http://www.forbes.com/technology/2004/03/16/cx_ah_0316chips.html
I want .. I want!.. I want!
I want .. I want!.. I want!
Hitting the badge button and saying a name triggers a powerful server-based application that matches the name spoken with a database entry. It then locates that person on the network, activates their badges and starts the conversation, which takes place using Voice-Over-Internet Protocol or VOIP--meaning the voices are converted to bits and transmitted over a computer network.