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September 2003

End users
Today’s user of mobile devices probably uses a dif-
ferent synchronization product with every device. 
Each technology can synchronize only a few appli-
cations, or is limited to a particular type of network 
connection. This arrangement is expensive to 
install, confusing to configure and operate, and 
costly to administer. With SyncML, users will be 
able to buy devices that synchronize with a broader 
range of data.

Device manufacturers
Device manufacturers will benefit from a common 
protocol that will make the device interoperable 
with a broader range of applications, services, and 
network and transmission technologies.

Service providers
Service providers moving into the growth area of 
application hosting are particularly concerned that 
a proliferation of synchronization technologies will 

make it impossible to deploy and support their cus-
tomers in a cost-effective manner. To support the 
range of data types and devices in use today, serv-
ice providers must install and configure multiple 
server infrastructures, maintain and support that 
infrastructure, and maintain compatibility and per-
formance. The alternative now available, to use a 
single solution for data connectivity, involves the 
risk of a tight coupling to a propriety solution. With 
SyncML, they will be able to provide connectivity to 
a wider selection of applications.

Application developers
Choosing to support multiple synchronization tech-
nologies enables an application to support more 
types of devices and networked data, but that 
choice comes at a cost. With SyncML, application 
developers will be able to develop an application 
that can connect to a more diverse set of devices 
and network data.