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The Brazilian BPO and contact center outsourcing services market witnessed a revenue increase of 4.7% in 2013, when measured in reais (R$). However, when measured in U.S. dollars, it itranslates into a downturn of 5.1% (given the current exchange instability). The market remains highly concentrated around the top 5 participants.  However, small co...

The Contact Center Outsourcing (CCO) Services Market in Argentina slightly decreased in revenue in 2013 because of the exit of providers during the year as a result of the low profitability margins. On the other hand, the CCO services market in Chile exhibited a mild revenue growth in 2013, mostly based on the domestic business, as several offshori...

The Latin American unified communications (UC) and collaboration market has evolved over the last couple of years. New technologies and applications such as Web collaboration/personal video, UC communications client and audio/video/Web conferencing and mobile applications have penetrated this market, while others are losing ground. The cloud model ...

Growth in the Mexican contact center outsourcing services market is expected to be driven by local business and offshoring markets. Central America and the Caribbean are experiencing saturation levels in key cities in Costa Rica and Panama, which represents growth opportunities for alternative locations in the region. This research service provides...

In the nascent market of cloud computing in Brazil, SaaS holds the largest share of IT services outsourced and IaaS is close behind. Meanwhile, PaaS has become a viable market opportunity. This market insight covers the Brazilian cloud computing market, including the market overview, drivers, restraints, trends, competitive analysis, and forecasts ...

During October 2931, 2013, Cisco hosted the Internet of Things (IoT) World Forum in Barcelona, Spain. This 2 and a half-day event was designed for the official launch of IoT globally, and its focus was to explore the size of the opportunity in key market verticals. This Hot Topic summarizes this event and offers analysis regarding the role of the ...

In Latin America, hosted and cloud services for contact centers are emerging as an alternative solution to premises-based contact center applications. These services are owned and operated by third-party providers, and they enable contact centers to be more productive, offering a better service to clients with reduced capital expenditures when comp...

Colombia hosts one of the most interesting markets for cloud computing in Latin America, with several ICT providers investing by building new datacenters and forging strategic partnerships with strong local participants. This study details the current scenario and future perspectives of the cloud computing market in Colombia, presenting the 2012 ma...

The study covers the quality of Brazilian contact center customer service. For example, PROCON state consumer protection bodies are executing national policies at municipal and state levels, while corporate complaint Web sites ReclameAQUI function to provide customers relief in the network world of LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. While a lot has b...