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This resource hub features the latest articles, product updates, and expert insights on how to build, optimize, and scale a contact center natively integrated with Microsoft Teams. Whether you’re exploring AI-assisted automation, improving call routing, or comparing Teams-native solutions, you’ll find the guidance you need to turn Teams into a high-performing contact center platform.

Call Recording Laws: What Every Business Needs to Know (State-by-State Guide) 

This guide on call recording laws is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Consult qualified legal counsel before making compliance decisions for your organization.  Multitasking? Listen while you work! Many businesses record calls, but few have read the law or considered the cost of doing it wrongly.  For example,  We built call recording software […]

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Call Center Agent Coaching: A Guide for Contact Center Supervisors 

Even though call center agent coaching is the part of a contact center manager’s job that most directly improves their team, it’s often the part that’s cancelled first when the queue gets busy.  This guide is written for contact center supervisors and operations managers using Microsoft Teams.  Multitasking? Listen while you work! What Is Call Center Agent Coaching, and How Is It Different from

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What’s New in Landis Contact Center: Quality Management, Chat Upgrades, and More 

Quality Management Gets a Dedicated Home  Supervisors can now access a dedicated Quality Management pane that brings the important interaction details into one place. At a glance, you’ll see sentiment scores, manager notes, agent information, call duration, and more.  If a call’s average sentiment score drops below a set threshold, a flag appears next to it. You can also sort your call list by

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The Overlooked Role of Teams Presence in a Contact Center 

What is “presence-based routing”? Most Microsoft Teams users know what “presence” is. The colored dot next to a contact’s name, showing green for available, yellow for away, or red for busy. It’s self-explanatory and convenient as a visual indicator before transferring a call or sending a message.  But presence can do a lot more than show whether someone is at their desk. In a contact center context, Teams presence can be used

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Contact Center Metrics and KPIs: How to Prove ROI to Leadership 

“Prior to our contact center upgrade, I had absolutely no way to measure the total number of calls coming in or abandoned calls or average handling time. Now when someone asks me, I can just pull that data. It’s wonderful.” – Contact Center Manager  You’re managing escalations, covering shifts, and troubleshooting issues daily. Meanwhile, leadership keeps asking: “What’s the ROI on

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Call Center CRM Integration: Why Teams-Native Architecture Eliminates Middleware 

For decades, call center CRM integration meant CTI middleware, vendor coordination, and 3-6 month implementations costing $200K-$500K+. Teams-native contact centers have simplified this.  For Teams-first organizations, call center CRM integration doesn’t require CTI middleware or vendor-managed API integrations, since Teams-native contact centers can use Power Platform to connect directly to CRM systems.  Multitasking? Listen while you work! How Teams-Native Architecture

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Support for WhatsApp, SMS, & RCS; Downloadable Call Transcripts; AI and Automation Additions; and more – Landis Contact Center December 2025 Update

Read on or watch the overview video below. Chat Upgrades (Preview)  Contact Center now supports WhatsApp, SMS, and RCS alongside web chat. All channels run through queues in the same way as voice.  IVRs now available for chat. Build automated chat workflows using blocks like Play Prompt (text), Business Hours, Holiday Hours, Data Dip, Regex, Multitone, Text to Speech (text),

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PBX Total Cost of Ownership vs Cloud Contact Centers: 5 Infrastructure Expenses Eating Your IT Budget 

An on-premise PBX may look inexpensive once the equipment’s paid for. But ongoing expenses like power consumption, cooling, floor space, maintenance contracts, and hardware refreshes can add thousands annually. Here are five infrastructure expenses you’re probably paying for that cloud contact centers eliminate.  Multitasking? Listen while you work! The Cost of “Owned” Infrastructure  On-prem PBX costs more than just the phone bill. Here are some other expenses that can go unnoticed at first. 

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How Starr Companies Improved Their Contact Center With Four Game-Changing Features

Starr Companies consistently handles important insurance claims calls at a level that maintains their “A” rating under A.M. Best financial strength rating. They handle thousands of auto claims, workers’ compensation cases, and medical provider inquiries across multiple locations including New York, Philadelphia, and Atlanta.  As the business grew, Starr’s leadership looked for a communication system that could support their distributed team and still maintain their quality service. They found the solution in Landis Contact Center for Microsoft

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Conversational IVR Benefits & ROI: Building Your Business Case for Contact Center Automation 

Your quarterly report shows 18% call abandonment during peak periods. Average handle time hasn’t improved in two years. Your team handles the same routine questions that could be automated.   Here’s how conversational IVR can change those numbers and how to prove it to your leadership.  What is Conversational IVR?  Conversational IVR uses AI, natural language

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