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White Paper, April 2002
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Synchronize
calendar and
phone book
In everyday life, access to an updated calendar
and addresses of friends and business
colleagues is greatly appreciated. To be truly
mobile, users must be able to carry their
important information with them. Equipping
mobile phones with Personal Information
Manager (PIM) programs such as calendars, to-
do lists and address books gives users access to
their most important data anywhere and anytime.
The information is kept updated by
synchronizing with the information at the office or
at home.
Hierarchical phone book with contacts
The T68i features a hierarchical phone book. For
every contact, details such as name, home, work
and mobile numbers, pager number, e-mail
address and other information can be stored.
The hierarchical phone book in the T68i is
compatible with most groupware and agenda
programs, such as Microsoft Outlook, enabling
smooth local synchronization of contact
information between the phone and a PC, via
cable, Bluetooth wireless technology or IR. For
remote synchronization of Contacts and
Calendar over WAP, the T68i supports SyncML.
SyncML,anopenstandard
for remote synchronization
in the T68i
SyncML – background
TheSyncMLInitiativeLtd.wasfoundedby
Ericsson, IBM, Lotus, Motorola, Matsushita,
Nokia, Palm Inc., Psion and Starfish Software in
February 2000. Supported by more than 600
software and hardware developers, the SyncML
Initiative Ltd. seeks to develop and promote a
globally open standard for remote
synchronization, called SyncML. Unlike many
other synchronization platforms, SyncML is an
open industry specification that offers universal
interoperability. Because it uses a common
language, called XML, for specifying the
messages that synchronize devices and
applications, SyncML has been called the only
truly future-proof platform for enabling reliable
and immediate update of data. The benefit for
the end user is that SyncML can be used almost
anywhere and in a wide variety of devices,
regardless of application or operating system.
For more detailed information, see “SyncML
technical data” on page 68, or go to
www.syncml.org.
What is SyncML?
SyncML is the common language for
synchronizing all devices and applications over
any network. SyncML leverages Extensible
Markup Language (XML), making SyncML a truly
future-proof platform. With SyncML any personal
information, such as e-mail, calendars, to-do
lists, contact information and other relevant data,
will be consistent, accessible and up to date, no
matter where the information is stored. For
example, a calendar entry made to a mobile
device on a business trip is equally available to a
secretary in a network calendar. SyncML is the
ultimate choice for remote synchronization.
In the T68i, SyncML supports remote
synchronization of the calendar and phone
bookDesigned for the requirements of the
wireless world
SyncML is designed specifically with the wireless
world’s tight requirements in mind. SyncML
minimizes the use of bandwith and can deal with
the special challenges of wireless
synchronization, such as relatively low
connection reliability and high network latency.
SyncML supports synchronization over WAP,
fixed networks, infrared, cable or Bluetooth
wireless technology.
In the T68i, SyncML enables synchronization
over WAP – an ultimate solution for travellers.