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Friday, January 13, 2012

R&D Software Monthly Newsletter
Volume 3, Issue 1                                              January 2012
Amtelco's R&D Software Department publishes
the Amtelco Insider to keep you up to date on 
 new software features and enhancements. Each
month, we will highlight some of the innovations
that have been developed and are available for use.

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Infinity Elevator Behavior Accepts Information Sent from Elevator Phones
Infinity Elevator Behavior is an optional account behavior that answers calls from phones in elevators and accepts information sent from the phones. Infinityaccepts 11 digits from elevator phones.

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Infinity Employee Checkin Behavior Verifies Employee Check In with a Passcode

Infinity Employee Checkin Behavior is an optional account behavior that verifies a passcode when an employee checks in. If the passcode is entered correctly, the check-in event is sent to the system printer and the account status is changed to "Checked in."
When setting up an account for Employee Checkin Behavior, a client greeting should be recorded that instructs the caller to enter the passcode.


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Use the Delimiter of Your Choice to Parse IS Messages     

The Parse With Delimiter Function in the IS Supervisor Expression Builder lets you parse message information using the delimiter of your choice. This feature can be combined with the "Add paging pipes around value" option and the _Summary field to denote which summary information is transmitted to TAP Paging, SMS, Email, and Secure Messaging Contact Methods. 
    
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Pro Show Simplifies Appointment Reminders

AMTELCO's Web-based Pro Show appointment reminder system provides automated appointment reminder and notification services without operator involvement. Pro Show notification campaigns can be be pre-defined and scheduled for delivery at a later time as well as being delivered on an immediate basis, to any number of individuals.  

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Spotlight
Mitey Mite  
Mitey MiteMitey Mite was one of the first products for answering service call centers produced and sold by Amtelco, reaching the market in 1982. Call forwarding had just become available, and AMTELCO engineers Paul Henning and Ken Post recognized an opportunity when they saw one.

At the time Mitey Mite was introduced, most answering services had direct hard wired connections linking their client phone lines with the answering service. Many of these connections were wired into cord boards that were purchased or rented from the phone company and provided the main tool for operators to answer and manage calls.

Mitey Mite was designed specifically to fit in one of the available slots in a cord board, with dimensions of 1 ½ x 4 ½ x 8 ½ inches. Each Mitey Mite would interface to one DID trunk from the phone company and could handle up to 100 DID numbers. Each answering service client would forward their phone to one of the DID numbers. Call forwarding was much more cost effective than hard wired connections, and provided time of day control for when the answering service should be handling calls, all controlled by the client forwarding their phone.

The last three digits of each DID number formed the client's account number, which was displayed on the face of the Mitey Mite when a call came in. The operator connected, disconnected, and put a call on hold by plugging the correct cord into the Mitey Mite. The display was cleared after the call was ended, making the unit available for the next call.

Mitey Mite was an immediate hit in the marketplace, and AMTELCO's Production Department eventually built more than 3,000 units. Mitey Mite lead to the development of a stable of related products.

Mitey Mite II sat on a desktop rather than be installed in a cord board.

Alpha-Mite added a display that provided the operator with an answer phrase that eliminated the need for the operator to use a chart to identify the DID numbers.

Multi Mite housed four Mitey Mites in one desktop unit, expanding the number of clients an operator could handle.

Video Mite connected Mitey Mite to a video monitor to view the incoming calls, and was a mighty step toward AMTELCO's next generation of call center products.
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