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Service and Support Professionals Service September 28 , 2004 
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Creating Opportunities
by Bill Rose, Founder and Executive Director

Once in a while, I try to step back from work and other daily responsibilities to make sure I give fair time to other important things in my life. One of those things is supporting Room to Read and its founder John Wood. Room to Read is an organization dedicated to providing schools, libraries, and books to underprivileged children in Nepal, India, Cambodia, and Viet Nam. It’s also the official philanthropy of the SSPA.

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The SSPA Conference @ Savannah is just 5 days away. Come and get the business intelligence you need on the future of support service from our high-energy, high-value content.

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SSPA Conference @ San Diego

As we make the final preparations for the SSPA Conference @ Savannah, some of our attention naturally shifts to our upcoming Conference @ San Diego Best Practices Showcase, scheduled for March 20-23, 2005. In planning our Conference @ San Diego, we’ve defined five tracks: Operational Readiness, Support Tools & Technologies, People Management, Executive Insights, and Services Sales & Marketing.

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Managing the Outsourcer: Best practices for an emerging field
By Francoise Tourniaire

Would you like to be a pioneer? Look into outsourcing vendor management. With more companies outsourcing support, this position is emerging as a critical component of outsourcing success...
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Industry Articles Industry News
  • Executive Insight: Diversity is Key › full article

  • SSPA Members Only Article How to Ensure Your Self-Service is Multi-Cultural (members only) › full article

  • SSPA Members Only Article Driving Service Revenues & Customer Satisfaction with Remote Services
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  • SSPA Members Only Article Take it From the Top: Performance Optimization in the Support Center(members only)
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  • Citrix Delivers GoToAssist 6.0
    Citrix GoToAssist makes it possible for companies to deliver remote support to computer users around the globe. Version 6 delivers new capabilities

    Avaya Announces New Apps
    Avaya announced new releases of its unified communication and contact center solutions, which deliver self-service functionalities across an organization through speech-enabled applications.

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    Features


    Industry Insight
    from SoftwareCEO
    Have you outgrown your company's name?
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    eSupport Tip from Citrix Online
    Parlez-Vous Anglais? Français? Grec?
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    Focus CRM from CRM Magazine
    12 Ways to Boost Productivity
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