Virtual assistant

Drift Recognized in the 2021 Gartner Emerging Technologies: Top Use Cases for Advanced Virtual Assistants in Enterprise Operations Report

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Computer access control, Chatbots, Customer service, Virtual assistant, Okta

BOSTON, June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Drift , the world's leading Revenue Acceleration Platform , today announced that its Virtual Selling Assistants have been acknowledged by Gartner, Inc., in a new report on the power of AI in enterprise operations.

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  • BOSTON, June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Drift , the world's leading Revenue Acceleration Platform , today announced that its Virtual Selling Assistants have been acknowledged by Gartner, Inc., in a new report on the power of AI in enterprise operations.
  • In the report, Emerging Technologies: Top Use Cases for Advanced Virtual Assistants in Enterprise Operations, Gartner evaluates three use cases for advanced virtual assistants in helping increase efficiency and return for enterprise operations.
  • As a result, Virtual Assistants "for sales are emerging as a disruptive use case with significant efficiency and revenue generation benefits for sales and marketing functions."
  • The report goes on to share powerful examples of VAs benefiting organizations, including Okta , the leading independent identity provider.

Nomadix Acquires Angie Hospitality, Leading Voice Assistant Technology Company

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Telecommunications, Wireless networking, Nomadix, Computer networking, Technology, Virtual assistant, Olo

LOS ANGELES, June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Nomadix Inc., a technology leader in hospitality and multi-tenant industries, today announced the acquisition of Angie Hospitality, the leading provider of voice-activated and contactless technology solutions for hotels.

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  • LOS ANGELES, June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Nomadix Inc., a technology leader in hospitality and multi-tenant industries, today announced the acquisition of Angie Hospitality, the leading provider of voice-activated and contactless technology solutions for hotels.
  • After years of close partnership,this strategic alignment of technology and talent brings new value to Nomadix channel partners and hotel customers.
  • The addition of Angie in-room voice assistants and its mobile app to the Nomadix product portfolio will create a competitive, integrated experience for customers, while also boosting scalability, global support and continuous innovation for the Angie product line.
  • The in-room voice assistants and mobile app technology from Angie Hospitality complement the Nomadix portfolio of guest-facing technologies released in 2020.

Juji, Inc. Powers Cornell University Study on Human-Machine Team Creativity

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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Data management, University, Technology, Software, Education, Articles, Mental processes, Academic disciplines, Instant messaging, Computational neuroscience, Chatbot, Natural language parsing, Virtual assistant, Artificial intelligence, Creativity

Today, Juji Inc ., an Artificial Intelligence (AI) company that specializes in developing cognitive AI assistants, announced the findings of a study , IdeaBot: Investigating Social Facilitation in Human-Machine Team Creativity, by researchers at Cornell Universitys College of Agriculture and Life Sciences ( Cornell CALS ).

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  • Today, Juji Inc ., an Artificial Intelligence (AI) company that specializes in developing cognitive AI assistants, announced the findings of a study , IdeaBot: Investigating Social Facilitation in Human-Machine Team Creativity, by researchers at Cornell Universitys College of Agriculture and Life Sciences ( Cornell CALS ).
  • The study utilized Jujis AI platform to investigate how humans collaborate with a cognitive AI assistant, in the form of a chatbot for a creative brainstorm.
  • The study found the following:
    When human participants perceived their teammate was the Juji chatbot when participating in a creative idea task, they consistently produced more, higher-quality ideas.
  • We are thrilled to provide the researchers at Cornell CALS with our Juji cognitive AI assistant platform for the study, said Michelle Zhou, CEO of Juji.

Dynamic Advisor Solutions Announces Concierge as Premium Service, Addresses Advisor Needs as Practices Move Toward Virtual Model

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Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Consulting, Other Professional Services, Professional services, Finance, Articles, Economy, Business, Financial advisors, Concierge, Adviser, Financial adviser, Outsourcing, Virtual assistant

Dynamic Advisor Solutions dba Dynamic Wealth Advisors, a professional services provider for wealth advisors, announced today Concierge, a premium, personalized service for advisory practices across its network.

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  • Dynamic Advisor Solutions dba Dynamic Wealth Advisors, a professional services provider for wealth advisors, announced today Concierge, a premium, personalized service for advisory practices across its network.
  • An alternative solution to outsourcing to a virtual assistant or hiring staff in a practice, Concierge provides a dedicated team at Dynamic to perform administrative tasks.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210616005813/en/
    Dynamic Advisor Solutions announces Concierge, a premium service that provides wealth advisors with a dedicated team to perform an enhanced level of administrative services, an alternative solution to hiring personnel or contracting with a virtual assistant.
  • Dynamic Advisor Solutions, LLC dba Dynamic Wealth Advisors is an SEC registered investment advisor.

Conversica AI Solutions Gain Traction Among DevSavant’s High-Growth B2B Clients

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Artificial intelligence, Conversica, Deep learning, Natural language generation, Natural language processing, Virtual assistant, Customer engagement, Academic disciplines

A data analytics, business intelligence and AI solutions developer for portfolio clients of the Savant Group, DevSavant now offers Conversica AI Assistants to automate and augment customer engagement by sales, marketing and customer success teams within its client organizations.

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  • A data analytics, business intelligence and AI solutions developer for portfolio clients of the Savant Group, DevSavant now offers Conversica AI Assistants to automate and augment customer engagement by sales, marketing and customer success teams within its client organizations.
  • These clients are small- and medium-sized B2B companies looking to improve engagement, scale productivity, and uncover new revenue opportunities.
  • Conversica AI Assistants are able to deliver prompt and personalized responses to prospect and customer inquiries within seconds, across email, chat and SMS.
  • All companies that want to grow and scale in all industries must use AI software such as the AI Assistants provided by Conversica.

Global Hey Siri Wake Words Available from Sensory

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Software, Technology, Operating systems, IOS, Siri, HomeKit, Virtual assistant, Cortana, ecobee, MFi Program, Apple Inc., IPhone

Sensory's Hey Siri wake word has already been used in products that have received MFi (Made for iPhone/iPad) approval, now Sensory is releasing international versions, and the timing is perfect for Apple's introduction of Hey Siri for third-party devices through HomeKit and Matter as announced in Ecobee with Hey Siri .

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  • Sensory's Hey Siri wake word has already been used in products that have received MFi (Made for iPhone/iPad) approval, now Sensory is releasing international versions, and the timing is perfect for Apple's introduction of Hey Siri for third-party devices through HomeKit and Matter as announced in Ecobee with Hey Siri .
  • Sensory is recognized as the de-facto leader for custom branded wake words and earlier this year the company opened its online portal, VoiceHub , to developers for quick development of custom wake words.
  • While demand for custom branded wake words continues to be strong, there is also a robust demand for tuned wake word models that support well-known virtual assistants like Alexa, Bixby, Cortana, Google, and Siri.
  • Sensory provides developers with the ultimate flexibility for virtual assistant wakes words: a preset library of popular tuned wake word models, support for two dozen languages/dialects, as well as the ability to create custom-branded wake words with VoiceHub.

ISG Partners with Cognigy to Bring Benefits of Conversational AI to Clients

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Professional services, Security, Technology, Other Technology, Software, Consulting, Internet, Information technology management, Customer service, UST, Automation, Chatbot, Business process management, Virtual assistant, Information technology, Computing, Technology

Under the new partnership, ISG Automation will offer its clients the capabilities of the Cognigy.AI platform to automate customer and employee communications, while Cognigy clients will benefit from the strategy, design and implementation services offered by ISG Automation.

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  • Under the new partnership, ISG Automation will offer its clients the capabilities of the Cognigy.AI platform to automate customer and employee communications, while Cognigy clients will benefit from the strategy, design and implementation services offered by ISG Automation.
  • Conversational AI is a set of technologies that automates communications using text- or speech-based virtual assistants to create personalized customer and employee experiences at scale.
  • Conversational AI is high on the automation agenda for many of our clients, said Chip Wagner, CEO of ISG Automation.
  • ISG Automations alliance with Cognigy is in line with its strategy of partnering with the worlds leading automation software and service providers to bring the benefits of intelligent process automation to its clients.

Virtual Assistant Market to grow by USD 4.12 billion|Key Drivers and Market Forecasts|17000+ Technavio Research Reports

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021
Business process, Chatbots, Customer service, Virtual assistant, Market analysis

NEW YORK, June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The virtual assistant market is poised to grow by USD 4.12 billion during 2021-2025, progressing at a CAGR of almost 12% during the forecast period.

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  • NEW YORK, June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The virtual assistant market is poised to grow by USD 4.12 billion during 2021-2025, progressing at a CAGR of almost 12% during the forecast period.
  • The report on the virtual assistant market provides a holistic update, market size and forecast, trends, growth drivers, and challenges, as well as vendor analysis.
  • The virtual assistant market analysis includes end-user, type, and geography landscape.
  • This study identifies the benefits offered to content consumers, owners, and publishers as one of the prime reasons driving the virtual assistant market growth during the next few years.

Modev Announces Lineup for the Virtual VOICE Global 2021, Presented by Google Assistant, June 15-16

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Speech recognition, Artificial intelligence, Chatbots, Customer service, Virtual assistant, Voice user interface, Virtual event, The Voice, Human–computer interaction, Computing

WASHINGTON, June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Modev, the company that brings together the voice technology community, announced the initial speaker lineup for VOICE Global 2021 .

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  • WASHINGTON, June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Modev, the company that brings together the voice technology community, announced the initial speaker lineup for VOICE Global 2021 .
  • There is no fee to attend the VOICE Global virtual event, and registration is now open .
  • He shares how voice technologies give broadcasters tremendous interactive capability through voice assistants for conversational audio, podcasts and authentic conversations.
  • To learn more about Modev, VOICE and the breadth of events offered live and virtually, please go to modev.com.

Mashreq Bank selects Kore.ai to Elevate Customer Experience through Conversational AI

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021
Software, Technology, Electronic design automation, Other Technology, Instant messaging, Chatbot, Natural language parsing, Artificial intelligence, Virtual assistant, Technology, Science and technology

Kore.ai, a top conversational AI software company, today announced its partnership with Mashreq Bank, one of the leading financial institutions in the UAE, to enhance digital engagement and support for customers through conversational AI.

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  • Kore.ai, a top conversational AI software company, today announced its partnership with Mashreq Bank, one of the leading financial institutions in the UAE, to enhance digital engagement and support for customers through conversational AI.
  • Mashreq was founded on the importance of building strong, long-term relationships, and we see the addition of conversational AI as the next technological leap forward in relationship banking.
  • Kore increases the speed of business by automating customer and employee interactions through digital virtual assistants built on its market-leading conversational AI platform.
  • Companies who prioritize customer and employee experience use Kores no-code conversational AI platform to raise NPS and lower operational costs.