SyncML (Synchronization Markup Language) is the former name (currently referred to as: Open Mobile Alliance Data Synchronization and Device Management) for a platform-independent information synchronization standard. Existing synchronization solutions have mostly been somewhat vendor-, application- or operating system specific. The purpose of SyncML is to change this by offering an open standard as a replacement. Several major companies such as Motorola, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, IBM and Siemens AG already support SyncML in their products. 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". The Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) is a standards body which develops open standards for the mobile industry. ... A cross-platform (or platform independent) programming language, software application or hardware device works on more than one system platform (e. ... Synchronization (or Sync) is a problem in timekeeping which requires the coordination of events to operate a system in unison. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ... Motorola Inc. ... This article is about the telecommunications corporation. ... For an arrangement of Sony Ericsson products, see list of Sony Ericsson products Sony Ericsson is a joint venture established in 2001 by the Japanese consumer electronics company Sony Corporation and the Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson to make mobile phones. ... For other uses, see IBM (disambiguation) and Big Blue. ... Siemens redirects here. ... Philippe Kahn Philippe Kahn Working on the first camera-phones Philippe Kahn (born March 16, 1952)[1] is an American technology innovator and entrepreneur, French-born, known as the founder of Borland, a producer of software development tools for as well as Starfish Software, the creator of the first wireless... Starfish was founded in 1994 by Philippe Kahn and Sonia Lee. ... Motorola Inc. ...

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. A personal information manager (PIM) is a type of application software that functions as a personal organizer. ... Push e-mail is a technology that provides a copy of your email to your cell-phone or PDA. It is a subscription service that your e-mail provider has to implement. ... This article is about the wireless e-mail device. ...

Some products are now using SyncML for more general information synchronization purposes, such as to synchronize project task information across a distributed group of team members. SyncML can also be used as a base for backup solutions.

The current version of the protocol is OMA Data Synchronization (DS) 1.2. OMA DS 1.2 was ratified as an approved enabler on the 14th August 2006 by the OMA Board of Directors and supersedes the previous version, 1.1.2.

The current version of the protocol is OMA Device Management (DM) 1.2. OMA DM 1.2 was ratified as an approved enabler on February 2007 by the OMA Board of Directors and supersedes the previous version, 1.1.2. // OMA DM is a protocol specified by Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) for Device Management (DM) purposes, by the Device Management Working Group and the Data Synchronization (DS) Working Group. ...

See also

• The SyncML Initiative
• Funambol - Open Source SyncML server software.
• LibsyncML - Open Source SyncML library written with C-language.
• OpenSync - Open Source synchronization software written with C-language.
• Yahoo! Mobile - A Yahoo service offered in some countries that uses SyncML technology.
• Zyb - A free service offered world-wide that uses SyncML technology.

The SyncML Initiative, Ltd. ... Formerly known as the Sync4j project, Funambol is an open source mobile application server that provides push email, address book and calendar (PIM) data synchronization, application provisioning, and device management for wireless devices and PCs, leveraging standard protocols such as SyncML. For users, this means BlackBerry-like capabilities on commodity... OpenSync is an Open Source synchronization software framework that is mainly used to synchronize PIM data (contacts, calendar, tasks and notes) between personal computers and mobile devices. ... Yahoo! Mobile Yahoo! has a powerful mobile website which operates most strongly in Europe and particularly in the UK where SMS messages are send mobile to mobile every second. ... Yahoo! - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... ZYB is a Danish company that offers a website to let users backup, manage, and share data of their mobile devices online. ...

References

• OMA DS Specifications
• OMA SyncML Common Specifications
• SyncML - Data Synchronization and Device Management
• OpenSync - Open Source synchronization framework
• LibSyncML - Open Source SyncML library
• SyncML C Reference Toolkit
• SyncML Conformance Test Suite
• SyncML Compatible Devices list at Synchronica.com
• SyncML Compatible Devices list at Funambol.com
• SyncML Compatible Devices list at Mobical.net
• SyncML Compatible Devices list at Zyb.com
• SyncML Compatible Devices list at Comease.com
• SyncML Compatible Devices list at Synkia.com
• - ALL synchronization services SyncML