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February 2004
Synchronization and data transfer
In everyday life, access to an updated calendar, 
notes and details of friends and business 
colleagues is greatly appreciated. To be truly 
mobile, users must be able to carry their important 
information with them. Equipping mobile phones 
with Personal Information Manager (PIM) programs 
such as calendars, task lists and address books 
gives users access to their most important data 
anywhere and anytime. The information is kept 
updated by synchronizing with the information at 
the office or at home. The growing use of 
groupware such as Microsoft® Outlook® means 
that more and more meetings are booked 
electronically in daily business life.
The phone uses the SyncML 1.1.1 protocol for 
synchronization. This means that it has 
compatibility to synchronize with a wide variety of 
devices over a number of different communications 
media.
SyncML – an open standard for synchronization
SyncML Background
Leading the way in providing remote 
synchronization capability, Sony Ericsson realizes 
that interoperability of remote synchronization is of 
utmost importance if mobile data usage is to 
become as widespread as generally predicted. 
That is why Ericsson, along with IBM, Lotus, 
Motorola, Matsushita, Nokia, Palm Inc., Psion and 
Starfish Software, founded the SyncML initiative in 
February 2000. Supported by more than 600 
software and hardware developers, the SyncML 
initiative seeks to develop and promote a globally 
open standard for remote synchronization, called 
SyncML. Unlike many other synchronization 
platforms, SyncML is an open industry 
specification that offers universal interoperability. 
Because it uses a common language, called XML, 
for specifying the messages that synchronize 
devices and applications, SyncML has been called 
the only truly future-proof platform for enabling 
reliable and immediate update of data. The benefit 
for the end user is that SyncML can be used almost 
anywhere and in a wide variety of devices, 
regardless of application or operating system.
What is SyncML?
SyncML is the common language for synchronizing 
all devices and applications over any network. 
SyncML leverages Extensible Markup Language 
(XML), making SyncML a truly future-proof 
platform. With SyncML any personal information, 
such as calendars, task lists, contact information 
and other relevant data, will be consistent, 
accessible and up to date, no matter where the 
information is stored. For example, a calendar entry 
made to a mobile device on a business trip is 
equally available to a secretary in a network 
calendar. SyncML is the ultimate choice for remote 
synchronization. 
The phone uses SyncML for both local 
synchronization (for example, with a PC using 
Bluetooth or a cable connection) and remote 
synchronization over WAP and http. 
Designed for the wireless world
SyncML is designed specifically with the wireless 
world’s tight requirements in mind. SyncML 
minimizes the use of bandwidth and can deal with 
the special challenges of wireless synchronization, 
such as relatively low connection reliability and 
high network latency. SyncML supports 
synchronization over WAP, http or OBEX. As an 
open, future-proof standard, SyncML is the 
synchronization choice for any device or 
application of the mobile information society.