BMC acquires CX expert ComAround

BMC has acquired ComAround, a global software company that helps transform customer experience with self-service and AI- and NLP-based advanced knowledge management technology. Together, BMC says, the companies will build on their respective self-service, ITSM, and AI expertise to provide NLP-based full-context-search knowledge management capabilities.

ComAround Knowledge is a cloud-based AI knowledge management software specifically designed to optimize self service and support flows, and create excellent agent and customer experiences through a variety of channels.

Delivering the right information at the right time, the ComAround Knowledge solution feeds chatbots and virtual support assistants and organizes enterprise knowledge into a reliable resource for customers, employees, and support agents. Combined with the BMC Helix Chatbot and BMC Helix ITSM solutions, BMC plans to further increase service desk efficiencies and transform the human experience, providing companies with agility, customer-centricity, and actionable-insights.

With real-time translation, ComAround Knowledge features full-text search, which intuitively interprets a user’s input and language analyzers to capture full context, delivering personalized results. The ComAround Knowledge solution supports translation of more than 100 languages and is currently used by hundreds of organizations worldwide.

“ComAround’s expertise in AI and NLP-based knowledge management, plus the award-winning BMC Helix service and operations portfolio, provides customers with an unbeatable combination to deliver enhanced and compelling self-service experiences across all channels and throughout the organization,“ said Ali Siddiqui, chief product officer, BMC. “Together, we can offer organizations the tools they need to deliver innovative self-services and resolve issues immediately.”

More information is available at the BMC and ComAround websites.