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VOCERA COMMUNICATIONS, INC.EXPANDS OFFERING WITH NEW WIRELESS PHONE
Innovative, Shareable Communicator Offers Full Vocera Functionality
San Jose, Calif. (February 22, 2008) - Mobile workers will now have an additional choice in communication tools as Vocera Communications, Inc., today announced the T1000 Vocera Phone. This new 802.11b/g wireless phone is designed to provide the flexibility and form factor some workers desire with the intelligent calling and workflow capabilities only offered by the Vocera Communications System. This shareable communicator complements the wireless, wearable Vocera Communications Badge used in more than 400 hospitals worldwide.
The new T1000 Vocera Phone will give mobile workers the instant communication benefits of the Vocera platform on a familiar phone form factor. The device will deliver Vocera's intelligent, one-button communication features and will be compatible with existing Vocera deployments.
"The Vocera Communications System is transforming the way mobile workers communicate mission critical information," said Brent Lang, President and COO of Vocera Communications, Inc. "With the two choices - the wearable Vocera Badge and the T1000 Vocera Phone - we are bringing the Vocera experience to new groups of mobile workers."
The T1000 Vocera Phone adds to the innovative Vocera Communications System platform as a truly shareable WiFi phone. Rather than being designated for a specific user, the T1000 Vocera Phone is dynamically assigned when a user logs in for their shift. Each time a user logs into the Vocera System with the T1000 Vocera Phone, a phone number associated with the user's profile will be assigned to that T1000, allowing each device to be shared across a number of users and shifts. All voicemail and text messages are delivered to the user, not the device.
Whether a user prefers the hands-free, wearable Vocera Communications Badge or the T1000 Vocera Phone design, all features and benefits of the Vocera Communications System are available. Operating over a facility's 802.11b/g wireless network, the T1000 Vocera Phone seamlessly leverages the capabilities of the Vocera Communications System and features a dedicated Vocera call button, allowing users to use all of Vocera's innovative voice command functionalities, including call by name, call by group, and broadcast. In addition, users can dial using the phone keypad. The T1000 Vocera Phone ensures network and device security thanks to a full security suite that includes WPA-2 security protocol. To ensure call clarity and reception, the T1000 supports WiFi Multimedia (WMM), an industry standard for Voice Quality of Service (QoS) that prioritizes voice packets over an 802.11b/g wireless network.
As with the recently introduced Vocera B2000 Communications Badge, the T1000 Vocera Phone's outer surfaces incorporate the BioCote® antimicrobial agent that inhibits the growth of bacteria, fungi, and mold on the surface.
The T1000 Vocera Phone will be available to new and existing Vocera customers in the fourth quarter of 2008. For more information about the T1000 Vocera Phone and Vocera Communications, Inc., please call 1-800-331-6356 or visit www.vocera.com.
About Vocera Communications
Vocera Communications provides wireless communication systems enabling instant voice communication among mobile workers for leading institutions and companies requiring enhanced customer service, productivity, and teamwork. Vocera is installed in more than 20 percent of the "Most Wired and Most Wireless" hospitals. The company, based in San Jose, California, sells to customers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand.
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Fleishman-Hillard
816-512-2238
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Deborah Holmes
Fleishman-Hillard
816-512-2343
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