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But now, live chat technology can be integrated into all the various communication channels. Customer messages that arrive via the channel can be sent to an app on the smartphones of the retailer's support staff, so they can instantly respond to any customer messages that come through any channel at any time of day...

The PC vendor that was the most visible at CES as a presenter was Lenovo, but Microsoft had the best placement. This result reminded me a bit about how CES was when Bill Gates was around; Microsoft hovered over the show. The visible CES staff appeared to be using Surface laptops. But the laptop getting most of the buzz was the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold. I'll do a full review of that product later as I have one in the house I'm testing...

"From my experience," she said, "Walmart could staff their returns and customer service desk a bit more generously so people don't have to wait in line. If they solved that problem, that would probably solve the biggest pain point with a Walmart in-store return for an online order."

"Then, using the information captured, such as whether they are interested in clean or vegan products or have sensitive skin, to serve up a more customized experience. Product recommendations can act as another helpful extension of the in-store staff." This kind of personaliza...

They noted that in Washington State, for example, a well-staffed manual contact tracing workforce combined with 15 percent uptake in a contact-tracing app could reduce infections by 15 percent and deaths by 11 percent The researchers' findings show how the apps should be used....

Teach staff to avoid talking to people unless asked to do so Add super-market style self-checkout counters instead of side-by-side with cashier-operated counters....

A number of IT-related areas have organizations that are struggling to find enough qualified or experienced staff, offered Paul Holland, principal research analyst at the Information Security Forum "Cross training within an organization is a good method of closing the skills g...

An increasing number of companies now offer their workers free training to qualify for other tech jobs. For example, 63 percent of hiring managers said their companies continue to provide increased educational opportunities for existing staff to fill skills gaps. That is a si...

Caudill: There are a few different ways to get feedback from customers -- phone calls, surveys, etc. Especially working in a B2B environment, you are going to have employees who are constantly interacting with your customers. It could be a sales representative, or customer support staff, or an account manager. With most teams working remotely for the last six months, people are craving any sort of human interaction...

4. Encourage electronic gift cards. Gift cards are a convenient and predictable choice for customers. They bypass the shipping & inventory challenges, and they probably save you labor costs as you staff for the holidays. Review your online experience - are they obvious to find & easy to order? Will you offer an incentive to purchase gift cards, like a bonus amount?...

Another option would be mimicking grocery delivery services like Home Chef or Hello Fresh, using products sold in-store. Again, local retailers run into the issue of being understaffed and delivery radius restrictions, but it is becoming a necessary option, he explained E-comm...

Information users provide will be "securely stored, and access is restricted" to company staff who work on the product or maintain its systems, Facebook stated Big Tech's Ongoing Data Privacy Issues...

Prepare and monitor fulfillment operations and staff Offer both delivery and pickup options...

DIB, in its September 15 report, proposes a "highly limited, temporary and specific use of waivers for a small percentage of the workforce to ensure two things: First, key innovation and technology initiatives are fully staffed, and second, that the most service members with the greatest potential are retained."

In the case where heavy use is made of cloud services, it is quite logical to decide that sensitive data can be stored in the cloud -- subject of course to access control mechanisms that are built explicitly for this purpose and that have security measures and operational staff that you can't afford to deploy or maintain just for your own use.

Even when IT staff patch vulnerabilities, they may not fully test those patches, she pointed out On the consumer side, users employ the same passwords on multiple sites or fail to implement basic cybersecurity measures such as installing antivirus or antimalware software, upda...

Retailers have needed to quickly adapt to the demand for this new messaging option, frequently running into logistics issues when their business phone numbers are landlines. Many had to ask staff to manage multiple phone calls, send emails that get stuck in spam, or purchase mobile phones and numbers so their workers did not have to use their personal devices...

To take control of how your calls will be signed and with what attestation level, make sure your call operations staff understand the impacts and limitations of the STIR/SHAKEN standards, verify your STIR/SHAKEN attestation levels, and integrate STIR/SHAKEN standards into your network and mobile applications. This will allow you to sign outbound calls, verify inbound calls and secure end-to-end calls...

With the pandemic having forced enterprises to let their staff work from home, the emphasis is shifting to cloud-based solutions, remote tech services, and security, Ray Wang, a principal analyst at Constellation Research, told TechNewsWorld "We're seeing a skillset shift away...

A shortage of IT staff might be another cause. Layoffs are widespread because of the pandemic, and some of those laid off might have been IT and cybersecurity security staff Another reason could be that, ...