News
Vocantas Vamps Up Its Team to Meet Increased Demand for Innovative Speech Technology Tools
Ottawa, ON, Canada - August 11, 2008 - Vocantas Inc., a leader in interactive voice response systems (IVRS), welcomes Carole Laporte as marketing communications specialist. Her experience in copywriting and public relations will provide a unique advantage as the company faces growing interest in the application of its speech technology in healthcare and other markets.
Vocantas reports Interactive Voice Response System preferred by Canadian Vehicle Survey participants
Ottawa, ON, Canada - July 23, 2008 - Vocantas Inc., recognized for its advanced Interactive Voice Response Systems (IVRS), has successfully completed an initial phase of work with Globis Data Inc. on an important data collection project for Transport Canada. The objective of the project was to demonstrate the effectiveness of data collection for the Canadian Vehicle Survey (CVS) using Vocantas IVRS for data entry at the start of a trip, and Globis Data's assisted-GPS cell phone tracking to determine the route, distance travelled, etc.
Vocantas Expands Its Team to Meet Demand for Innovative IVR Technologies
Ottawa, ON, Canada, June 23, 2008 - Vocantas Inc., recognized for their advanced Interactive Voice Response Systems (IVRS), has recently promoted Caroline Savignac to move up into a new role as Director of Healthcare and Corporate Solutions to address the ever-increasing demand for innovative technologies that improve patient care, reduce staff burden and increase safety.
Vocantas Inc. announces partnership with Communication Business Avenue Inc. of Japan
Ottawa, ON, Canada, April 22, 2008 - Vocantas, a developer of advanced interactive voice response (IVR) solutions, today announced a partnership with Communication Business Avenue Inc. (CBA) of Kanagawa, Japan. After establishing the need for a partner with both IVR and healthcare expertise, CBA’s research identified that Vocantas had the required expertise to help it address critical healthcare shortages in Japan where people have died while waiting for care. A recent survey discovered that Japanese hospitals rejected 14,000 emergency patients in 2007. Read the article.
IVR & Automated Speech Recognition in Healthcare
ONLINE, November 12, 2007 - Ed LaBanca, President & Principal Analyst for CollabGen Inc. writes about Vocantas solutions for Healthcare and Pandemic Planning on TMCnet. Read the article online or in a PDF.
CFRA Friday Market Monitor
OTTAWA, ON, Friday, October 12, 2007 - Walter Traversy,
senior investment advisor with CIBC Wood Gundy and Pina Bernardi interview
Gary Hannah of Vocantas. Click
here to listen.
Greg Hebert of CFRA 580 Radio
Speaks with Gary Hannah about CallAssure
OTTAWA, ON, Friday, October 12, 2007 Biz @ Nite - Update
on Vocantas: Greg speaks with Gary Hannah, President and CEO at Ottawa's
Vocantas Inc. about the release of Call Assure software which helps hospitals
and clinics streamline their patient follow-up care.
Vocantas CallAssure provides
hospitals with automated solution for post-discharge patient follow-up
OTTAWA, ON, Thursday, October 11, 2007 -
Vocantas Inc., a developer of advanced interactive voice response (IVR)
solutions, today announced the general availability of Vocantas CallAssure,
an IVR system (IVRS) optimized for use in the healthcare environment.
CallAssure uses advanced computer telephony and speech technology to enable
clinics and hospitals to more easily monitor patients in the hopes of
mitigating adverse effects that are common in recently discharged patients.
CTV's
Paul Brent of "Tech Now" Speaks with Gary Hannah about CallAssure
OTTAWA, ON, Sunday, October 7, 2007 "Tech Now" -
Dealing with a doctor... usually a face to face conversation. However
there`s less and less time for a doctor or a nuse to chat. How about an
automated phone system, developed in Ottawa. It asks how you`re feeling
and a whole lot more. It's been a big hit with patients and you may soon
be getting a call as part of your health care. Click
here to view.
Greg Hebert of CFRA 580 Radio
Speaks with Gary Hannah about CallAssure
OTTAWA, ON, Wednesday, July 18, 2007 Biz @ Nite - Vocantas
works to make medical follow-up easier Greg chats with Gary Hannah, President
and CEO of Ottawa-based Vocantas about the development of CallAssure,
a special interactive voice response telephone system that checks on patients
recovering following a hospital stay, freeing up medical staff to do other
work. Click here to listen.
Award-Winning Scientist Uses Innovative
Canadian Telephony Technology to Improve Healthcare
OTTAWA, ON, Wednesday, July 18, 2007 – As one strategy
to improve patient care, Dr. Alan Forster of the Ottawa Health Research
Institute has been researching post-discharged patients, as these patients
represent a high-risk group with respect to complications developing after
leaving hospital. As telephone follow-up is one method of monitoring patients,
Dr. Forster wanted to find out if an Interactive Voice Response System
(IVRS) could improve the effectiveness of patient follow-up.
Gary
Hannah, CEO and Chairman of Vocantas Inc. Appointed to OCRI Chair
OTTAWA, ON, Wednesday, April 17, 2007 – OCRI today announced
the appointment of eight new board members, including representation from
the research-based health services sector, a first for the economic development
organization. Previous OCRI Global Marketing Chair, Gary Hannah, CEO and
Chairman of Vocantas Inc. and President and CEO of Pronexus Inc., has
been appointed OCRI Chair, bringing extensive experience from the technology,
telecommunications, financial and manufacturing industries to his new
position.
Vocantas Highlighted In 2007 Branham’s Top 25 Canadian It Up and Comers With Innovative Products
Ottawa, ON - March 23, 2007 – Vocantas Inc., a leading developer of Interactive Voice Response (IVR) solutions for healthcare and customer service verticals, announced today that they were included as one of four Ottawa companies on the 2007 Branham list of the Top 25 Canadian IT Up and Comers.