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= Overview = 
== What it is all about ==
A major design principle for innovaphone products is [http://www.innovaphone.com/index.php?id=168 ''being based on standards''] strictly.

While this brings a number of substantial advantages to the customers, amongst others a huge base of 3rd applications that can work with innovaphone gear, it may sometimes create headaches for the innovaphone professional in charge of designing solutions. 

H450, TAPI, Empty Termcaps, DSS1, H.245, XML, SS7, .... it's easy to get lost in the standards jungle! 

Application interoperability thus is key to successful integration with 3rd party software. 

== 3rd-party product categories ==
'''3rd-party products are exclusively tested by their respective vendors''' and may be qualified as ''Referral Product or listed here in this Wiki as Partner App (in the case of a 3rd-Party app as described below)'' if there is a written documentation made available in our wiki.

In case of any doubts concerning interoperability innovaphone recommends to do a Proof-Of-Concept to ensure interworking between innovaphone and the 3rd-party product.

We differentiate 3rd-party products into the following three main categories:
===3rd-party terminals===
These are 3rd-party (S)IP-terminals which have been interop tested successfully with innovaphone PBXes.

To provide comparable results for our partners and customers, we impone generic [[Howto:Guidelines for Testing 3rd Party SIP Terminal Devices|Guidelines for Testing 3rd-party SIP Terminal Devices]] to be followed.

Tests and also documentation need to follow those guidelines to be documented within our wiki and get innovaphone referral product status.

Currently documented [[:Category:3rdParty Terminal Devices|3rd-party terminals can be found here]].

===Partner Apps=== 
These Apps are developed exclusively for the innovaphone myApps environment using the [http://sdk.innovaphone.com innovaphone SDK] and they are published in the innovaphone App Store.

Partner Apps in the App Store may or may not be listed here in the Wiki, so be sure to have a look in the App Store so as not to overlook some Partner Apps. 

For App Development Partners who want their App to be listed in the Wiki in addition to publishing it in the App Store innovaphone provides [[Howto:Guideline_for_Documenting_3rd_Party_Apps|a guideline on how to proceed]].

Currently documented [[:Category:Partner Apps|Partner Apps can be found here]].

===Other 3rd-party products=== 
Other 3rd-pty products except terminals are categorized according to their usecase.

Available categories and existing products can be seen below.

For those 3rd-party-products, we as well require to do interoperability tests towards innovaphone products.

Those tests have to be done also by either the 3rd-party-product manufacturer or a partner which owns the 3rd-party-products. innovaphone itself does not care about those tests and will not support them.

In order to be listed as innovaphone referral product a wiki-article must be provided which is conform to [[Howto:Guideline for Testing 3rd Party Products| the guideline for Testing 3rd Party Products]].

Currently documented other 3rd-party-products can be found in the [[#List_of_3rd_party_products|sub-categorized list below]].

== What is a potential candidate for a ''3rd party product''? ==
Any product that actually interfaces to innovaphone gear may be considered as referral product. However, as a rule of thumb, we do not list nor test basic network infrastructure devices.

== What has to be done to list a new ''3rd party product''? ==
Follow below mentioned approval guidelines for
* [[Howto:Guidelines for Testing 3rd Party SIP Terminal Devices|3rd Party SIP Terminal Devices]]
* [[Howto:Guideline_for_Documenting_3rd_Party_Apps|Partner Apps]]
* [[Howto:Guideline for Testing 3rd Party Products|3rd Party Products]]

= List of 3rd party products =
The list is structured in various categories.  Please note that a single product may appear in more than one category.  As an example, application suites including both CTI and Call Center functions are quite popular.

== Alarm Server ==
[[:Category:3rdParty_Alarm_Server|List of articles in ''{{Category:3rdParty_Alarm_Server}}'']]

== App Development ==
[[:Category:3rdParty_App_Development|List of articles in ''{{Category:3rdParty_App_Development}}'']]

== Billing ==
[[:Category:3rdParty Billing|List of articles in ''{{Category:3rdParty Billing}}'']]

== Contact Center Applications ==
[[:Category:3rdParty Contact Center Applications|List of articles in ''{{Category:3rdParty Contact Center Applications}}'']]

== Cloud ==
[[:Category:3rdParty_Cloud|List of articles in ''{{Category:3rdParty_Cloud}}'']]

== Conferencing / Video Systems ==
[[:Category:3rdParty Conferencing / Video Systems|List of articles in ''{{Category:3rdParty  Conferencing / Video Systems}}'']]

== CTI and integrations ==
[[:Category:3rdParty CTI and integrations|List of articles in ''{{Category:3rdParty CTI and integrations}}'']]

== Directory Services ==
[[:Category:3rdParty Directory Services|List of articles in ''{{Category:3rdParty Directory Services}}'']]

== Gateways ==
[[:Category:3rdParty Gateways|List of articles in ''{{Category:3rdParty Gateways}}'']]

== Headsets ==
[[:Category:3rdParty Headsets|List of articles in ''{{Category:3rdParty Headsets}}'']]

== Healthcare ==
[[:Category:3rdParty Healthcare|List of articles in ''{{Category:3rdParty Healthcare}}'']]

== Hotel ==
[[:Category:3rdParty Hotel|List of articles in ''{{Category:3rdParty Hotel}}'']]

== Mobility Solutions ==
[[:Category:3rdParty Mobility Solutions|List of articles in ''{{Category:3rdParty Mobility Solutions}}'']]

== Music on Hold ==
[[:Category:3rdParty Music on Hold|List of articles in ''{{Category:3rdParty Music on Hold}}'']]

== Recording ==
[[:Category:3rdParty Recording|List of articles in ''{{Category:3rdParty Recording}}'']]

== Reporting / Monitoring ==
[[:Category:3rdParty Reporting / Monitoring|List of articles in ''{{Category:3rdParty Reporting / Monitoring}}'']]

== SIP Provider ==
[[:Category:3rdParty SIP Provider|List of articles in ''{{Category:3rdParty SIP Provider}}'']]

== VoIP System Management ==
[[:Category:3rdParty VoIPSystem Management|List of articles in ''{{Category:3rdParty VoIPSystem Management}}'']]

== Wireless ==
[[:Category:3rdParty_Wireless|List of articles in ''{{Category:3rdParty_Wireless}}'']]

= Previous 3rd Party Products =

[[:Category:3rdParty PreviousProducts|List of previously tested 3rd party products]]

=List of all tested Products=
[[:Category:Compat]]