VS 4.x

All the releases of Vocera Voice Server (VS) for 4.x are mapped with the prominent features.

See Vocera Release Notes for more information.

Version and Date Product Module Key Features
4.4.3

Q1 2015

Voice Server
  • SSLv3 disabled by default.
Vocera Client Gateway
  • VCG site awareness eliminates delays in signaling and media calls from faraway locations or multiple sites. In Vocera Voice 4.4.3, specify VCG site awareness by manually changing the default setting for the VOCERA_SITE Windows environment variable.
VRS
  • Improved VRS backup and restore process. Reduced backup file size, reduced temporary disk space requirement during the backup/restore process, and reduced processing time required to run a backup or restore task.
B3000
  • VS 4.4.3 provides software to support the first generally-available release of the B3000n badge.
4.4.2

Q4 2014

Voice Server
  • Windows Server 2012 Support: The Vocera Server is now supported on the Windows Server 2012 platform.
  • The Vocera Report Server, Vocera SIP Telephony Gateway, and Vocera Client Gateway are also supported on the Windows Server 2012 platform. The Vocera Telephony Server requires Windows Server 2008 or 2003.
B3000
  • Mixed Mode encryption now supported through a new badge property, B3.EnableMixedMode.
  • Enabled PMK Caching through a new badge property, B3.EnablePMKCache.
4.4.0

Q1 2014

Installation
  • Vocera Control Panel: Vocera 4.4.0 added a Vocera system tray icon that automatically launches the Vocera Control Panel in your user session when you connect to the server remotely. You can use the Vocera Control Panel to manage all the Vocera Voice servers, with the exception of the Vocera Report Server, which uses a web console instead.
  • Optimized Entity Prompts: The Vocera speech recognition parameters have been tuned to eliminate unnecessary silence at the beginning and end of recorded entity prompts, thus making the prompts play faster for a better user experience.
Voice Server
  • New notifications for entry and exit of dual mode: An alert now notifies users when the voice functionality moves to and from a smartphone (or other device) and the badge.
  • Improved speech recognition allows callbacks only when the user used the callback prompt.
  • Improved Messaging Notification and minimized inadvertent callbacks.
  • Improved name recognition by installing a new phonetic dictionary with 160,000 names and pronunciations.
  • 100 Staff Assignment Premier licenses included with Vocera Server Enterprise.
  • New Genie Personas for English-Speaking Locales.
  • Revised settings for System Preferences and Defaults for new installations: Enable Auto-Logout, First Name, Last Name, and Department, VMI Preference, Sweep Age, Genie Greeting, Announce Name of Called Group, Voice Message Reminder, and DND Reminder.
  • Active Directory authentication: Configure the Vocera Server to use Active Directory for Vocera client authentication.
  • Vocera System Tray Icon: The server now provides a system tray icon to manage server stop and start tasks, and to access the Vocera Control Panel.
  • Up to 100 free Staff Assignment Premier licenses included with Vocera Voice enterprise license.
  • Configure text messages to be played aloud on Vocera badges per VMI client, site, or both using the MsgEnunciateMode property in properties.txt.
  • Play Test Tone and Broadcast Test Tone improvements: The Play Test Tone and Broadcast Test Tone commands are improved.
  • Badge MAC address is now listed with the user information in logs
Badge
  • Simplified Badge Properties Editor user interface to make badge configuration easier for all wireless networks.
  • Added and updated a few Vocera Prompts.
  • Updated Audio Engine.
  • Enhanced User notification for warm badges.
  • Secured credentials in badge logs.
  • Smart battery logging enabled by default.
Vocera SIP Telephony Gateway
  • QoS Manager installs with Vocera SIP Telephony Gateway and Vocera Client Gateway.
End User Enhancements
  • Vocera calls complete up to 33% faster.
  • If you do not reply to three Genie prompts in a row, the call ends automatically.
  • If you have not recorded your name, the Genie reminds you to record one the next time you log in.
  • Enhanced voice user interface notification on first login.