Sony Ericsson T630 Benefits of a common synchronization protocol, End users, Device manufacturers

Benefits of a common synchronization protocol

End users

Today’s user of mobile devices probably uses a dif- ferent synchronization product with every device. Each technology can synchronize only a few appli- cations, or is limited to a particular type of network connection. This arrangement is expensive to install, confusing to configure and operate, and costly to administer. With SyncML, users will be able to buy devices that synchronize with a broader range of data.

Device manufacturers

Device manufacturers will benefit from a common protocol that will make the device interoperable with a broader range of applications, services, and network and transmission technologies.

Service providers

Service providers moving into the growth area of application hosting are particularly concerned that a proliferation of synchronization technologies will

White Paper T630/T628

make it impossible to deploy and support their cus- tomers in a cost-effective manner. To support the range of data types and devices in use today, serv- ice providers must install and configure multiple server infrastructures, maintain and support that infrastructure, and maintain compatibility and per- formance. The alternative now available, to use a single solution for data connectivity, involves the risk of a tight coupling to a propriety solution. With SyncML, they will be able to provide connectivity to a wider selection of applications.

Application developers

Choosing to support multiple synchronization tech- nologies enables an application to support more types of devices and networked data, but that choice comes at a cost. With SyncML, application developers will be able to develop an application that can connect to a more diverse set of devices and network data.

26 October 2003