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Twilio Releases Branded Calling
Twilio Branded Calling lets businesses display a verified business name, logo, and, where supported, reason for calling.
Posted August 05, 2026
Broadvoice Integrates GoContact with Microsoft Dynamics 365
Integration embeds Broadvoice's contact center platform inside Dynamics 365, giving agents calls, outcomes, and customer records in one workspace.
Posted July 29, 2026
8x8 Launches 8x8 Small Business
8x8 Small Business is a self-serve, consumption-based communications offering for small and mid-sized businesses. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted July 20, 2026
PWC US Partners with OpenAI on Agentic Solutions
New solutions from PWC US and OpenAI combine advanced AI with industry expertise to deliver personalized, efficient, and scalable customer experiences. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted July 17, 2026
Salesforce Launches Agentforce Help Agent
Salesforce's Agentforce Help Agent is an autonomous service agent to resolve customer issues from start to finish.
Posted June 26, 2026
8x8 Introduces AI Routing
8x8 AI Routing connects customers to the best expert across channels and the entire organization.
Posted June 24, 2026
CallMiner Partners with PossibleNOW
Partnership enables companies to scale automation while meeting industry compliance standards. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted June 23, 2026
Medallia to Change Ownership...Again
Medallia to transfer ownership to a group led by Blackstone, Apollo, and FSK and reposition itself. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted June 18, 2026
Alvaria Integrates with Parloa
Alvaria and Parloa are teaming up for compliant, high-performance AI agents for CX.
Posted June 18, 2026
TELUS Digital Partners with Cresta
TELUS Digital and Cresta have partnered to deliver AI agents and augment human agents.
Posted June 16, 2026
Zendesk Support Assistant for Microsoft 365 Now Available on Microsoft AppSource
Zendesk Support Assistant integrates Microsoft Agent 365 to support employees through AI-powered workflows inside Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Word, and more.
Posted June 03, 2026
Broadvoice Launches GoEngage and AI Analyst
Broadvoice GoEngage and AI Analyst bring voice AI and conversational insights to GoContact.
Posted June 03, 2026
Afiniti Launches Orchestrator, Intelligence, and Agents
Afiniti Agents, Afiniti Orchestrator, and Afiniti Intelligence join Afiniti Pairing in one platform to help contact centers manage support issues and protect customer lifetime value.
Posted May 28, 2026
Hyro Partners with Five9
Partnership brings the Hyro specialized, healthcare-native AI agents to the Five9 Intelligent Cloud Contact Center.
Posted May 26, 2026
GoTo Launches GoTo Connect CX Complete and Updates LogMeIn Solutions
GoTo Connect CX Complete unifies the full customer experience, while LogMeIn updates include agentic AI, real-time insights, deeper integrations, and enhanced security.
Posted May 20, 2026
Sendbird Launches Agent Steward
Agent Steward on the Delight.ai platform is backed by new Trust OS 2.0 and Voice 2.0 capabilities that enable AI systems to autonomously self-correct and engage customers proactively.
Posted May 07, 2026
GoTo Adds Features to Grasshopper
GoTo Grasshopper's new features include AI call transcripts and summaries, voicemail and sentiment insights, and AI receptionist capabilities.
Posted May 07, 2026
SoundHound AI Introduces OASYS
SoundHound's OASYS helps businesses create conversational AI agents that will build and continually improve themselves across digital or physical channels.
Posted May 05, 2026
8x8 Extends 8x8 Platform for CX with AI, Analytics, Authentication, and Integrations
8x8 Platform for CX now includes capabilities for artificial intelligence agent development, analytics, mobile authentication, and managing front-line teams.
Posted May 05, 2026
WestCX Launches Orchestrate
WestCX Orchestrate connects conversations, campaigns, AI, and governed intelligence in one orchestration layer. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted April 29, 2026
Engageware Launches Voice Agents
Engageware Voice Agents can handle customer interactions from end to end.
Posted April 29, 2026
3CLogic Expands Voice AI Hub
3CLogic's latest updates to Voice AI Hub include new outbound voice AI agents, multimodal voice AI capabilities, and automated AI agent evaluations. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted April 28, 2026
AI Empowerment in Practice – Spotlight on Retail
ALDO Group improved its customer experiences with Five9.
Posted April 17, 2026
The CCaaS Opportunity Ahead: How Vendors Can Lead the Next Wave
Contact center-as-a-service solutions remain a core platform, but their roles are evolving. (Featured on
DestinationCRM
.)
Posted April 15, 2026
UJET Launches Google Cloud CCaaS by UJET
Partnership delivers Google Cloud CCaaS and Gemini Enterprise for Customer Experience through AVANT's Global Network of Trusted Advisors.
Posted April 13, 2026
Cox Business Unveils Contact Center with RingCentral
Cox Business Contact Center with RingCentral is powered by RingCentral's RingCX
Posted April 01, 2026
The Top Customer Service Trends and Technologies for 2026: Customer Service Is Getting Supercharged
AI is opening new doors for contact center agents, managers, and customers. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted April 01, 2026
Zendesk Acquires Forethought
Forethought deal enables Zendesk to advance its resolution platform with self-improving AI agents. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted March 31, 2026
Televox Partners with Twilio to Expand RCS
Partnership between Televox and Twilio enables healthcare and other regulated industries to move from notifications to trusted, two-way digital conversations. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted March 17, 2026
Cresta Launches Knowledge Agent
Cresta's Knowledge Agent is an agentic AI assistant delivering proactive intelligence to contact center workers. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted March 17, 2026
8x8 Expands General Availability of 8x8 Engage
8x8 Engage is now available to all channel partners and customers globally.
Posted March 13, 2026
Oracle Launches 16 AI Agents for Marketing, Sales, and Service
Oracle's new role-based AI agents in Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications transform sales, marketing, and service processes into revenue-driving opportunities. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted February 10, 2026
Cisco Launches Webex Contact Center for ServiceNow
Cisco partners with ServiceNow to deliver a cloud-native contact center solution for ServiceNow CSM, CRM, and ITSM environments.
Posted February 10, 2026
SharpenCX to Merge with Ytel
Merger brings together SharpenCX's intelligent agent technology with Ytel's outbound customer experience capabilities. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted December 02, 2025
Zendesk Partners with AWS
Collaboration brings together Amazon Connect voice capabilities, conversational analytics, and sentiment analysis with Zendesk Contact Center. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted December 02, 2025
Fluents.ai Launches Fluents Omnichannel
Fluents Omnichannel fuses voice, SMS, and webchat in one context-aware platform. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted December 02, 2025
AVOXI Upgrades Proactive Service
AVOXI's Proactive Service offering is a diagnostic solution to preemptively identify and fix global voice channel vulnerabilities. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted November 20, 2025
8x8 Adds AI, Omnichannel Enhancements
New capabilities across the 8x8 Platform for CX help teams resolve issues on first contact, streamline follow-ups, and work more efficiently. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted November 20, 2025
ASAPP Launches Customer Experience Platform (CXP)
ASAPP's CXP turns every customer interaction into governed, intelligent action by unifying interactions, systems, and data across voice and digital channels.
Posted November 19, 2025
Self-Service and Live Chat to Be Top Service Tech by 2027
Phone and email will sharply decline in value in favor of digital channels, Gartner finds. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted November 18, 2025
UJET Acquires Spiral
The UJET deal with Spiral adds foundational building blocks for conversational AI, predictive analytics, and business intelligence. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted November 18, 2025
Teneo.ai Launches Teneo 8 Voice AI Platform
Teneo 8 offers scalable AI agents for hybrid AI, governance, and real-time voice automation. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted November 18, 2025
Mitel Introduces Mitel CX 2.0
Mitel CX 2.0 unites AI-powered automation, flexibility, and control to elevate every touchpoint while ensuring security and data sovereignty. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted November 18, 2025
RingCentral Adds Customer Engagement Bundle for RingEX
RingCentral's Customer Engagement Bundle introduces advanced queue management and SMS shared inbox capabilities for lightweight contact centers.
Posted November 05, 2025
Tata Communications Partners with NiCE
Alliance brings together Tata Communications Kaleyra and NiCE CXone Mpower platforms to deliver seamless, AI-powered customer experiences at scale. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted October 30, 2025
Authenticx Launches AI Agent Assist in Salesforce AppExchange
Authenticx customers across the healthcare ecosystem can now benefit from real-time agent guidance natively within Salesforce.
Posted October 29, 2025
Talkdesk Adds Agentic AI to Copilot and Integrates with Databricks
New agentic AI capabilities powered by Talkdesk Customer Experience Automation empowers human agents to request real-time guidance and resolve issues faster and more confidently. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted October 22, 2025
Vonage Launches Salesforce Agentforce Identity Insights and Fraud Detection
Vonage's Agentforce Identity Insights and Fraud Detection helps contact center agents detect fraud risks, verify customers, and validate effective communications channels in real time.
Posted October 14, 2025
Zendesk Adds AI Capabilities Within the Resolution Platform
New capabilities boost AI Agents, Employee Service, and CCaaS with smarter automation, better collaboration, and deeper insights.
Posted October 14, 2025
Talkdesk Expands Microsoft Partnership
Talkdesk launches Microsoft Teams integration and Talkdesk Customer Experience Automation on Microsoft Azure Marketplace. (Featured on
DestinationCRM.com
.)
Posted September 30, 2025
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