I've worked with these before. They are designed to run a whole hospital shift, so there should be no worries regarding the battery.
I'm not aware of the server having any kind of SIP support -- I think you would need to have a PRI trunk to another PBX. The last time I talked to them they had their own proprietary codec to deal with the occasional packet loss of Wi-Fi, and the codec was encrypted, too. They really work -- just hit the button and say "Call Bob Smith" and they call Bob. Frank -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Philipp von Klitzing Sent: Friday, July 23, 2010 9:38 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Vocera Comm Badges Hi! > I´ve seen them at trade shows, I think I remember it being proprietary. > What about using Dect handsets? That Star Trek device has always interested me. Too bad they chose WiFi over DECT, though. Vocera badge: * WLAN b/g * Talktime 2-2.5 hours, standby 20-27 hours * headset jack * OLED display (why don't they ever show this on the pics) * Linux based Back side: http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3412/3496101115_32319840a5.jpg System: * Windows server * Nuance ASR & biometrics & Dictaphone * Dialogic T1/ISDN/Analog cards * SIP interface * iPhone app I am also curious to hear some user reports, in particular about battery performance: Does it last one entire working day, or does it need to be exchanged (once?) per day? What is the smallest feasible installation? What speech protocol does the badge use to talk to the server? "First quarter of 2010 was the third consecutive profitable quarter for the company. In addition, since the beginning of 2010, the company has announced the addition of 22 new employees across North America and the United Kingdom." Philipp -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users