Since the publication of the first edition, the CTI world has changed significantly. Where it was once focused on the integration of voice systems with computers, the focus is now on IP-based voice, or converged networks and services. Today, the telcos are upgrading their systems from circuit-switched to IP-based packet-switched networks. Companies

If you want to grasp the full length and breadth of the rapidly developing computer telephony field, this book is the place to start. Author Richard Grigonis thoroughly explains even the most abstruse ideas in a concise manner that is aimed at all kinds of readers -- students, business executives, telecom managers, call center supervisors or entrep

Learn how CTI works and how you can make it work for your company. Using real-life examples, this book shows how computer-supported telephony applied to call centers has already given many companies a significant edge over their competitors. The author analyzes the benefits CTI can bring to your organization such as increased quality of customer service and resulting customer satisfaction, dramatic cost savings and increased revenue, an enhanced corporate image, and employee job satisfaction through convenience and system efficiency.

This revised edition offers a comprehensive analysis of where computer telephony integration (CTI) came from and where it is going. The book provides a clear, in-depth coverage of all of CTI, including technology, standards, applications, system engineering, industry structure, the market, and future developments. The book features expanded coverage of CTI and new information on media processing, automation, and messaging.

A revised and updated translation of the French original, this work deals effectively with local area network technologies and management, offering a broad overview of enterprise telecommunication technologies. Also covered is computer telephony integration (CTI) through a presentation of the main technologies of the domain. A functional description of the main features of network operating systems is proposed and illustrated by Novell IntraNetWare and Windows NT examples, with special emphasis offered on business applications and management issues of these topics. The main interest of the book resides in the dual approach of enterprise networks, covering both technical and managerial elements, providing a global understanding of business applications and management of telecommunications to IT professionals and students. Concrete tools and methods are described, thus offering practical advice of immediate relevance.

Accompanying CD-ROM has resource documents in PDF format, including the complete set of ECTF specifications, and live links to updates and related web sites.