Sony Ericsson T68ie Benefits of a common synchronization, Protocol, End users, Service providers

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White Paper, April 2002

Figure 4 SyncML architecture

Benefits of a common synchronization			to deploy and support their customers in a
protocol			cost-effective manner. To support the
•	End users		range of data types and devices in use
			today, service providers must install and
	Today’s user of mobile devices probably
			configure multiple server infrastructures,
	uses a different synchronization product
			maintain and support that infrastructure,
	with every device. Each technology can
			and maintain compatibility and perfor-
	synchronize only a few applications, or is
			mance. The alternative now available, to
	limited to a particular type of network con-
			use a single solution for data connectivity,
	nection. This arrangement is expensive to
			involves the risk of a tight coupling to a
	install, confusing to configure and operate,
			propriety solution. With SyncML, they will
	and costly to administer. With SyncML,
			be able to provide connectivity to a wider
	users will be able to buy devices that syn-
			selection of applications.
	chronize with a broader range of data.
•	Device manufacturers	•	Application developers
			Choosing to support multiple synchroniza-
	Device manufacturers will benefit from a
			tion technologies enables an application to
	common protocol that will make the device
			support more types of devices and net-
	interoperable with a broader range of appli-
			worked data, but that choice comes at a
	cations, services, and network and trans-
			cost. With SyncML, application developers
	mission technologies.
			will be able to develop an application that
•	Service providers		can connect to a more diverse set of

Service providers moving into the growth	devices and network data.
arena of application hosting are particularly
concerned that a proliferation of synchroni-
zation technologies will make it impossible

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