Many businesses are apt to hold on to this premise and rightly so. However, for good intentions to translate into perceptible results requires architectural and structural thinking of customer's interaction as a whole. The contact center is a mere beginning of the journey, the destination is customer delight.
For such a conception to materialize, better technology is necessary but not a sufficient condition. What is required is a rethink, a different vision that is at best encapsulated by the idea of "Center for Customer Excellence".