White paper
G900
47
September 2008
Synchronization
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 phonebooks
gives users access to their most important data
anywhere and anytime. The information is kept
updated by synchronizing it 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.
G900 uses the SyncML 1.2 protocol for
synchronization. This means that it has the
compatibility to synchronize with a wide variety of
devices over a number of different communications
media.
SyncML – an OMA standard for synchronization
In G900 SyncML is used for both local
synchronization (with a computer using a USB
cable or a Bluetooth™ connection) and remote
synchronization over HTTP.
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 use 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 information can be
synchronized in G900?
** Notes, Email and Bookmarks implementation are
proprietary and therefore not SyncML compliant.
Application
Remote
sync
Local
sync
Contacts
OK
OK
Calendar
OK
OK
Tasks
OK
OK
Notes (text part only)
**
OK
**
OK
Bookmarks
**
OK
