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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.

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.  How Teams-Native Architecture Changes Call Center CRM Integration 

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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.  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.  Hardware Maintenance and Upgrades  Legacy

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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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Contact Center Workforce Management: Staffing Your Team for Peak Performance

Forecasting call center staffing can be difficult because it requires striking a fine balance. Not enough agents can lead to long hold times and agent burnout, but too many agents can create idle time and drain your budget. Our guide and free contact center staffing calculator are workforce management tools that will help you determine

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How to Improve Customer Service Confidence with Call Center Screen Pop 

When agents start calls blind, customers get frustrated and agents feel unprepared. Call center screen pop changes this by displaying caller info or any other relevant information instantly. This simple shift turns uncertain interactions into confident problem-solving.  What Call Center Screen Pop Technology Does  Screen pop automatically displays relevant caller information on an agent’s screen

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