<s>
Much	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
technology	O
developed	O
by	O
NICE	O
was	O
for	O
contact	O
centers	O
,	O
financial	O
services	O
and	O
business	B-General_Concept
intelligence	I-General_Concept
markets	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
NICE	O
acquired	O
inContact	B-Application
for	O
a	O
reported	O
$960	O
million	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Paul	O
Jarman	O
of	O
inContact	B-Application
would	O
continue	O
as	O
CEO	O
to	O
lead	O
the	O
inContact	B-Application
division	O
once	O
integrated	O
into	O
NICE	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
BizJournals	O
,	O
this	O
would	O
include	O
30	O
additional	O
channels	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Facebook	B-Application
,	O
WhatsApp	O
and	O
LinkedIn	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Recently	O
,	O
NICE	O
have	O
been	O
touted	O
by	O
the	O
media	O
as	O
a	O
potential	O
benefactor	O
to	O
the	O
growth	O
of	O
the	O
AI	O
and	O
chatbot	B-Application
industries	O
.	O
</s>
