T68i
White Paper, April 2002
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Synchronizecalendar andphone book
In everydaylife, access to an updated calendar
and addressesof friends and business
colleaguesis greatly appreciated. Tobe truly
mobile, users must be able to carry their
important information with them. Eq uipping
mobile phones with PersonalInformation
Manager (PIM) programssuch as calendars, to-
dolists and address books gives users access to
theirmos t important data anywhere and anytime.
The informationis kept updated by
synchronizing with the information at the office or
at home.
Hierarchicalphone book with contacts
The T68ifeatures a hierarchical phone book. For
everycontact, details such as name, home, work
and mobile numbers, pager number, e-mail
addressand other information can be stored.
The hierarchicalphone book in the T68i is
compatiblewith most groupware and agenda
programs,such as Microsoft Outlook, enabling
smooth localsynchronization of contact
information betweenthe phone and a PC, via
cable,Bluetooth wireless technology or IR. For
remotesynchronization of Contacts and
Calendar over WAP,the T68i supports Syn cML.

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
softwareand hardware developers, the SyncML
InitiativeLtd. seeks to develop and promote a
globallyopen standard for remote
synchronization,called SyncML. Unlike many
other synchronization platforms, SyncML is an
open industryspecification that offers universal
interoperability.Bec ause it uses a common
language,called XML, for specifying the
messages thatsynchronize devices and
applications,SyncML has been called the only
truly future-proof platform for enabling reliable
and immediate updateof data. The benefit for
the end user ist hatSyncML can be used almost
anywhereand in a wide variety of devices,
regardlessof application or operating system.
For more detailedinformation, see “SyncML
technicaldata” on page 68, or go to
www.syncml.org.

What is SyncML?

SyncML is the commonlanguage for
synchronizingall devices and applications over
any network.SyncML leverages Extensible
MarkupLanguage (XML), making SyncML a truly
future-proofplatform. 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 wherethe information is stored. For
example, a calendarentry made to a mobile
deviceon a business trip is equally available to a
secretaryin a network calendar. SyncML is the
ultimate choicefor remote synchronization.
In the T68i, SyncML supportsremote
synchronizationof the calendar and phone
bookDesignedfor the requirements of the
wirelessworld
SyncMLis designed specifically with the wireless
world’s tight requirements in mind. SyncML
minimizes the use of bandwith and can deal with
the specialchallenges of wireless
synchronization,such as relatively low
connectionreliability and high network latency.
SyncMLsupports synchronization over WAP,
fixed networks,infrared, cable or Bluetooth
wirelesstechnology.
In the T68i,SyncML enables synchronization
over WAP – an ultimate solution for travellers.