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 Vocera Communications News
Communications integrator Affiniti announced on Thursday that it has signed a contract to deliver a converged communications infrastructure, including IP telephony and wireless communications solutions, to the...
According to Vocera Communications, a company out of Cupertino, California, a hospital in the UK is introducing "an innovative system that allows its staff to contact each other instantly anywhere in the...
Vocera Communications Ltd., a wireless communications company providing instant voice communication for mobile personnel, announced today it has opened offices in Reading to support the launch of the Vocera...
www.topix.net /com/vocera-communications   (591 words)

  
 Vocera - Clinfowiki
The Vocera Communications System is a wireless platform that provides hands-free, voice communication throughout any 802.11b networked building or campus.
Vocera System Software runs on a standard Windows server and houses the centralized system intelligence: the call manager, user manager, and connection manager programs as well as the Nuance speech recognition software and various databases.
The Vocera Communications Badge is a wearable device that weighs less than two ounces and can easily be clipped to a shirt pocket or worn on a lanyard.
www.informatics-review.com /wiki/index.php?title=Vocera&redirect=no   (267 words)

  
 Weekly Update Story   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Each communicator is about 1 1/2 inches wide and 4 1/4 inches long, weighs less than 2 ounces and can be clipped to a shirt pocket or worn on a lanyard.
Vocera Communications, based in the Silicon Valley, developed the device and piloted it last year at the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Hospital.
Vocera’s partner company, Datavision, is responsible for the manufacture, installation and maintenance of the system.
www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu /update/archives/aug_15_03/vocera.html   (783 words)

  
 DataScan Technologies, Inc   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Vocera Communications® has the ideal solution for communications in healthcare environments.
The Vocera Communication System consists of two key components: the Vocera System Software, which controls and manages call activity, and the Vocera Communications Badge, a lightweight, wearable, voice-controlled communications device that operates over a wireless LAN (802.11b).
The Vocera Communications System is brought to you by DataScan Technologies Inc, a company with a 16-year track record of delivering wireless, mobile and bar code based end-to-end business solutions.
www.datascan.com /vocera.htm   (371 words)

  
 Visions - How to improve the early sales performance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Vocera Communications (www.vocera.com), a 50-person start-up, used ideation sessions as part of their Front End Process.
By the time that Vocera was ready for initial customer research visits, the Vocera team had a plastic mock-up of the communications device and a concept video created by partners at IDEO, a design firm.
The Vocera team decided that health care and retail would be their first targets, but in 2001 there was no one at the company who had health care expertise.
www.pdma.org /visions/apr04/vocera.html   (1169 words)

  
 Press Release - Intersil's PRISM Wireless LAN Technology at Heart of New Vocera Communications System for ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The Vocera Communications System consists of two key components: the Vocera Server Software that controls and manages call activity, and the Vocera Communications Badge, a wearable voice-controlled communications device that operates over a WLAN (IEEE 802.11b).
Vocera Communications, headquartered in Cupertino, Calif., was founded in March 2000 by a team of technology professionals with years of experience designing complex networked-based software and hardware systems.
Vocera is funded by Venrock Associates, RRE Ventures, Vanguard Ventures, Avalon Ventures and IDEO.
www.intersil.com /pr/shell/0,1091,775,00.html   (594 words)

  
 Voice over IP - Wi-Fi in the Workplace
The Vocera Communications System is a product suite that shares in the gathering momentum accompanying the introduction of 802.11 wireless networking technology, known as Wi-Fi, in the enterprise.
Vocera adds voice over IP (VoIP) functionality in buildings or campus environments equipped with 802.11b wireless LAN networks, through a unique flyweight voice communicator that provides new flexibility for intraoffice communications.
The highly scalable system from Cupertino, California-based Vocera Communications promises to increase the productivity levels of mobile workers within the LAN and to leverage 802.11 investments.
www.newsfactor.com /perl/story/20373.html   (444 words)

  
 Your Trekkie Communicator Is Ready - Forbes.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Just as Captain Picard would do, Vocera badge wearers can touch the slim device they wear on their uniforms, say who they want to talk to and, assuming that person is wearing his badge, be connected.
It turns out that communication in a hospital is often an amazingly inefficient affair.
Vocera was launched four years ago by Robert Shostak, a software engineer who started a company called ANSA Software, now part of Borland (nasdaq: BORL - news - people).
www.forbes.com /technology/2004/03/16/cx_ah_0316chips.html   (880 words)

  
 Converged Solutions Group   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
AS a Vocera Partner, CSG is fully supported by Vocera’s commitment to partner education, and technical support.
The Vocera Communications System is a cost-effective tool for increasing staff productivity and customer satisfaction in all kinds of enterprises including hospitals, retail stores, hotels and service organizations.
Vocera System Software runs on a Windows 2000 server and houses the centralized system intelligence: the Call Manager, User Manager, and Connection Manager programs as well as the Nuance 8.0 speech recognition software and various databases.
www.csgcorp.com /Vocera.html   (539 words)

  
 New Communications Improves Patient Care
To streamline the communications process and improve patient care and satisfaction, the University of Kentucky Hospital Emergency Department has installed the Vocera Communications® system.
After piloting the Vocera Communications system in the Emergency Department, consideration will be given to expanding the system to other areas of the Hospital.
Vocera Communications was founded in March 2000 and is headquartered in Cupertino, Calif.
www.uky.edu /PR/News/Archives/2004/April2004/040428_vocera_communications.htm   (706 words)

  
 Vocera Communications Secures $12-Million in Third Round for New Wireless Application
Vocera Communications, a company specializing in wireless network-based software and hardware systems, has secured $12-million in its third round of funding.
Vocera technicians are developing a wireless platform that provides hands-free, voice-activated communications throughout any 802.11b-networked building or campus.
The Vocera Communications System consists of Vocera Server Software, residing on a customer premise server, and Vocera Communications Badges, which operate over a wireless LAN.
www.mobileinfo.com /News_2002/Issue18/Vocera_funding.htm   (307 words)

  
 Vocera Communications Unveils Wearable, Instant Voice Communications Application at DEMOmobile 2002
The Vocera Communications System improves productivity and increases efficiency by providing instant, hands-free, voice- controlled communications within 802.11b networked buildings or campuses.
The company is aiming its wireless application at mobile workers who need to frequently communicate with one another to be effective and productive in industries such as healthcare, retail, and manufacturing.
The Vocera Communications System consists of Vocera Server Software, residing on a customer premise server, and Vocera Communications Badges, which operate over a wireless LAN (802.11b).
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-18-2002/0001802068&EDATE=   (377 words)

  
 ChannelWise: Case Studies
Vocera Communications recruited 17 channel partners and netted 12 new wireless communications installations via the channel within the first 2-3 months of product shipment after enlisting the help of ChannelWorks to jumpstart channel partnerships.
Several meetings with key executives at Vocera were conducted to develop and sharpen a profile of the “ideal partner” that would fit the requirements necessary to survey, install and support the Vocera solution in enterprise customers nationwide.
Vocera’s initial primary target markets were retail and healthcare, however, their channel partners have introduced them into the education and government markets.
www.imakenews.com /mhentges/e_article000131280.cfm   (546 words)

  
 IBM News - 2005-04-22 Hands-free, wireless communications from IBM and Vocera helps make healthcare workers more ...
The Vocera Communications System features a two-ounce, clip-on communication badge that enables mobile workers within buildings or campuses to instantly and wirelessly speak to the person they need to contact.
The Vocera Communications System combines the leading-edge technologies of wireless LAN, Voice over IP and speech recognition.
Vocera Communications provides wireless communication systems that enable instant voice communication among mobile workers to leading institutions and companies requiring enhanced customer service, productivity, and teamwork.
www.ibm.com /news/ca/en/2005/04/042105_vocera.html   (507 words)

  
 Wi-Fi VoIP
Vocera is targeting healthcare professionals, such as nurses who do not have offices and cannot be tied to desk phones.
The Vocera Communications Badge is a light weight, wearable, voice-controlled device that operates over an 802.11b wireless LAN infrastructure.
The badge interfaces with the Vocera Server, where the system’s intelligence is housed and accessed via a wireless network connection.
www.pdacortex.com /wifi_voip.htm   (703 words)

  
 Vocera pins Wi-Fi to collars | Tech News on ZDNet   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Vocera Communications has begun selling a wireless telephone system that replaces bulky handsets with badges pinned to shirt collars, the company said Monday.
Vocera's telephone system, which it announced in June, is a new breed of phone network that uses Wi-Fi, a wireless networking standard that creates 300-foot zones of wireless connectivity.
The Vocera badge is 3.5 ounces, light enough to pin to a shirt or shirt collar, according to records on file with the Federal Communications Commission.
news.zdnet.com /2100-1009_22-961132.html   (687 words)

  
 News:Public Affairs:SUNY Upstate Medical University
University Hospital has begun piloting a new hands-free communications system that will enable doctors, nurses, medical technicians and other hospital staff to communicate with each other from any location in the hospital without leaving the patient's bedside, using the overhead page system or telephone.
The pilot study is testing the Vocera Communications System, which features a lightweight, four-inch, wearable badge that enables instant communications over a wireless network.
The Vocera Communications System uses a wireless network to operate which is why University Hospital is able to consider the technology.
www.upstate.edu /publicaffairs/public_media/news.php?id=556.htm   (565 words)

  
 PPT Inc. | Vocera Datasheet
The Vocera Communications System is a cost-effective tool for increasing productivity and customer satisfaction in all kinds of enterprises including hospitals, retail stores, and service organizations.
The Vocera System consists of two key components: the Vocera Server Software, which controls and manages call activity, and the Vocera Communications Badge, a wearable, voice-controlled communications device that operates over a wireless LAN (802.11b).
The Vocera Communications Badge is a lightweight, hands-free, wearable communications device.
www.pptinc.net /vocera.htm   (784 words)

  
 Provider of Wireless Networking Solutions and WLAN Security
Colubris Networks announced today that it is fully interoperable with Vocera Communications’ wireless voice communications system to provide instant voice communication in health care, retail and other in-building environments where mobile workers need to have instant voice contact to perform their job functions.
”Vocera is pleased to add Colubris to our certified wireless network equipment partners,” said Niraj Jain, director of business development, Vocera Communications.
The Vocera hands-free system is comprised of clip-on badges and server software, and operates over an 802.11b WLAN.
www.colubris.com /news-events/press-releases.asp?display=detail&id=17   (438 words)

  
 Vocera Communications Enhances Wearable, Instant Voice Communications System
The Vocera Communications System enables mobile workers within buildings or campuses to instantly connect with one another using simple voice commands.
The new feature is part of the standard Vocera Communications System which allows unlimited group sizes and numbers of groups, with no monthly recurring usage fees.
As an extension to the existing licensing structure, Vocera now offers large customers a range of enterprise licenses which limits the number of concurrent users logged onto the system, instead of limiting the number of user profiles maintained in the system.
www.tmcnet.com /usubmit/2004/Feb/1023986.htm   (1035 words)

  
 Business & Industrial Products
The communications badge made famous in sci-fi has arrived.
Dead zones are not a problem with this wearable voice-activated communications badge, designed for instant conversation in campus settings, such as hospitals or large retail stores.
The housing is made from recyclable plastic and the use of a rechargeable batter reduces the unnecessary waste of conventional spent batteries.
www.idsa.org /idea/idea2004/g507.htm   (160 words)

  
 TPC Associates, Inc. Convergence Technology Professionals. Superior local service. Vocera Communications partners with ...
The Vocera Communications System allows mobile workers within 802.11b networked buildings or campuses to instantly connect with one another by using simple voice commands.
Milford, Connecticut-based TPC Associates, Inc. is a full-service convergence technology and communication solutions provider specializing in IP-based telephone solutions, Wifi communications (VoWIP), healthcare and education-specific communication systems, security, life safety (fire and smoke detection), and professional sound applications.
Vocera Communications has created a wireless communications system to enhance patient care, productivity, and teamwork throughout organizations by enabling instant communications among mobile workers.
www.tpcsystems.com /may03_01_news.html   (371 words)

  
 RRE | Recent News
By integrating staff scheduling software to the Vocera System, the correct care provider can be automatically assigned and contacted on their Vocera Badge.
Working with the SDC OnCall Scheduling System, the Vocera database can automatically be synchronized with other hospital systems. As on-call schedules change, the SDC OnCall Scheduling directly updates the Vocera call lists so that calls are routed to the correct individuals.
The Vocera Communications System is sold through select value-added resellers, and pricing is based on purchase of the software, badges, and service and maintenance agreements.
www.rre.com /news.cfm?news_id=143   (706 words)

  
 NEC : Vocera Interpretation Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
NEC combines its Vocera Communications System with professional interpretation services, allowing real-time access to medically trained interpreters in more than 100 languages typically within 20 seconds.
With the Vocera badge, clinicians can have a face-to-face discussion with patients in their native languages and feel confident that the specific medical content is expertly interpreted.
The physician merely needs to press the button on the Vocera badge and say the language required; within 20 seconds, a live, medically trained interpreter is on the line, ready to help.
www.necam.com /HealthCare/Vocera/VoceraInterpretation.cfm   (192 words)

  
 MedServ Medical News - Vocera Communications Opens Offices And Launches Product In The United Kingdom
The Vocera System was implemented at Taw Hill Medical Practice, one of the most technologically advanced medical practices in the United Kingdom, in 2004.
Vocera will be working with a strong group of reselling partners to sell, distribute, and support the Vocera Communications System.
Vocera selected resellers based on their extensive knowledge of wireless networks, voice communications, and demonstrated expertise in retail, healthcare, and other key industries.
medserv.no /modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=3311   (526 words)

  
 RRE | Recent News
Cupertino, Calif. (December 14, 2005) - Vocera Communications, a wireless communications company providing instant voice communication solutions for mobile personnel, announced today that Victoria Perkins has joined the company as vice president of Customer Services after successfully assisting the company in defining a growth-oriented strategic customer services framework.
For companies reliant upon on-premise mobile workers, Vocera has created the only wearable, wireless, hands-free instant voice communication system allowing workers to make decisions and act quickly anytime, anywhere, resulting in seamless teamwork, time savings, and increased customer satisfaction.
Vocera Communications has created a wireless communications system to enhance customer service productivity and teamwork throughout organizations by enabling instant voice communication among mobile workers.
www.rre.com /news.cfm?news_id=145   (362 words)

  
 Rauland-Borg and Vocera Communications Improve Patient Care at St. Agnes HealthCare with Wireless, Voice Communication
Since it’s debut at St. Agnes HealthCare in July 2003, the Vocera Communications System has provided small, wearable badges for St. Agnes nurses that are voice-controlled with naturally spoken commands broadcast over the hospital’s wireless local area network (WLAN).
Now that Vocera is integrated with the Responder IV nurse call system, the calls of St. Agnes patients are routed directly to the appropriate caregiver’s badge, allowing instant communication between patient and caregiver.
"Vocera is committed to supporting the needs of our healthcare customers through integration with industry leading vendors such as Rauland-Borg," said Julie Shimer, CEO of Vocera Communications.
www.emediawire.com /releases/2004/8/emw151179.htm   (869 words)

  
 Siemens, Vocera Communications form partnership to tackle healthcare workflow processes - 3/15/2006 - Managed Care ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
As an authorized North American Value-Added Reseller of Vocera, Siemens will offer the Vocera Communications System, which is composed of the Vocera System Software and the Vocera Communications Badge, which is a wearable device that weighs less than 2 ounces and enables two-way conversation using natural spoken commands.
When live conversation is not necessary, text messages and alerts can be sent to the LCD screen on the back of the Vocera Communications Badge.
Vocera Communications's headquarters are in Cupertino, California, with sales offices in the United Kingdom and Australia.
www.wirelessweek.com /article/NEc0315902.4wh.html?verticalID=360&vertical=Applications   (304 words)

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