Digium® Technology Partnership Program
Partnerships
Digium offers several types of technology partnerships and Marketplace memberships, depending upon the product or service offered by the partner company and their business relationship with Digium.
Interoperability Partners
Interoperability Partners manufacture standalone products that interface with Asterisk through a standards-based interfaces (e.g. SIP). Examples of such products include VoIP phones, media gateways, and analog telephone adapters. As an integral part of the Interoperability partner program, Digium and the partner company work to test the interoperability of the candidate partner products with Asterisk Business Edition and other relevant Digium products, resulting in Certification for qualified products.
Software Partners
Software Partners have software products or services that interface to standard (unmodified) Asterisk and Asterisk Business Edition using pre-defined software interfaces, such as the Asterisk Manager Interface (AMI), Asterisk Gateway Interface (AGI), Asterisk file system, or Asterisk resource modules. Examples of software partner products include speech recognition, text-to-speech, billing software, specialized IVR software, and auto-dialers. These products may be optionally certified by Digium.
Solutions Partners
Solutions Partners offer a "whole product" which incorporates Asterisk (including modified versions) as an integral part of the product. These offerings may be targeted at specific vertical industries, niche markets, or special applications. For companies whose business model and products employ Digium's products, a Solutions partnership offers significant marketing benefits. Since Solutions partners sell or recommend Digium products, Solutions partners may also be Digium authorized resellers.
Training Providers
Training Provider Partners offer classes and related training services for Asterisk. The class content and materials are created or approved by Digium. Classes offered include the Asterisk Bootcamp, as well as advanced, customized, and localized training. Courses are offered by Training Partners around the world in 5 languages. Training Providers maintain Digium's high standards of technical ability and training competence.
Service Providers
Service providers typically market telephony services for use with Asterisk, such as SIP trunking, IAX™ trunking, PSTN, or other telephony services. Service providers may either be self-certified by filling out surveys and completing testing with Asterisk Business Edition, or may optionally be certified by Digium.
