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The table below details the ciphers that have been removed and the new ciphers that we now support:

TLS CipherSupport

ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256

Support continued
ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256Support continued
ECDHE-ECDSA-AES128-SHA256Retired

ECDHE-RSA-AES128-SHA256

Retired
ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384Support continued
ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384Support continued
ECDHE-ECDSA-AES256-SHA384Retired
ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384Retired
AES128-GCM-SHA256Retired
AES128-SHA256Retired
AES256-GCM-SHA384Retired
AES256-SHA256Retired
TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256Added
TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384Added
TLS_CHACHA20_POLY1305_SHA256Added

Customers are required to review and update their infrastructure to ensure compatibility with the new cipher suite.

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Salesforce’s Einstein Conversation Insights is a feature available for sales and service users that offers the ability to see insights and trends surfaced from voice calls. In Q2 2024 we are integrating integrated Vonage Premier for Service Cloud Voice with Salesforce’s Einstein Conversation Insights.

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VCC
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In Q2 2024, we are introducing introduced enforced manual disposition codes for Vonage Premier for Service Cloud Voice. With this feature, you can ensure that agents always provide a disposition code for an interaction. The feature prevents Vonage Contact Center from assigning the next interaction to an agent until the agent has provided a code for their previous interaction. The disposition code is filled in as part of the standard Salesforce voice call record.

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VCC
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Currently Previously in the external routing configuration, the ‘Status after VCC release’ and ‘Statuses initiating VCC release’ options show showed only closed case-status values. This means meant that if an agent working on a case wants wanted to release the interaction from VCC, the case status will would be set to a closed status, which would close the case.

We have now extended the functionality to show open case statuses as well, giving more flexibility to supervisors and admins. After the Q2 release, the This means that case status can be set to an open status, enabling the agent to be released from the interaction without closing the case.

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VCC
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VCC bundled w/VBC Express

VCC Essentials

VCC bundled w/VBC Elevate

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Service Cloud Voice

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Vonage is introducing has introduced a new login process for ContactPad embedded within iFrames. This update aligns with changes in web privacy, including the phasing out of third-party cookies by browsers like Google Chrome.

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  • Single login button: Users will see a streamlined login interface with a single button and any single sign-on options enabled.
  • Pop-out authentication: A separate authentication window will appear when logging in or logging out.
  • Pop-up permissions: Users must enable pop-ups for Vonage on their first logout, allowing Vonage to end all sessions.

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To allow users more time to prepare, we have delayed the go-live date from May 6, 2024, to May 28, 2024.

This change will go live on May 627, 2024. Effective immediately, customers can opt into this change ahead of time, allowing for a scheduled rollout. To opt in, please get in touch with your Customer Success Manager or Account Manager. Once enabled, follow this guide on How to adopt the new login flow early.

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VCC
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VCC bundled w/VBC Express

VCC Essentials

VCC bundled w/VBC Elevate

VCC Select

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Service Cloud Voice

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Many users are already using make use of skill levels; from the Q2 2024 release, skill levels will be , but they were not previously available to all. Skill levels are now enabled for all users by default.

Without skill levels, when VCC routes an interaction that requires a specific skill, any agent with the skill can handle it. However, VCC might have assigned the interaction to an agent with limited knowledge or experience in the skill or to an agent who is an expert.

After enabling skill levels, a skill can be assigned to an agent with a level from 1 through 10. A level of 1 indicates a low skill level, while 10 is the highest level of skill an agent can have. VCC assigns interactions to the available agent based on the interaction’s mandatory and optional skills and selects the highest-skilled agent from that pool. This feature prioritizes a better customer experience by favoring higher-skilled agents over lesser ones; in addition, it allows lesser-skilled agents to act as backups during times of increased demand.

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Background noise is a significant issue for the contact center. This can be noise around agents (for example, fans, air conditioning, and — for home workers — pets and children), voices of other people in the background (for example, other agents in a densely packed office), and even background noise around the consumer. Background noise reduces the agent and consumer experience by causing frustration and requiring people to repeat themselves. This can result in longer calls and lower satisfaction.

The Q2 2024 release includes introduced our new add-on feature, Vonage enhanced noise cancellation. Vonage enhanced noise cancellation is an AI-powered technology that not only reduces agent background noise (similar to a high-end noise canceling headset), it also supports background voice cancellation (BVC) and inbound noise cancellation to remove non-dominant speakers from the agent end of the call and reduce noise from the consumer side. Vonage enhanced noise cancellation goes beyond the basic noise-cancelling features you get in headsets or built into operating systems.

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VCC makes use of a browser popout — a separate page independent of VCC and the CRM which can be opened in a separate browser tab or instance. The popout improves the reliability of WebRTC connections and enables features like headset controls and VDI support.

The Q2 2024 release contains an updated WebRTC popout As part of the Q2 '24 release, this popout has been updated with a simplified and cleaned-up user interface.

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VCC Essentials

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Service Cloud Voice

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Currently, In VCC agents can choose the number to present when they make outbound calls. This capability improves outbound call delivery by making a call appear local to the recipient and by allowing the agent to select a callback number that will work in locales where there are callback number restrictions; for example, in some countries calls with certain types of callback numbers or non-local callback numbers may be blocked.

In the Q2 2024 release, we are providing the ability for VCC agents to From Q2 '24 onwards, VCC agents can do the same thing for external consults and transfers. When making an external consult or transfer, the agent now has the option of selecting a specific callback number to use, provided additional callback numbers have been configured for the account and agent. This change can improve the delivery rate for external consults and transfers in some locales.

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By default, external consults and transfers will continue to use the callback number specified in the interaction plan configuration — this is was the current behavior before the Q2 '24 release.

Insights

New default dashboards in Historical Analytics (tick)

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The default Analytics dashboards answer the most common questions that arise when running a contact center. They help you monitor and analyze trends and performance in your contact center.

In the Q2 ‘24 release, we are adding We have recently added several more default dashboards and making made a few enhancements to existing ones. New default dashboards contain dedicated reports such as audio problems summary, interaction monitoring, and the outbound interactions summary. In addition, we’re extending we extended the Interaction details dashboard with information about disposition codes and the disconnection order.

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  1. No need to write code in a JSON file, providing a more user-friendly experience and less dependency on Professional Services.
  2. Support for message-based bots, expanding beyond voice-only capabilities, as announced in this Q2 2024 release notes.
  3. No longer need Data Connector applets before and after the Virtual Assistant applet in the interaction plan.

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