As such, care interactions across telecoms, banking, utilities and healthcare industries will continue to utilize IVR deployments to serve their customers more quickly and efficiently.
Ireland stood behind its banks after the crisis, impoverishing itself in the process, partly because it had no way of separating out deposits and other essential banking utilities from its banks if it allowed them to go broke.
Despite the use of mobiles in a number of facets of Kenyan society (banking, utilities, retail, health, transportation, etc), their use in education remains limited to a few offerings such as Eneza Education (mostly secondary) and eLimu (mostly primary).
So far, the trend of nonstandard press releases has been most concentrated among Silicon Valley start-ups and has not seeped into deals involving banks, utility companies or other industries where a more sober style prevails.
That's why Whittall holds no bank, utility, steel, petrochemical or construction companies.
Until a better solution emerges, I'm starting over: I will change all of my bank, utility and credit-card account numbers and apply for new unlisted phone numbers.
However, industries focused on domestic consumers, such as banks, utilities, telecoms and retailers should fare better.
After seeing YPF's fate, Spanish banks, utilities and telecoms firms may also look for the exits.
The government has also introduced taxes on banks, utilities and advertisers, drawing accusations of discrimination against foreign companies.
One reason for this is the heavy weight of the state, which used to own most of the big banks, utilities and even many industrial firms.
