Corporate News

VOCOLLECT BOARD OF DIRECTORS NAMES JOE PAJER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PITTSBURGH (August 4) –Vocollect, Inc., the world leader in voice-centric solutions for mobile workers, today announced that its Board of Directors has appointed Joe Pajer, formerly chief operating officer, as chief executive officer and president of the company. In this capacity, Pajer now has full executive leadership of Vocollect, Inc. Roger Byford, the co-founder of Vocollect, continues in his role as Chairman of the Board and Chief Technology Officer. ... More »

VOCOLLECT INTRODUCES NEW LIGHT INDUSTRIAL VOICE SOLUTION

PITTSBURGH (July 28) – Vocollect, Inc., the world leader in voice-centric solutions for mobile workers, today announced the market availability of its new light duty wearable voice solution that offers voice-only, voice-directed workflow capabilities for use in distribution centers (DCs) and warehouse operations seeking to significantly improve productivity and accuracy in selection, cycle-counting and other workflows. ... More »

VOCOLLECT HERALDS A NEW ERA IN LOGISTICS: “THE VOICE-ENABLED WAREHOUSE”

PITTSBURGH AND LISBON (May 20) – Vocollect , Inc., the world leader in voice-centric solutions for mobile workers, today announced the emergence of the new “voice-enabled warehouse” era – the next generation in distribution center (DC)/warehouse material-handling management – along with solutions from Vocollect that will help to accelerate operational success in this new era. The new Vocollect voice-enabled warehouse helps customers to more effectively address various business challenges including growth, cost reduction, productivity, throughput, accuracy, traceability and product mix changes. ... More »

VOCOLLECT CONTINUES STRONG GROWTH AND EXPANSION THROUGH 2009

PITTSBURGH (March 25) – Vocollect, Inc., the world leader in voice-centric solutions for mobile workers, today announced that its global growth continued in 2009. Last year Vocollect added more than 200 new supply chain customers in North America, Europe, Latin America, Japan, China and Australia, including several multi-million dollar deployments. ... More »

VOCOLLECT ENHANCES INDUSTRIAL WEARABLE SOLUTION TO DRIVE VOICE-ENABLED WAREHOUSE ERA

PITTSBURGH (June 30) – Vocollect, Inc., the world leader in voice-centric solutions for mobile workers, today announced continuing enhancements to its industrial wearable voice solution that further enable the emerging era of voice-enabled warehouses and distribution centers (DCs). These latest enhancements support voice-centric operations for Eastern Europe and Asia-Pacific customers, while improving management capability and expanding the range of headsets offered for all Vocollect customers. ... More »

VOCOLLECT APPOINTS MASAHIKO “MASA” UCHIDA AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF VOCOLLECT JAPAN, INC.

TOKYO AND PITTSBURGH (May 6) – Vocollect, Inc., the world leader in voice-centric solutions for mobile workers, today announced the appointment of Masahiko “Masa” Uchida of Tokyo to the position of Managing Director of Vocollect Japan, Inc. ... More »

KEITH JOHNSON JOINS VOCOLLECT AS VICE PRESIDENT FOR PUBLIC SECTOR MARKET

PITTSBURGH (April 27) –Vocollect, Inc., the world leader in voice-centric solutions for mobile workers, today announced the appointment of Keith Johnson as Vice President, Public Sector. In this newly created position, Johnson will be responsible for driving Vocollect’s entry into United States public sector markets including federal, state and local governments, as well as non-profit educational institutions. ... More »

VOCOLLECT DEMONSTRATES WINNING VOICE SOLUTIONS AT NA 2010 THAT HELP COMPANIES SOLVE VITAL BUSINESS CHALLENGES

CLEVELAND (April 20) – Vocollect, Inc., the world leader in voice-centric solutions for mobile workers, will profile its industry-leading voice solutions at Vocollect booth # 2234 during the Material Handling Institute of America’s NA 2010 trade show April 26-29 at the I-X Convention Center in Cleveland. ... More »

VOCOLLECT NAMES MIKE WILLS VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES – AMERICAS

PITTSBURGH (April 15) – Vocollect, Inc., the world leader in voice-centric solutions for mobile workers, today announced the appointment of Mike Wills to the role of vice president of sales – Americas for Vocollect Supply Chain Solutions. ... More »

INTERMEC CK3 INTRODUCES VOCOLLECT VOICE ON THE SRX WIRELESS HEADSET

PITTSBURGH (March 3) – Vocollect, Inc., the world leader in voice-centric solutions for mobile workers, today announced the market availability of Vocollect’s wireless headset, the SRX, on the Intermec CK3 rugged mobile computer. The solution helps mobile workers in warehouses and distribution centers (DCs) achieve all of the proven productivity and accuracy benefits of voice with even greater freedom of mobility. ... More »

VOCOLLECT ANNOUNCES SAP CERTIFICATION OF ITS VOCOLLECT VOICEDIRECT ERP VOICE-DIRECTED WORKFLOW SOLUTIONS FOR DISTRIBUTION OPERATIONS

PITTSBURGH (March 2) – Vocollect, Inc., the world leader in voice-centric solutions for mobile workers, today announced that its VoiceDirect ERP 1.0 voice solution has been certified by SAP AG for integration with the SAP Warehouse Manager (SAP WM) and Extended Warehouse Manager (SAP EWM) applications. As an SAP software solution partner with solutions that have been certified by SAP, Vocollect now offers both direct-integrated as well as middleware-based voice-directed workflow solutions in support of SAP solutions, helping customers and integrators to significantly improve the productivity and accuracy of their distribution center (DC) and/or warehouse operations. ... More »

NEW WHITE PAPER FOR SAP CUSTOMERS HIGHLIGHTS KEY BUSINESS DRIVERS AND BENEFITS OF APPLYING VOICE TECHNOLOGY IN THE DISTRIBUTION CENTER/WAREHOUSE

PITTSBURGH (Feb. 24) – A new white paper released by Tompkins Associates, a leading global supply chain consulting firm, highlights the compelling benefits that are continuing to drive the growth of voice technology at SAP customer organizations. These benefits include accuracy, productivity, visibility and control of core warehousing functions. ... More »

VOCOLLECT CONTINUES EXPANSION INTO ASIA

HONG KONG and PITTSBURGH (Oct. 29) – Vocollect, Inc., the world leader in voice solutions for mobile workers, today announced the establishment of an office in Hong Kong and the hiring of Vance Lau as Managing Director for the territory. Lau will be based in Hong Kong. Under Lau’s leadership, the Hong Kong office will manage Vocollect business in China, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Australia and New Zealand. Japan and South Korea operations will continue to be managed from Vocollect’s Tokyo office. ... More »

VOCOLLECT’S VOICEWORLD SUITE EXPANDED THROUGH INTRODUCTION OF VOICE INTERFACE OBJECTS

PITTSBURGH AND LONDON (July 30) – Vocollect, Inc., the world leader in voice solutions for mobile workers, today announced the introduction of Voice Interface Objects, a library of voice application programming interfaces (APIs) which enable warehouse management system (WMS) providers to quickly and easily integrate Vocollect Voice into their solution offerings. ... More »

RIVERSIDE PARTNERS COMPLETES GROWTH EQUITY INVESTMENT IN VOCOLLECT, THE LEADER IN VOICE SOLUTIONS FOR SUPPLY-CHAIN AND HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT

BOSTON (July 7) – Riverside Partners, based in Boston, Mass., is pleased to announce that it has completed a growth equity investment in Vocollect, Inc. This investment is designed to accelerate Vocollect’s growth through a variety of ongoing initiatives including, geographic expansion and product development efforts, as well as to expand the penetration of Vocollect Voice into markets beyond supply chain and healthcare. ... More »

VOCOLLECT ENABLES NEW VOICE MARKETS THROUGH LAUNCH OF EASY-TO-USE VOICEWORLD SUITE

PITTSBURGH and NICE, FRANCE (May 18) – Vocollect, Inc., the world leader in voice solutions for mobile workers, has today announced VoiceWorld Suite, a fully configurable suite of software products and tools that allow for easier development of voice applications suitable for multiple market segments. Businesses increasingly look to voice to help them achieve greater accuracy, increased productivity and efficiency gains. Vocollect’s VoiceWorld Suite will make it easier for more partners and customers to tap into Vocollect’s best practices for deploying voice applications. ... More »

VOCOLLECT INTRODUCES VOICEDIRECT ERP FOR SAP WM and EWM CUSTOMERS

PITTSBURGH (May 12) – Vocollect, Inc., the world leader in voice solutions for mobile workers, in conjunction with the SAP Sapphire ’09 show in Orlando May 11-14, today announced the introduction of VoiceDirect ERP for SAP WM and EWM, a native interface to SAP’s NetWeaver Warehouse Management (WM) and Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) solutions. Vocollect’s VoiceDirect ERP for SAP WM and EWM gives the SAP distribution center (DC)/ warehouse the advantage of a native NetWeaver interface to its existing SAP infrastructure to fully leverage the capability of Vocollect’s voice offerings to improve productivity, accuracy, safety and worker satisfaction. ... More »

VOCOLLECT INTRODUCES BEHIND-THE-HEADSET FOR VOICE SYSTEM WORKERS

PITTSBURGH (Feb. 25) – Vocollect, Inc., provider of the most widely used voice systems for improving supply chain performance, today announced the availability of its newest headset for voice system workers, the SR-15, which provides significant end-user ergonomic benefits that increase productivity and worker satisfaction. ... More »

VOCOLLECT APPOINTS CO-FOUNDER LARRY SWEENEY TO BOARD OF VOCOLLECT JAPAN, INC.

PITTSBURGH (Jan. 21) – Vocollect, Inc., provider of the most widely used voice systems for improving supply chain performance, today announced that it has appointed co-founder Larry Sweeney to the Board of Directors for Vocollect Japan, Inc. Sweeney will take a central role in expanding the company across Japan and throughout the Asia-Pacific region, and will be located in Tokyo, Japan. ... More »

VOCOLLECT WIRELESS HEADSET AVAILABLE THIS SPRING ON PSION TEKLOGIX WORKABOUT PRO SPEECH

PITTSBURGH (Jan. 13) – Vocollect, Inc., provider of the most widely used voice systems for improving supply chain performance, today announced the spring availability of the Vocollect SRX wireless headset on the second generation WORKABOUT PRO mobile computer from Psion Teklogix, a global provider of wireless mobile computing solutions. ... More »

VOCOLLECT INTRODUCES VOCOLLECT VOICE ON THE INTERMEC CK3

PITTSBURGH (Jan. 13) – Vocollect, Inc., provider of the most widely used voice systems for improving supply chain performance, today announced that it will offer Vocollect Voice on the new Intermec CK3 rugged mobile computer. ... More »