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News
Issue #2002 - 24
(June 2002)
(Updated June
26, 2002)
INFRASTRUCTURE, PRODUCTS & SERVICES
IBM Lotus Domino Minus Extended
Systems
IBM announced that it has
bundled its Lotus Domino and Domino Everyplace together, which will
use its own synchronization software based on SynchML. This has many
observers asking, What happened to IBM’s previous supplier of
synchronization technology Extended Systems?
And so is David Hofacker, Extended Systems’ U.K. managing
director. Hofacker told ComputerWire that he was unaware of IBM’s
decision but that he was not shocked by it. "We originally
worked with IBM for device to PC synchronization and had planned
to do the server piece as well," he said. But he is not
surprised that IBM has gone its own way, with device to server
synchronization.
Extended Systems continues to provide the technology for Lotus
EasySync Pro which allows users to synch their PDA with their
desktop, Jim Moffat, Lotus market manager, IBM EMEA, told
ComputerWire.
When it came to the new server-based synchronization product,
"we changed our course," Moffat said, "to embrace the
SyncML open standard for synchronization of e-mail and PIM
data."
Current subscription customers will be able to take advantage of
mobile access to Domino whether it be synchronizing to PIM
applications on devices powered by Palm OS, PocketPC or Symbian OS,
or accessing Domino e-mail, calendar and address book in real-time
via a microbrowser, or being notified via SMS functionality, the
Armonk, New York-based company said.
For IT administrators, the new product integrates core wireless
and mobile functionality into the Domino server thus making it
easier to manage.
For more information: http://www.ibm.com
(Additional source ComputerWire)
MobileInfo.com’s Comments & Advisory:
It is not unusual for IBM or Microsoft to fill the gap in their
product strategy by going out and licensing somebody else's infrastructure
product until the time their own developers can create their own
implementation. This was an arrangement of convenience - gave credibility to
Extended Systems but it should have known this arrangement may not last.
SyncML was perhaps only a minor reason for IBM's decision.
Note: This news release may contain forward-looking statements. Readers should take appropriate caution in
developing plans utilizing these products, services and technology
architectures. All trademarks used in this summary are
the property of their respective owners.
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