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Border Patrol Benny Hill Style
May 17, 2008
A great video for weekend viewing comes courtesy of Texas law enforcement or is it the border patrol? This is perhaps the funniest real-life video out there.
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Alorica Adds Jobs
May 17, 2008
In a slowing economy where many industries are shedding jobs, it is great to see a company in the call center market adding. California-based Alorica will be adding 500-600 new jobs in Indiana in the next year and a half or so.The Chino-Calif.-based company will provide inbound customer care service, billing, inbound sales and some technical assistance, said Jeffrey Sopko, Alorica vice president of human resources, on Thursday.
The company plans initially to hire 100 workers to undergo a seven-week company training class starting June 9. The majority of positions will pay $9 an hour plus benefits, while management positions can go "to the mid- to high five figures," Sopko said.
With so many outsourcing companies moving to India and other countries it is great to see some of them adding jobs in the U.S.
See also:
- New call center bringing 600 jobs to Valley: Alorica has 13 other call center locations
- Call center to bring 500 jobs
- Customer service center hiring
- Alorica Hires AT&T to Enhance Customer Contact Center
- Call center tries to fill 300 seats from province
- Alorica, Inc.-CRM Excellence-2006
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Put Down That Danish -- You are Destroying the Plant
May 17, 2008
When I read about obesity causing global warming I wasn't surprised. After all, look at how hard airlines try to shed a few dozen pounds from an airplane just to save weight -- which in turn will save fuel. All that effort can be counteracted by a single passenger who is overweight. Let alone a plane where 30% of the passengers are obese.Now it seems that it is not just the obese people that fly causing a problem. Apparently these people also consume 18% more food than their "non-obese" counterparts.
Those of us looking to save the planet for future generations may be able to do our part by just eating less.
Disclosure: This blog entry prompted the author to put down a bagel
and there is nothing worse than a hungry blogger.
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Packet8 SIP Trunking Rumor
May 17, 2008
I have heard a rumor regarding 8x8/Packet8 getting into the SIP trunking business. No confirmation yet but this makes great sense as this area of the market is doing well. All trunks will eventually be SIP trunks it seems... Unless of course they are Skype-based.The business model here is a bit different as 8x8, the parent company of Packet8 would need to work with a plethora of hardware manufacturers to ensure compatibility. For example, NEC, Toshiba, Panasonic, Allworx, Talkswitch, Avaya, Cisco, etc.
Currently the company distributes its own hardware.
Another great reason to offer SIP trunks is that it allows the company to move up the chain to medium and even larger companies. As you may recall, Packet8 started offering consumer VoIP service and then very small business VoIP service. If the rumor is true, the strategy of going up the pyramid makes great sense.
When I hear anything definitive -- either way, I will be sure to let
you know. I imagine we may know more by ITEXPO in September where Bryan Martin, the company's CEO will be keynoting.Here is yet another reason to come to the show and hear him speak.
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