PressOne 2.0: What's New

PressOne 2.0: What's New

PressOne 2.0
PressOne Old Platform

Desktop apps are now available, delivering a more stable and seamless calling experience and business management across Desktop and Mobile

Web and mobile apps were available, with no desktop app

Calls can only be made on desktop apps and mobile apps. The web dashboard is still available and now serves exclusively as a management console

Calls were made on the web browser and mobile apps

AI-powered agent coaching now evaluates calls automatically and provides actionable improvement recommendations visible to Managers


Agents could make and receive calls, but Managers had limited visibility into agent performance and behaviour, aside from listening to call recordings

Smart, advanced Insights provide deeper visibility into call performance and trends. You can instantly see calls worth listening to, agent performance, and team coaching areas without scrolling through every call made

With call Insights, you can tell how a call went at a glance

No call insights beyond basic metrics

Call Tags can now be applied to all calls directly from the call log

Call Tags could only be applied to calls made from the outgoing call queue.

Call notes have been enhanced into comments, with support for media uploads

Call Notes were available for documentation

Automatic call transcription is now available for every call in the call log, with minute-by-minute transcripts so you can easily follow conversations as they happened

Call transcription was not available

The improved agent online status is now available on the team members' dashboard, including the last active time

Agent "online" status was only visible on the connected device dashboard

AI-powered Analytics with deeper analysis and actionable coaching recommendations, including call volume trends, call status distribution, team leaderboards, agent-level metrics, and overall team performance

Only basic Analytics were available

You can now view your peak business hours to understand when call activity is highest and make informed decisions. Available on the Analytics dashboard

Peak business hours were not available

The improved incoming call queue ensures smooth call handling with no disruption to ongoing calls and is now fully supported in both the desktop and mobile apps, providing a more consistent calling experience across devices.

Incoming Call Queue supported basic call flow and works only on the web dashboard

Agents can enable Do Not Disturb (DND) to pause incoming calls when they need to focus on other tasks.

Agents were always available for incoming calls.

Teams are now available, allowing users to be properly grouped by teams within the business for clearer structure and better management

Teams were not available; everyone was grouped under the business, with no breakdown of team membership

You can choose how and when you’re notified about missed calls, voicemails, team activity, and billing through email, SMS, or in-app alerts.

Notifications were not customizable.



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