather is our Scottish Text to Speech Engine. She has done well for us. A few clients having a chuckle at her expense as she fluffed up a few words here and there.

EMIS IVR a collection of new features

Jan 24, 2018  

Over the last year we have received quite a few requests on updates to our EMIS integration. We have released these updates bit by bit, so it is probably overdue that we wrote a blog post itemising the most interesting. EMIS Max appointments When a caller calls in through to the automated appointment booking, when they select the option to book a new appointment it can now check how many current appointments they have already.

Reaching those hard to reach itches

Dec 13, 2017  

We are pleased to announce support for 2 new phones from the manufacturer VTech. Adding these phones to our supported range of phones add some nice features. VSP726A The main selling point for this phone is a built in DECT base station. This makes this phone the cheapest and simplest solution for a wireless headset. VSP608A If you have rooms or areas in your building with no network ports and all you need is a simple phone at that location then this is the desk phone for your.

EMIS IVR Named GP

Nov 16, 2017  

We have just released a new feature in our EMIS plugin - specifically in the IVR. You can enforce a patient is only offered appointments for their registered GP or a member of that GP’s team. This fits surgeries who want to offer named GP services and it also fits multi site surgeries where a team of GPs would be present at a specific site. Any questions please speak to our support team.

Price Review

Nov 15, 2017  

At babblevoice we have a few goals which we strive for. These are: Lowest total cost of ownership of any phone system Most flexible/largest toolset available out of any phone system Highest quality out of any phone system Although this does lead to some challenges for us, sometimes the first point conflicts with the final point - so we have to decide which is more important - in this case quality trumps price.

babblevoice Desktop Call Lists

Nov 2, 2017  

This year we have put a lot of work into babblevoice Desktop. It has a complete new look and feel and it’s structure has changed. There is also now a full web version which can run in your browser. We have just introduced a new feature in babblevoice Desktop - call lists. This allows you to create a list of people you wish to call, then sequentially work through that list.

Rule Flow

Jun 30, 2017  

Another little tool to help you get the best out of babblevoice. Flow helps you visualise the call flow a caller to your surgery may take. Enough said!

babblevibes Vibe statistics update

Jun 8, 2017  

Our statistics vibe just received a little love. We have added 2 new statistics you may find useful. Both of these new features can be found in the statistics vibe in your babblevibes dashboard. Simply add the statistic vibe to a board and in the vibe’s options look for the stat: Call Costs or Auto Attendants. Call spend Call spend by device was tracked in this vibe from the beginning. We have now added call spend overall.

Finally - 141 and 1470

Feb 26, 2017  

We have been spending quite a lot of time recently on upgrading some rather large chunks of babblevoice. This has meant some of the niggles in babblevoice haven’t been addressed - even though they shouldn’t have taken too much time to put into place. This is one of those. The outbound caller ID is configurable through our console. But, if you normally want a caller ID displayed when making an outbound call, occasionally you may not - and vice versa.

What are our developers up to??

Jan 27, 2017  

Hopefully, you may have noticed some updates at babblevoice. We finally went live with our new console and it is now the default console when logging in. This took around 2 years of development, which took all the good stuff from version 1 but looked at all the ways which were painful and improved upon them. The rules editor, specifically, has changed a lot which we hope has made it easier for you to write call rules.

Larger Queues

Jan 26, 2017  

You would have thought queueing technology is simple. Create a queue, push your callers into that queue then have a team of users which then pick up those calls. Simple! Not so! At babblevoice, we introduced our queues a few years ago. So far they met the needs of most of our users. Most of our users replaced phone systems which used very simple technology. For example, small and medium-sized businesses which had restricted number of phone lines coming into their offices (they may have had 4 agents working, but they only had 8 lines in and out the business - this scenario is not uncommon even where there are offices with more than a 100 staff).

Some updates to our Docs

Nov 16, 2016  

As well as developing babblevoice, we have to ensure that features we think up are communicated to you. So we have some updates to our online documents for you. Some domain settings can now be configured for outbound dialling, Our simple pattern matching spec has been published. This is used in inbound call filtering and now allows you to configure outbound call filters (as per my previous bullet point).

Multi Language support

Oct 13, 2016  

The UK has a fantastic spread of cultures in it. With this, it brings different languages and sometimes means anyone serving those communities may need to offer options for different languages when patients/customers touch their services. According to Wikipedia, Welsh is spoken by around 700,000 people, then there are a number of British languages which are not so widely spoken. But then there is also a large number of immigrant languages (this list is the top 10):

Our new console

Oct 4, 2016  

I am going to be talking about this for a while for the foreseeable future. Mainly because of the amount of hard work we have put into it! But also because we hope it makes it easier for you to configure and manage your babblevoice setup. My last blog post was regarding the new rules editor. I have been using it personally when writing my own call rules - and I think it is much easier to use than the last version.

Broadband Enhanced Service Levels

May 12, 2016  

Migrating to the cloud for your phone system means you maybe placing more emphasis on your broadband connection on needing to be available. Actually, going to the cloud for this type of service means, for many reasons, that overall it is more reliable. But if you have an office with users on the phone there are things you can do to ensure your staff can provide a good service. Some babblevoice users put 2 connections into an office for increased redundancy (you can’t do that with ISDN!

Call parking

Apr 29, 2016  

Parking is a feature of a lot of phone systems, but we never got round to implementing it becuase frankly the transfer on all the phones we recomend works really well. But recently we received requests from a number of users who need to be able to handle multiple calls at once, more than the transfer feature on even the largest of business phones, and be able to move the calls around the business without always the recipient being able to take the call.

New Rules editor

Apr 19, 2016  

babblevoice is all grown up. The first console has been used for 5+ years. Things have moved on on the Web, so we have been working hard making use of new technology. We decided to rewrite our console (the bit which allows you to configure your phone system your way). We set out with the goals: Mobile device support, simpler to use, nicer to look at! See for yourself - a little sneak preview focusing on the Rules editor.

Ubiquiti UNIFI UVP Review

Apr 15, 2016  

When I first saw this phone’s picture I had to get one. Finally, a company who got it. A modern, fresh design, all screen - with smart functionality. But in the end a disappointment. The Phone I have been a proponent of moving to VOIP but maintaining the traditional phone on the desk (Polycom, Yealink, Cisco etc) as from a user’s perspective - it just works. Softphones are great, but a lot of users have problems with them, or the computer is not quite up to the job.

Reaching those difficult to reach places

Apr 13, 2016  

If you are lucky enough to work in an office or surgery which is newer than 5 years old then this article will be of no use for you. For buildings which are older than this, you might find it useful to read on. In the olden days (which is what my children refer to my childhood as!) commercial buildings were wired to power things, phone sockets for phones and CAT5 for computers (well actually, there were some predecessors to CAT5 - but we don’t need to go into that in this article).

Netvibes Gadget Update

Dec 2, 2015  

After a couple of years of organic development it was time to review and tidy up our Netvibes Gadgets. We chose Netvibes as our reporting engine as we recognised that babblevoice Data was not your complete world. Netvibes allows you to look at data from all over the Web. It is a company and personalised dashboarding web site which can help with: Brand monitoring – to track clients, customers and competitors across media sources all in one place, analyze live results with 3rd party reporting tools, and provide media monitoring dashboards for brand clients, e-reputation management – to visualize real-time conversations and social activity feeds, and track new trending topics, product marketing – to create interactive product microsites, with drag-and-drop publishing interface, community portals – to engage online communities, personalized workspaces – to gather all essential company updates to support specific divisions (e.

Outlook With babblevoice Desktop

Oct 7, 2015  

We are always looking for new ways to give our users the best experience possible. One of the ways we do this is by integrating babblevoice with third party products with which you are already familiar. The latest product we are working with is Microsoft Outlook. To accomplish the level of integration we want, we need to run our software on your machine. This gives us a great opportunity for you to try one of our new products, babblevoice desktop for Windows which can be downloaded by following the link.

Block nuisance or unwanted calls

Sep 7, 2015  

Yet again a feature request has been made by you, our babblevoice community, for a feature that will benefit everyone. And yet again, babblevoice has swung into action and developed, tested and released the requested feature free of charge. The feature in question this time is the ability to handle calls differently depending on who’s calling. The most common use for this feature will be to block nuisance or unwanted calls.

babblevoice credit

Aug 18, 2015  

One of the ways in which we keep costs down is by not offering credit. Keeping your domain in credit means that nobody has to pay for any bad debt. There are two ways to keep your account in credit. You can use PayPal to add funds whenever your balance runs low. To be sure you never run out of credit you can create a call rule which will send you a text reminder when your balance falls below your chosen level.

Login to babblevoice from your website

Jul 20, 2015  

Allow your users and prospects to login to babblevoice from your website As a reseller of babblevoice, how great would it be to let your babblevoice users login to babblevoice from your website! By allowing your customers and prospect to login to the babblevoice console from your website you Provide your users with a truly seamless service. Your providing the support, it makes sense they come to you to login too.

Personalise your ringtone

May 11, 2015  

As staid and steady office desk phones inch ever closer to their more glamorous mobile counterparts, yet another feature makes a long awaited début into the babblevoice feature list. You can now personalise your desk phone’s ringtone. Other than individualisation, there are a number of legitimate business reasons why you might want to do this; many office phones perform multiple functions e.g. helpdesk and technical support. Assign these numbers different ringtones and you can differentiate calls to each by the sound the phone is making.

Personalise your ringtone

Apr 27, 2015  

You may have come across the term Power over Ethernet or, more likely, the popular acronym PoE when researching Voice over IP (VoIP) or any other networking topic; but what exactly is PoE? The best answer is that: Power over Ethernet (PoE) is a technology for wired Ethernet LANs (local area networks) that allows the electrical current necessary for the operation of each device to be carried by the data cables rather then by separate power cords.

Personalise your ringtone

Mar 31, 2015  

With more and more work being done remotely and yet collaboratively it’s becoming increasing important to have at least one great conference phone in your business. The days of crowding around a desk phone, straining your neck to hear and be heard are over thanks to the Polycom SoundStation IP5000 and IP6000. Both of these phones boast Polycom’s state-of-the-art HD voice technology in a conference phone format and have been fully tested and approved by babblevoice.

Auto Attendant v Interactive Voice Response (IVR)

Mar 23, 2015  

As a babblevoice user you benefit from having both an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) and an Auto Attendant available to you but what is the difference? To some people there is no real difference. It’s simply that annoying computer that tries to manage your call rather than the company bothering to put a human being on the phone. However in reality both IVRs and Auto Attendants are valuable business tools that will save the company money and, if used properly, give the caller a better experience.

What is an auto attendant?

Feb 27, 2015  

An auto attendant (automatic attendant or virtual receptionist) allows callers to be automatically transferred to an extension without the intervention of a telephone operator or receptionist. Love them or loath them they are a fact of everyday life, may be appropriate for your business and are available for you in babblevoice. Even if you hold auto attendants in poor regard, they can be better than an engaged (busy) tone, voicemail or no one answering the phone.