A LO H A C O N N E C T

for prospective partners

p THE ALOHA CONNECT DEVELOPMENT

Strong partnerships create loyal, happy clients. Radiant is committed COMMUNITY
to building relationships with third parties who provide additional The structured Aloha Connect approach to
integration provides clients with the confidence
capabilities to complement the Aloha solution. of knowing they are working with a member
of the Aloha Connect Community.

Members of the Aloha Connect development community display • Authorized Developers have completed
a structured business case and feasibility
synergies to the Aloha offering and extend niche functionality to meet study to join the Aloha Connect
Community. Third party Authorized
clients’ needs. Leveraging language-neutral development tools, Aloha Developers are licensed to work with
Connect provides a framework to ensure that new systems work specific clients for the development of
specific interfaces and functionality.
alongside existing functionality to add breadth to client’s technology
• Partners have exceeded the requirements
and meet specific business needs. of an Authorized Developer and their
solutions are considered suitable to
extend across multiple clients and/or
multiple functionality elements.
• Strategic Partners have achieved the
highest level of partnership. Their
solution is considered market ready for
all clients and is promoted by Radiant
Systems.

The Aloha Connect Development

Community is comprised of a variety of
businesses; each providing a unique solution
to meet specific client needs and integrate
with the Aloha solution.
• Third party technology providers;
providing an approved application that
integrates to the Aloha solution in a
complimentary fashion, providing
additional functionality and enhancing
the client’s technology solution.
• Authorized Radiant Distributors;
Aloha resellers who develop approved
interfaces on behalf of their clients to
meet a specific business need.
• Interface Agencies and Consultants;
focus primarily on developing approved
interfaces between two existing applica-
tions for third party providers or clients.
• Radiant Customers; implementing an
integrated solution at their sites to
enhance their overall technology solution.

A L O H A C O N N E C T
 PATH TO PARTNERSHIP SOLUTION COMPONENTS
TO ENSURE SUPPORTABILITY AND A HIGH LEVEL OF THROUGH ALOHA CONNECT, RADIANT PROVIDES A
CLIENT SATISFACTION, ALOHA CONNECT PROVIDES A MEANS FOR UNIFYING CRITICAL BUSINESS SYSTEMS WITH
STRUCTURED APPROACH TO INTERFACING WITH ALOHA: THE SUITE OF ALOHA SOLUTIONS. ALOHA CONNECT IS
COMPRISED OF THESE KEY COMPONENTS:
BUSINESS CASE
A formal business case provides an appropriate introduction ALOHA CONNECT SOFTWARE DEVELOPER KIT (SDK)
to review the prospective partner’s company information.
The Aloha Connect SDK provides professional development
organizations with a toolkit to successfully create an authorized
FEASIBILITY STUDY interface between Aloha and other applications.
Upon successful review of the business case, prospects being
pursued for integration through Aloha Connect participate in pThe SDK includes a proven set of integration tools to
a feasibility study to determine technical requirements and support development of in-store and above-store
the best approach for interface creation. applications that interact with Aloha systems
pThe SDK includes complete application interface
BECOMING AN AUTHORIZED DEVELOPER documentation (API), code examples and testing tools
Successful completion of the feasibility study provides
prospects with the opportunity to join the Aloha Connect
APPLICATION INTERFACE
Development Community as an Authorized Developer. This
is a formal relationship and explicitly defines client and Enhances POS or Back Office capabilities and technology
functionality specifications. ownership experience.
pOffers a dynamic bi-directional communication framework
ENDORSED PARTNERSHIP for external applications to interface with the Aloha solution
Once an interface solution is determined to be market ready, promoting efficient data flow throughout the business
Aloha Connect Authorized Developers may pursue pSupports high-value technologies; such as handheld devices,
partnership as an Aloha Connect Partner or Strategic Partner
pay-at-table, web ordering, web reservations and other
and are entitled to work with a variety of Radiant client with
the Aloha solution. Radiant formally acknowledges these custom client applications
relationships, promoting them in an annual publication and
may further endorse these partners during the sales cycle. LICENSING
End users using interfaced applications must be appropriately
licensed.
pRadiant encourages end users to protect themselves by
exclusively leveraging the Aloha Connect development
community for their interface needs
pSpecific requirements for end user licensing exist. Radiant
clients should contact their Radiant Representative. All
other requests should be made to the Aloha Connect Team.

For questions about Aloha Connect please contact

partnerships@radiantsystems.com or your Radiant Representative

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