All partner products require testing and approval to become Certified Products. The UNIVERGE Partner Program provides two main levels of accreditation: UNIVERGE Partner and UNIVERGE Supplier.
Click here for a copy of a document outlining the UNIVERGE Partner Program accreditation process.
NEC Business Solutions currently recognises four testing streams for product approval:
Internal engineering testing
This is NEC’s most rigorous testing method. At NEC’s laboratories, NEC and partner engineers test complex, core products and products interfacing directly with NEC PBXs.
Currently installed solution
Companies that have previously sold their solutions, including through NEC and without certification, can apply to demonstrate current functional installation through site references.
Field trials
Relevant mainly where physical pre-roll out testing is impractical, where the product is in a beta stage of development, or where the product itself is undergoing general field trials.
External testing by authorised approval house
NEC refers most non-core products for external testing by an NEC approved testing partner. Testing can take place either prior to registering for partnership or following registration. (Testing prior to applying to the UNIVERGE Partner Program does not provide automatic company partnership.)
Products’ degrees of integration and complexity will determine the most applicable testing stream. Testing and product approval is chargeable and will be discussed with the potential partner prior to testing.
