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Z500a
17 June 2004
RS-232
The DRS-11 cable accessory provides connectivity
between your Z500a and the Serial port on a PC or PDA.
When it comes to moving information between your
Z500a and PC, the RS-232 Cable is a true plug-and-play
solution. Requiring no drivers, it simply connects to your
PC’s serial port, giving you instant access to all of the
data and modem operations of the Z500a.
Synchronization & Data Transfer
In everyday life, access to an updated calendar, notes and
details 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 like calendars, task 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. The growing use of groupware such as
Microsoft® Outlook® means that more and more
meetings are booked electronically in daily business life.
The Z500a uses the SyncML 1.1.1 protocol for
synchronization. This means that it has compatibility to
synchronize with a wide variety of devices over a
number of different communications media.
SyncML – An Open Standard for Synchronization
SyncML Background
Leading the way in providing remote synchronization
capability, Sony Ericsson realizes that interoperability of
remote synchronization is of utmost importance if
mobile data usage is to become as widespread as
generally predicted. That is why Ericsson, along with
IBM, Lotus, Motorola, Matsushita, Nokia, Palm Inc.,
Psion and Starfish Software, founded the SyncML
initiative in February 2000. Supported by more than 600
software and hardware developers, the SyncML initiative
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.
What is SyncML?
SyncML is the common language for synchronizing all
devices and applications over any network. SyncML
includes both data synchronization (SyncML DS) and
device management (SyncML DM).
SyncML leverages Extensible Markup Language
(XML), making SyncML a truly future-proof platform.
With SyncML any personal information, such as Email,
calendars, task 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.
The phone uses SyncML for both local synchronization
(for example, with a PC using a cable connection) and
remote synchronization over WAP and HTTP.
Designed for the wireless world
SyncML is designed specifically with the wireless
world’s tight requirements in mind. SyncML minimizes
the use of bandwidth and can deal with the special
challenges of wireless synchronization, such as relatively