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Fonality, a provider of open source phone systems, has announced the
Fonality Authorized Certified Ecosystem (FACE), a program that
certifies third party products for trixbox CE, trixbox Pro and PBXtra
so customers and resellers can deploy them with complete confidence.

Fonality said that FACE certification validates interoperability and
identifies the best components for use with Fonality s software
platforms. Ground floor FACE partners include IP phone manufacturers
Aastra and Polycom, communications service provider Bandwidth.com and
connectivity hardware provider Sangoma.

Fonality FACE partners provide the highest quality technology and the
deepest integration with Fonality s IP-PBX VoIP phone systems, and
Fonality provides support discounts and incentives to resellers and IT
consultants who choose FACE-certified hardware products when building
Fonality phone systems for their customers.

A big problem in this emerging, open market is the glut of questionable
hardware and non-compliant providers, said Chris Lyman, CEO of
Fonality. This creates a confusion which leads to customers
inadvertently using sub-standard components, and then paying the price
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for it. FACE removes any uneasiness about compliance, allowing
customers to deploy phone systems with complete confidence.

Aastra and Fonality are both committed to developing and implementing
open standard VoIP products and systems for the needs of small and
medium businesses. Our respective products have been tightly integrated
to exceed our customers expectations for value and performance, notes
Yves Laliberte, Executive Vice President, Aastra Telecom.


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