SyncML
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SyncML is the former name for a platform-independent information synchronization
standard. The project is currently referred to as Open Mobile Alliance
Data Synchronization and Device Management. The purpose of SyncML is to offer an open standard
as a replacement for existing data synchronization
solutions, which have mostly been somewhat vendor-, application- or operating system specific.
SyncML is most commonly thought of as a method to synchronize contact and calendar information (personal information manager
) between some type of handheld device and a computer (personal, or network-based service), such as between a mobile phone
and a personal computer
. The new version of the specification includes support for push email, providing a standard protocol alternative to proprietary solutions like BlackBerry
.
Philippe Kahn
was instrumental in the founding vision for synchronization with Starfish Software
, later acquired by Motorola
. The founding vision as expressed by Kahn was: "Global synchronization and integration of wireless and wireline devices".
Several major companies such as Samsung
, Motorola
, Nokia
, Sony Ericsson
, LG
, IBM
and Siemens AG
already support SyncML in their products. Some products by now use SyncML for more generic information synchronization purposes, such as to synchronize project task information across a distributed group of team members. SyncML may also be used as a base for backup solutions.
1SAN = Server Alert Notification. This SyncML Push technology is based on definitions by the Open Mobile Alliance
and extends the existing SyncML protocol specification by offering a method of server initiated synchronization.
Data synchronization
Data synchronization is the process of establishing consistency among data from a source to a target data storage and vice versa and the continuous harmonization of the data over time. It is fundamental to a wide variety of applications, including file synchronization and mobile device...
standard. The project is currently referred to as Open Mobile Alliance
Open Mobile Alliance
The Open Mobile Alliance is a standards body which develops open standards for the mobile phone industry.- Principles :Mission: To provide interoperable service enablers working across countries, operators and mobile terminals....
Data Synchronization and Device Management. The purpose of SyncML is to offer an open standard
Open standard
An open standard is a standard that is publicly available and has various rights to use associated with it, and may also have various properties of how it was designed . There is no single definition and interpretations vary with usage....
as a replacement for existing data synchronization
Data synchronization
Data synchronization is the process of establishing consistency among data from a source to a target data storage and vice versa and the continuous harmonization of the data over time. It is fundamental to a wide variety of applications, including file synchronization and mobile device...
solutions, which have mostly been somewhat vendor-, application- or operating system specific.
SyncML is most commonly thought of as a method to synchronize contact and calendar information (personal information manager
Personal information manager
A personal information manager is a type of application software that functions as a personal organizer. The acronym PIM is now, more commonly, used in reference to Personal information management as a field of study...
) between some type of handheld device and a computer (personal, or network-based service), such as between a mobile phone
Mobile phone
A mobile phone is a device which can make and receive telephone calls over a radio link whilst moving around a wide geographic area. It does so by connecting to a cellular network provided by a mobile network operator...
and a personal computer
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
. The new version of the specification includes support for push email, providing a standard protocol alternative to proprietary solutions like BlackBerry
BlackBerry
BlackBerry is a line of mobile email and smartphone devices developed and designed by Canadian company Research In Motion since 1999.BlackBerry devices are smartphones, designed to function as personal digital assistants, portable media players, internet browsers, gaming devices, and much more...
.
Philippe Kahn
Philippe Kahn
Philippe Kahn is a technology innovator and entrepreneur, who is credited with creating the first camera phone solution sharing pictures instantly on public networks. Kahn's first publicly shared picture is unique in that no other teams making the claim have any pictures. Kahn shot the first camera...
was instrumental in the founding vision for synchronization with Starfish Software
Starfish Software
Starfish was founded in 1994 by Philippe Kahn. The founding vision of Starfish was global synchronization and integration of wireless and wireline devices, which translated with the TrueSync platform to: "Enter or edit information anywhere, synchronization is automatic everywhere." Starfish...
, later acquired by Motorola
Motorola
Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...
. The founding vision as expressed by Kahn was: "Global synchronization and integration of wireless and wireline devices".
Several major companies such as Samsung
Samsung
The Samsung Group is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul, South Korea...
, Motorola
Motorola
Motorola, Inc. was an American multinational telecommunications company based in Schaumburg, Illinois, which was eventually divided into two independent public companies, Motorola Mobility and Motorola Solutions on January 4, 2011, after losing $4.3 billion from 2007 to 2009...
, Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
, Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson
Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB is a joint venture established on October 1, 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to manufacture mobile phones....
, LG
LG
LG may refer to:*LG Corp., a South Korean electronics and petrochemicals conglomerate*LG Electronics, an affiliate of the South Korean LG Group which produces electronic products* Lawrence Graham, a London headquartered firm of business lawyers...
, IBM
IBM
International Business Machines Corporation or IBM is an American multinational technology and consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, New York, United States. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas...
and Siemens AG
Siemens AG
Siemens AG is a German multinational conglomerate company headquartered in Munich, Germany. It is the largest Europe-based electronics and electrical engineering company....
already support SyncML in their products. Some products by now use SyncML for more generic information synchronization purposes, such as to synchronize project task information across a distributed group of team members. SyncML may also be used as a base for backup solutions.
Problem areas
- A fairly intricate and vague protocol specification has meant that in general there are major interworking problems with different servers against different clients.
- In addition to the server address, user name and password, SyncML requires a database name to be specified for opening a connection. This database name is not standardized, and different servers use different names for the same service. E.g. one server might use card while another ./contacts for the contact database.
- Only the over-the-air (OTA) interface has any degree of standardization (e.g. OMA CP 1.1, OTA 7.0) whereas synchronization over a local interface is not standardized, and requires specific solution for any device, if available at all.
- According to the documentation in the Funambol SyncML wiki, there is no conflict resolution. The server can only be set to 'client wins' or 'server wins' in case a field has been edited both on server and on client.
Advantages
- The protocol is open and based upon standardized XML communication over HTTP POST which makes it relatively straightforward to implement on any platform.
- Even though XML documents per definition are text based - the protocol is versatile enough to be used to synchronize any binary file format.
- Many free services available, including clients and applications.
SyncML client connectors and plugins
| Name | Platform | Application | Contacts | Calendar | Memos | Tasks | Book-marks | SMS | Photo | Video | Music | Files | Notes | ||
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| Syncfriend | Windows | Outlook 2007 / 2010 | Userfriendly plug-in for Outlook. The free version synchronizes 200 contacts in any custom folder. | ||||||||||||
| Gemalto / O3SIS AG | Windows Mobile | SyncML Client, Personal Life Mobilizer http://www.o3sis.com/personal_life_mobilizer_protector_edition.shtml | commercial, over-the-air installable client, Videos, Photo, Ringtones, SMS, MMS, as well | ||||||||||||
| Gemalto / O3SIS AG | Android OS | SyncML Client, Personal Life Mobilizer http://www.o3sis.com/personal_life_mobilizer_protector_edition.shtml | commercial, over-the-air installable client | ||||||||||||
| Gemalto / O3SIS AG | iPhone OS (iPhone, iPod, iPAD | SyncML Client, Personal Life Mobilizer http://www.o3sis.com/personal_life_mobilizer_protector_edition.shtml | commercial, over-the-air installable client | ||||||||||||
| Gemalto / O3SIS AG | Symbian, Series 60 | SyncML Client, Life Mobilizer Push Mail Edition http://www.o3sis.com/personal_life_mobilizer_push_mail_edition.shtml | commercial, over-the-air installable client | ||||||||||||
| Gemalto / O3SIS AG | Blackberry J2ME from OS 4.5, Nokia S40, Sony Ericsson J2ME | SyncML Client, http://www.o3sis.com/pdf/life_mobilizer_services_device_support.pdf | commercial, over-the-air installable client | ||||||||||||
| SyncEvolution | Unix/Linux | Evolution | free, command line, Genesis GUI frontend | ||||||||||||
| libsynthesis | Linux | SyncML client+server engine library | Open Source, LGPL+EPL, DB backend via plugins or SQL, custom content formats possible | ||||||||||||
| SyncEvolution | Maemo 5 | system address book/Contacts, Dates | free, command line | ||||||||||||
| SyncEvolution | Mac OS X, iPhone | system address book | free, command line | ||||||||||||
| Funambol | Windows Mobile | Pocket PC, Smartphone | plus files in 'briefcase', AGPL v3 Affero General Public License The Affero General Public License, often abbreviated as Affero GPL and AGPL , refers to two distinct, though historically related, free software licenses:... |
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| Funambol | Symbian OS | Symbian S60 3rd/5th Edition | AGPL v3 Affero General Public License The Affero General Public License, often abbreviated as Affero GPL and AGPL , refers to two distinct, though historically related, free software licenses:... , adds push and picture sync capabilities to native client |
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| Funambol | Android | Android Sync Client | Open Source, AGPL v3 Affero General Public License The Affero General Public License, often abbreviated as Affero GPL and AGPL , refers to two distinct, though historically related, free software licenses:... |
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| Funambol | BlackBerry | BB Databases | Open Source, AGPL v3 Affero General Public License The Affero General Public License, often abbreviated as Affero GPL and AGPL , refers to two distinct, though historically related, free software licenses:... |
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| Funambol | iPhone OS | AddressBook | Open Source, AGPL v3 Affero General Public License The Affero General Public License, often abbreviated as Affero GPL and AGPL , refers to two distinct, though historically related, free software licenses:... |
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| Funambol | Java Email Client | Java ME, J2SE | Open Source, AGPL v3 Affero General Public License The Affero General Public License, often abbreviated as Affero GPL and AGPL , refers to two distinct, though historically related, free software licenses:... |
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| Funambol | Windows | Outlook | Open Source, AGPL v3 Affero General Public License The Affero General Public License, often abbreviated as Affero GPL and AGPL , refers to two distinct, though historically related, free software licenses:... |
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| Funambol | MacOS | Desktop | Open Source, AGPL v3 Affero General Public License The Affero General Public License, often abbreviated as Affero GPL and AGPL , refers to two distinct, though historically related, free software licenses:... |
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| Funambol | Multi-platform | Java ME, J2SE, C++ | * | * | * | Open Source SDK, AGPL v3 Affero General Public License The Affero General Public License, often abbreviated as Affero GPL and AGPL , refers to two distinct, though historically related, free software licenses:... |
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| Funambol | PalmOS | Palm Databases | Open Source, AGPL v3 Affero General Public License The Affero General Public License, often abbreviated as Affero GPL and AGPL , refers to two distinct, though historically related, free software licenses:... , Community Project |
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| Funambol Community Project | Windows, Linux | iPod | sync via cable, Open Source, AGPL v3 Affero General Public License The Affero General Public License, often abbreviated as Affero GPL and AGPL , refers to two distinct, though historically related, free software licenses:... |
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| Funambol Community Project | Windows, Linux, Mac | Thunderbird, Sunbird | Open Source, AGPL v3 Affero General Public License The Affero General Public License, often abbreviated as Affero GPL and AGPL , refers to two distinct, though historically related, free software licenses:... |
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| Funambol | Yahoo!, Google | Contacts, Calendar | Open Source, AGPL v3 Affero General Public License The Affero General Public License, often abbreviated as Affero GPL and AGPL , refers to two distinct, though historically related, free software licenses:... |
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| Nokia | Symbian 9.x | Nokia S60 3rd/5th Edition native | MMS, too! | ||||||||||||
| Synchronica | Windows Mobile | Pocket PC, Smartphone | emails, attachments and folders | ||||||||||||
| Synchronica | Sun Java Systems Communication Suite | Sun Comms 4, 5 and 6 | |||||||||||||
| Synchronica | Microsoft Exchange | 2003 and 2007 | Using OWA (WebDAV) | ||||||||||||
| Synchronica | Lotus Domino | 6 | Using IMAP and CORBA | ||||||||||||
| Synchronica | Calendar, Contacts | ||||||||||||||
| Synchronica | MSN/Hotmail/WindowsLive | Contacts | |||||||||||||
| Synchronica | Java Content Repository | Any JCR compatible server | JCR (JSR-170) back-end API | ||||||||||||
| Synchronica | Palm OS | mobile devices | |||||||||||||
| Synchronica | Mac OS X | iPhone | over the air (OTA) using IMAP/SMTP | ||||||||||||
| TSync | Windows, Linux, Mac OS X, * | Thunderbird | free, GPL | ||||||||||||
| SyncML2iPhone | iPhone | iCal | free | ||||||||||||
| MyTT | Symbian | S60 all version | free, support file upload/download, only Chinese version | ||||||||||||
| MyTT | Windows Mobile | Pocket PC, Smartphone | free, support file upload/download, only Chinese version | ||||||||||||
| MyTT | Windows | Outlook | free, only Chinese version | ||||||||||||
| MyTT | MTK | 25,26,28 | |||||||||||||
| MyTT | Brew | ||||||||||||||
| plan44.ch | iPhoneOS | Built-in contacts, separate calendar/todo | commercial | ||||||||||||
| Synthesis | PalmOS | Palm Databases | commercial, multiple sync profiles, scheduling | ||||||||||||
| Synthesis | Windows Mobile | Pocket PC, Smartphone | commercial | ||||||||||||
| Synthesis | Windows | Outlook, Outlook Express | commercial | ||||||||||||
| Synthesis | Windows, Linux, Mac OS X | SQL, ODBC, SQLite3, PlainText | * | * | * | Programming SDK w/API's in C, C++, Delphi, Java, & .Net | |||||||||
| Synthesis | Windows, Mac OS X | Sunbird/Lightning | DEMO application included with SDK | ||||||||||||
| Synthesis | Windows, Linux, Mac OS X | Client Desktop DEMO/ODBC/Plugin | * | * | * | Scriptable utility to connect with any other client side application or database. | |||||||||
| TTSync | Windows Mobile | Pocket PC, Smartphone | * | * | * | commercial | |||||||||
| TTSync | Symbian | S60, 1,2,3 version | * | * | * | commercial | |||||||||
| CompanionLink | Windows | Various | commercial | ||||||||||||
| SyncJE by Nexthaus | Windows Mobile | Windows Mobile | commercial | ||||||||||||
| SyncJE by Nexthaus | Mac OS X | Mac OS X | commercial | ||||||||||||
| SyncJE by Nexthaus | Windows | Outlook | commercial | ||||||||||||
| SyncJE by Nexthaus | Windows | Outlook Express | commercial | ||||||||||||
| SyncJE by Nexthaus | Windows | Lotus Notes | commercial | ||||||||||||
| SyncJE by Nexthaus | Windows | ACT | commercial | ||||||||||||
| SyncJE by Nexthaus | PalmOS | Palm Databases | commercial | ||||||||||||
| SyncJE by Nexthaus | BlackBerry | commercial | |||||||||||||
| SyncJE by Nexthaus | iPhoneOS | iPhone | commercial | ||||||||||||
| Critical Path (Memova) | J2ME | Phone Backup Client | commercial | ||||||||||||
| Voxmobili (An OnMobile Company) | Windows Mobile, Android, MacOS, Symbian, J2ME... | SyncML Client, VoxMobili Client | commercial | ||||||||||||
| Yota Contacts | Windows Mobile | SyncML Client, Address book | free, shipped with Yota HTC MAX 4G | ||||||||||||
| Synchronoss | Blackberry, Symbian, PalmOS, Windows Mobile, Android | SyncML Client, MightyBackup, Network Address Book | commercial, with over 10 Million clients deployed | ||||||||||||
| Synchronoss | Windows | Outlook Connector | |||||||||||||
| Synchronoss | Exchange | Microsoft Exchange Connector | |||||||||||||
| Pleex | J2ME | Various | Media sharing and community networks too | ||||||||||||
| Pleex | Symbian S60/S40 and UIQ | Various | Media sharing and community networks too | ||||||||||||
| Pleex | Windows Mobile | Various | Media sharing and community networks too | ||||||||||||
| Pleex | iPhone | Various | Media sharing and community networks too | ||||||||||||
| Pleex | Android | Various | Media sharing and community networks too | ||||||||||||
| Pleex | Blackberry | Various | Media sharing and community networks too | ||||||||||||
| Pleex | Bada | Various | Media sharing and community networks too |
SyncML servers
| Name | Platform | Application | Free? | Contacts | Calendar | Memos | Tasks | Book- marks | Photo | Video | MMS | Files | SAN1 | Notes | ||
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| Alt-N Technologies' MDaemon Email Server for Windows MDaemon Email Server for Windows MDaemon, developed by Alt-N Technologies, is a multi-language SMTP/POP3 Windows-based mail server software with web mail, remote administration, secure Instant Messenger , and Anti-spam techniques security... |
Windows | SyncML Server | SMB email OTA mobile device sync | |||||||||||||
| Group-Office | PHP | Data Synchronization but not Device Management | E-mail is synced with IMAP | |||||||||||||
| Funambol | Java (Linux, Windows, Mac OS X) | Data Synchronization and Device Management | Open Source, Java and C++ SDK, OEM & ISV Partners, AGPL v3 Affero General Public License The Affero General Public License, often abbreviated as Affero GPL and AGPL , refers to two distinct, though historically related, free software licenses:... |
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| Synthesis | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux x86 | SyncML Server | SDK - (Java, C/C++, .Net API's), OEM & ISV Partners | |||||||||||||
| sync•gw | PHP | SyncML Server | platform independent PHP SyncML server, OMA push service; Support for WebDAV (CardDav/CalDAV) | |||||||||||||
| libsynthesis | Linux | SyncML client+server engine library | Open Source, LGPL+EPL, DB backend via plugins or SQL, custom content formats possible | |||||||||||||
| Compelson | ASP .Net, IIS, SQL Server | SyncML Server | ||||||||||||||
| IceWarp | Windows, Linux | SyncML Server | Enterprise Groupware | |||||||||||||
| Winfonie mobile 2 | Windows | Desktop SyncML Server (discontinued, no longer available) | Desktop SyncML server, connects with Microsoft Outlook, Lotus Notes, Lotus Organizer, Mozilla Thunderbird, Lightning, Tobit David, Palm Desktop, combit etc. | |||||||||||||
| Synchronica | Java (Solaris, Linux, Windows, Mac OS X) | Mobile Gateway | Service Providers, OEMS, Enterprise, supports OMA CP, OMA DS Push, OMA EMN and IMAP IDLE | |||||||||||||
| Horde | Linux | Horde | Web Groupware, open source | |||||||||||||
| Access NetFront Sync | Linux, Solaris | SyncML Server | Enterprise sync solution | |||||||||||||
| eGroupWare EGroupWare EGroupware is free open source groupware software intended for businesses from small to enterprises. Its primary functions allow users to manage contacts, appointments, projects and to-do lists.... |
PHP | SyncML Server | Email uses IMAP, Open Source groupware | |||||||||||||
| Mooha SyncML Server | PHP | SyncML Server | Open-source platform independent SyncML server written in PHP with MySQL database backend. Also Drupal Drupal Drupal is a free and open-source content management system and content management framework written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License. It is used as a back-end system for at least 1.5% of all websites worldwide ranging from personal blogs to corporate, political, and... module is available |
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| TimeMaker Server | Linux | SyncML Server | Leadership software. E-mail is synced by using integrated POP3/SMTP. |
1SAN = Server Alert Notification. This SyncML Push technology is based on definitions by the Open Mobile Alliance
Open Mobile Alliance
The Open Mobile Alliance is a standards body which develops open standards for the mobile phone industry.- Principles :Mission: To provide interoperable service enablers working across countries, operators and mobile terminals....
and extends the existing SyncML protocol specification by offering a method of server initiated synchronization.
SyncML hosted services
| Provider Name | Target Market | Price | Contacts | Calendar | Memos | Tasks | Bookmarks | E-mail to SMS | SMS | MMS | WebDAV | CalDAV | Notes | ||
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| syncgcal.com | Google Calendar sync service | free / paid | Google Calendar Synchronisation (including shared calendars) | ||||||||||||
| Syncfriend | A self updated phonebook. Supports multiple phones per each account. Automatic duplicate elimination. | Free | User friendly web interface. | ||||||||||||
| Access NetFront Sync | Enterprise sync solution | commercial | SyncML standard sync server,has been deployed for Japan KDDI ,China Telecom | ||||||||||||
| AOL Sync Service | Consumer | free | SyncML standard sync server | ||||||||||||
| basota.com | Consumers | 10€/year | |||||||||||||
| ComEase | cell phone backup | ||||||||||||||
| CompanionLink | data synching of disconnected applications | commercial | |||||||||||||
| Compelson | demo | free | |||||||||||||
| Contails | Provides a one address book solution to contact management. Supports sync via mobile phones and several other services like mail and Instant Messengers. | Free | SyncMl based synchronization, webmail synchronization | ||||||||||||
| eneia | consumer | free / paid | contact self-update feature | ||||||||||||
| Google Sync via SyncML | free | Contacts sync only | |||||||||||||
| GooSync | Beta | paid | Google Calendar Synchronisation | ||||||||||||
| GSMSync | free / paid | ||||||||||||||
| hotpim | Service Providers, Device Manufacturers, Enterprises | free | Support media file with self client,full-text search engine，only Chinese version | ||||||||||||
| MemoToo | Consumer | free / paid | * | Free services limited to 100 items stored for any category - OTA configuration, Photo for contact, Category support, Sortable tasks | |||||||||||
| MightyPhone | Brew Cell Phone Owners | limited client support | |||||||||||||
| Mobical | free | OMA CP: Open Mobile Alliance Client Provisioning | |||||||||||||
| Mobilesynchro | cell phone backup | free / paid | SyncML based SMS synchronization, OMA/OTA configuration | ||||||||||||
| myFunambol | consumer | demo | Tasks and notes can not be viewed or edited online http://www.funambol.com/docs/myfunambol/help/help.html#can_i_sync_tasks. | ||||||||||||
| MyTT | Beta | free | Support media file with self client,full-text search engine，only Chinese version | ||||||||||||
| O3SIS.com | Carriers and Service Providers, Enterprises, Retail, Device Manufacturers, Partners | commercial | Showcase available with OTA configurator, downloadable clients | ||||||||||||
| O-Sync | Consumer | free | contact self-update feature | ||||||||||||
| PhoneCopy | consumers, community | free/paid | All data can be viewed, edited or deleted online. SMS works with Symbian only and can't be edited. | ||||||||||||
| picoBeat | consummer and SoHo | free | Elements can be edited online | ||||||||||||
| PhoneBackup | Consumer | paid | OTA configuration | ||||||||||||
| ScheduleWorld | consumer | paid (service shut down on November 30, 2010) | calendar sharing, multiple calendars, Google calendars, Email via Over The Air (OTA) provided by IMAP/SMTP | ||||||||||||
| Sony Ericsson | Sony Ericsson mobile device owners | free | As well as files synchronization. | ||||||||||||
| Soocial | Provides a one address book solution to contact management. Supports sync via mobile phones and several other services like GMail. | free/paid | SyncML based Contact synchronization. Outlook client, OTA configuration & downloadable clients. | ||||||||||||
| Synchronica | Service Providers, Device Manufacturers, Enterprises | Live demo available with OTA configuration | |||||||||||||
| Synkia | cell phone backup | paid | SyncML based SMS synchronization, OMA/OTA configuration, server alerted sync. | ||||||||||||
| Ubuntu One | Ubuntu Linux and Android users | paid | Provides cloud storage and streaming music service to mobile devices for free. Contact sync is a paid upgrade. | ||||||||||||
| Voxmobili(An OnMobile Company) | Provides a complete synchronization solution. Supports sync via mobile phones and PC clients. | commercial | SyncML based Personal Data synchronisation | ||||||||||||
| Yota users, online community | free | Contacts management as a part of social network | |||||||||||||
| MightyBackup | paid | commercial, with over 10 Million mobile clients deployed | |||||||||||||
| Network Address Book | Service Providers, Enterprise | commercial | |||||||||||||
| MightyPhone | Brew Cell Phone Owners | paid |
See also
- iCalendarICalendariCalendar is a computer file format which allows Internet users to send meeting requests and tasks to other Internet users, via email, or sharing files with an extension of .ics...
- The SyncML InitiativeThe SyncML InitiativeThe SyncML Initiative, Ltd. was a non-profit corporation formed by a group of companies who co-operated to produce an open standard for data synchronization and device management....
- FunambolFunambolFunambol is an American corporation that earns revenue from its dual-licensing business model that includes commercial software and free open source mobile data synchronization software based on the Funambol core project.-Funambol-based companies:...
- FreeFree softwareFree software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...
and open source SyncML server software. - OpenSync - Free and open source synchronization software written with C-language.
- Yahoo! Mobile and Yahoo! CalendarYahoo! CalendarYahoo! Calendar is a Web-based calendar service from Yahoo!. It can read calendar feeds and events syndicated from sites that make use of the published Yahoo! calendar programming interfaces. While users are not required to have a Yahoo! Mail account, they are required to have a free Yahoo! ID in...
- Yahoo services offered in some countries that uses SyncML technology. - CalDAVCalDAVCalendaring Extensions to WebDAV, or CalDAV, is an Internet standard allowing a client to access scheduling information on a remote server. It extends WebDAV specification and uses iCalendar format for the data. The protocol is defined by RFC 4791...
- CardDAVCardDAVCardDAV is an address book client/server protocol designed to allow users to access and share contact data on a server.The CardDAV protocol was developed by the IETF and has been published as RFC 6352....