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This mini-magazine is designed to provide stories, ideas and hints for your call centre as well as news and insights from IPscape, the mini-magazine publisher. Our aim is to provide a range of stories in a simple, clever and fast way every month - a 15 minute read that is enjoyable, informative and maybe with an 'a-ha' or two along the way.

Cover Story

March 2009 - Making Lemonade from Lemon Peel

March 2009 - Making Lemonade from Lemon Peel

by Anna Kay

Tue, Mar 10, 2009

As economic times get tough, the saying ' if the world gives you lemons, make lemonade' doesn't cut it any more. So if you're used to lemons but all you have is lemon peel, what is a business to do? Investigate a new lemonade recipe with two cups of greater efficiency, three spoons of boosted productivity, a grating of new approaches and a pinch of simple, clever and fast technology. Read on!

Lead Stories

Making home-based, profit-based

Making home-based, profit-based

by Anna Kay

Tue, Mar 17, 2009

Home Based Call Centre (HBCC) has implemented IPscape’s software-as-a-service call centre solution to manage and streamline its growing agent-at-home business. The IPscape solution has simplified operations, improved agent productivity and enabled cost-effective scalability for the Brisbane-based business.

Columns : From the High Chair

Real-time hits the big time

Real-time hits the big time

by Simon Burke

Tue, Mar 10, 2009

Where are you in the time continuum - 'I want it now' or 'whenever'? May we suggest there are some advantages to instant gratification, particularly where contact centre reporting is concerned.

Columns : In the Apple Press

Opex-Ferrari anyone?

Opex-Ferrari anyone?

by The IPscape

Tue, Mar 10, 2009

While there's plenty of talk about moving to an opex model, what can you really expect when moving from capex to opex?

News : IPscape news

IPscape alliance helps diversify direct marketing group

by Anna Kay

Wed, Mar 11, 2009

IPscape and SEMA today announced an alliance agreement whereby SEMA will offer Software as a Service (SaaS) contact centre services based on IPscape technology. The alliance adds inbound, outbound and blended hosted contact centre services to existing SEMA business solutions and the ‘largest privately owned direct mail operation in Australia.’

Economic downturn good for call centre business

by Anna Kay

Wed, Feb 18, 2009

IPscape Pty Ltd today reported the current economic downturn has boosted sales of its pay-as-you-go call centre solutions and pay-if-you-use disaster recovery service. Latest IPscape deals include Thomas Direct, a Queensland based outsourcer; professional sales and lead generation company, Strike Force Sales; Home Based Call Centres (HBCC) and SEMA, a marketing IT solutions group.