Strategic business partnerships help individual companies achieve objectives that would be unattainable alone and that benefit both parties. Once partnered, the companies may share resources, information, capabilities and risks, each gaining from the other the value of its innovations and other assets. This saves both companies the costs of research and development; furthermore, it is more cost-effective than an outright acquisition to achieve the same result.

For justification, look no further than Apple’s partnerships with Verizon and AT&T. Together the telecommunications conglomerates have produced the enormously successful iPhone and iPad.

Hoping for a similarly favorable outcome, Yealink and 3CX have formed a strategic partnership to pair 3CX’s Windows-based IP-PBX with Yealink’s IP phones for a fully interoperable end-to-end business telephony solution. This collaboration creates a system that allows users to control their IP phones from their desktops, which can lead to tremendous productivity gains. Before, such integration required expensive, proprietary and difficult-to-manage PBX solutions. Yealink and 3CX can now provide seamless desktop integration with all Yealink IP phones and 3CX phone systems.

As emphasized before, this partnership guarantees full interoperability between Yealink and 3CX products, giving partners and customers peace of mind. All new products are fully tested and validated by 3CX before their release, ensuring there are no compatibility issues when using Yealink IP phones with the 3CX phone system.

“The combination of the 3CX IP-PBX and our enterprise HD IP phone create an excellent value and innovation solution for small and medium-sized businesses,” said Stone Lu, VP of Yealink, in a statement. “This highlights Yealink’s commitment to provide our customers with easy VoIP endpoints and to deliver much more possibilities on future communication for our mutual customers globally.”