snom has joined the FACE program (Fonality Authorized Certified Ecosystem), a program that certifies third party products for its trixbox CE, trixbox Pro and PBXtra so customers and resellers can deploy them with complete confidence. With this announcement snom’s 3xx series VoIP phones and m3 IP Dect phone become certified as field-ready products for Fonality’s fully open and free trixbox CE software platform.

“snom and Fonality both share a deep commitment to delivering open standard VoIP products and systems tailored to meet the needs of the underserved small and medium business market,” said Dr. Michael Knieling, snom executive vice president of marketing and sales. “By partnering with Fonality, snom can deliver an advanced, open source IP PBX solution that enables SMBs to enjoy cost-effective, productivity enhancing business communications.”

Fonality FACE partners provide the highest quality technology and the deepest integration with the trixbox CE platform. 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.

“Malfuctioning hardware and non-compliant providers are a big problem in the open source telephony market,” said Chris Vuillaume, Fonality vice president of business development and channel. “FACE allows customers to deploy phone systems with complete confidence and we’re happy to welcome snom into the FACE ecosystem for trixbox CE.”