What is the C3PA?
It stands for Clarion 3rd Party Association. It is an association of developers who develop 3rd party products for SoftVelocity's Clarion family of products.

Which developers are currently members?

Why are there so few members?
Many developers make use of the C3PA standards, and display the logo, without becoming formal members.

Why should a developer join the C3PA?

1. If their product meets the C3PA requirements, they are allowed to display the C3PA Approved logo with their product install, and also with their marketing material.

2. They will have a voice in amendments to the C3PA standards.

3. Their names, and logos will be listed on the C3PA "Links" web page.

4. They will have access to the C3PA Toolkit which contains examples, and utilities, which make adherence to the standards easier.

Why should a user care about the C3PA logo?


The C3PA logo tells customers that a product conforms to a set of 'standards'. These standards are there to ensure that the customer has a better experience with 3rd party tools.

What are the Standards?
View the full set of the current standards.

What does it Cost?
For the customer, it obviously costs nothing. For the Supplier, at present there is no charge although in the future there may be a nominal fee to cover web hosting and administration.

How can I join?
All the information you need to know about joining is found in the Join page.