Hi. I need some infomation on data sychronization. Who does it. What
applications do they sink, and what are the projected growth rates.

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 29 Apr 2005 17:40 PDT

Dear Hi Joel,

I?m not sure if you still need the information on data synchronization.

If you do, please take a look at the material that I posted in the comment box.

Best regards,
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Question by jallen62-ga on 30 Apr 2005 05:15 PDT

This is good for now. If I need to, I will post more spacifics as needed. Thanks.

Hi Joel,

Thank you  for accepting my findings as the offical answer.

I will watching this question should you need further information.

Best regards,
Bobbie7





What is Data Synchronization?

Data synchronization technologies are designed to synchronize a single
set of data between two or more devices, automatically copying changes
back and forth.
http://www.nokia.com/nokia/0,8764,63914,00.html

Data Synchronization:
"Where multiple applications hold the same sets of data and one of the
users change the state of their shared object, this change will
immediately propagate to the shared objects of the other users.  The
process of sending, receiving, and updating data between multiple
systems."
http://www.informatica.com/solutions/resource_center/glossary/default.htm

--------------------------------------------------------


Synchronization software is shaping up as a key battleground for Apple
and Microsoft.

?As consumers shift spending away from PCs to more portable devices,
such as cell phones or digital music players, controlling the key
element for synchronizing data on these devices with computers is
becoming increasingly important, say analysts.

Although no projections for the value of the synchronization software
market are available, analysts said control of the market could be
hugely profitable.

"As end-user client devices proliferate, users may have an array of
gadgets," said Jupiter Research analyst Michael Gartenberg. "Since
most users will have the bulk of their data--both personal and
business--on their PCs, controlling the synchronization of that data
will help determine the overall success of future devices and
services."

?But synchronization is about more than cell phones, particularly as
consumers add digital cameras, camcorders and music players to the
growing list of devices they connect to computers?.

?Apple clearly is considering these other categories, starting with
its iPod digital music player. Already, the company has successfully
positioned the Mac as a hub for connecting digital devices.?

"As personal computers can synchronize more data types beyond calendar
and contacts--as the iPod synchronizes music--we will see more devices
proliferate," Jupiter Research's Gartenberg said. "For example, a
future DVR (digital video recorder), might not record anything
directly, but sync the TV shows to your TV for home viewing or to your
handheld for the road. All of which can be translated in profits for
whoever controls the access points of the data sync."

Published on ZDNet News: December 19, 2002
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-978408.html


--------------------------------------------------------


From Yahoo Financial News:

?IBM today announced the immediate availability of global data
synchronization software that enables retailers, distributors and
manufacturers to collaborate with one another so they can share
critical business information and integrate it with their internal
systems.?

 ?Traditionally, manufacturers, retailers and distributors have shared
business information using relatively inefficient manual processes
such as fax, phone or email, leading to product information errors and
redundant processes?.

?Today, with IBM's new software, IBM Global Data Synchronization for
WebSphere Product Center, manual processes are dramatically reduced
and companies gain a scalable, certified solution to help them
automate how they manage and share the information, using industry
standards.?

Yahoo Financial News: Dec 13, 2004 
http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/041213/077627.html


--------------------------------------------------------

Intellisync holds a 90% marketshare in the PC-to-PDA synchronization market.

?Intellisync formerly called Pumatech, already serves half of the
Fortune 100. Its synchronization software is licensed to more than 200
vendors and resides in every one of the millions of Research in Motion
BlackBerry devices sold to date. By its own estimates, Intellisync
holds a 90% market share in the PC-to-PDA synchronization market, and
with its established presence with the largest enterprises and vendors
in the world, that market share shows no signs of sliding.?
Source: Wireless Review: May 1, 2004 
Synchronization in a Few Broad Strokes
http://wirelessreview.com/mag/wireless_synchronization_few_broad/ 


--------------------------------------------------------


?The mobile phone, including Palms with telecom capabilities, is the
biggest market out there,? Borchers says, adding that the need for
synchronization has extended from the mobile professional to the busy
consumer, like parents coordinating children?s schedules.?

?Though wireless synchronization of PIMs has been around for some
time, driving much of the current push is the need for e-mail
capabilities out in the field, according to Clyde Foster, senior VP
for Pumatech. His company?s synchronization software is imbedded in a
host of handheld devices, including those from Sony, RIM and others.
The company owns 52 patents and has another 20 in the works, according
to Foster.?

?Synchronization is becoming more complex because there are an
increasing number of networks and applications,? Foster says.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Sync Engines!
http://www.destinationffa.com/APCM/templates/default_template.asp?Articleid=971&Zoneid=24


--------------------------------------------------------


The worldwide mobile middleware market is expected to grow from $424.4
million in 2003 to $1.3 billion in 2008, according to IT research firm
IDC.

?Last November IDC?s mobile middleware report said that in the move to
mobilization taking place across large businesses today, ?mobile
middleware remains the core software solution to enable this
mobilization.? It went on to predict growth of the mobile middleware
market from $424.4 million in 2003 to $1.3 billion in 2008?.

This following article article profiles some top players in the mobile
middleware space and describes their current offerings

Excerpts:

?Number three on IDC?s list of mobile middleware heavyweights is
Intellisync, which had a busy 2003 and 2004, including multiple
acquisitions and some rebranding, drawing on Synchrologic?s mobile
platform and Pumatech?s brand name to better position its portfolio.
It also outpaced its peers with a 24.1 percent growth rate in
2002-2003.?

?Part of Intellisync?s strength comes from its market position as one
of the few large pure-play mobile middleware vendors, and its niche
falls somewhere between the two ends of the mobile middleware
spectrum, according to Rip Gerber, chief marketing officer for
Intellisync. On one end are ?point solutions? being offered by small
vendors, which offer only wireless e-mail and are struggling to remain
relevant. Most of these small vendors are trying to compete with RIM,
the leader in that space, and while wireless e-mail is the killer app,
there?s not a huge market for a solution offering only e-mail. ?That?s
the ticket to the dance,? says Gerber, ?but what the enterprise is
looking for is a full suite of solutions.?

On the other end of the spectrum are the big players, such as IBM and
Microsoft, which see the market for mobility and turn to a company
like Intellisync for its technology. Intellisync?s flagship product is
its Mobile Suite 6, a wireless push e-mail and PIM synchronization
tool that enables users to receive e-mail, calendar, contacts and
updates on Palm OS, Pocket PC and other mobile devices. The Data Sync
tool mobilizes enterprise applications, and additional tools handle
file and Web content distribution, as well as systems management and
security.?

?As far as competition, Gerber points to RIM and iAnywhere. Yet he
notes some interesting market dynamics surrounding the three
companies. iAnywhere, Gerber says, licenses Intellisync?s technology
for its mobile solution, while RIM is both a competitor and a customer
of Intellisync. All this lends credence to the conclusion IDC reached;
namely, that going forward, power alliances in the market will become
the norm, as they allow suppliers to offer the complete mobility
solutions clients demand.?

Read the complete article here:
http://www.mobileenterprisemag.com/APCM/APCMviewer.asp?a=1473&print=yes

--------------------------------------------------------

Bitpipe provides links to Companies that provide products or publish
white papers, webcasts, and case studies on Data Synchronization.
http://www.bitpipe.com/olist/Data-Synchronization.html


--------------------------------------------------------

Intellisync Corporation Named as Key Player in Worldwide Mobile Middleware Market

?Based on its 2003 revenues and 24.1 percent market share growth from
2002 to 2003, Intellisync ranks in the top three mobile middleware
companies in the world, according to IDC.?

(?)

?IDC believes that the top mobile middleware providers will continue
to grow revenue, gain share or maintain their positions while
expanding their mobile suite offerings. Mobilization of enterprise
applications is a key area of opportunity for mobile middleware
providers over the next several years, driven in part by many large
organizations mandating mobilization.?

PDA Today
http://www.pdatoday.com/comments/2436_0_1_0_C/
				

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 30 Apr 2005 08:10 PDT

Sorry for the typo. It should be "official" not "offical" in the first
line of the answer.

Excellent. Thanks! If I want to post a new question, and direct it to
you, how can I do that?

Joel,

Here are my findings regarding data synchronization.

Thanks,
Bobbie7


What is Data Synchronization?

Data synchronization technologies are designed to synchronize a single
set of data between two or more devices, automatically copying changes
back and forth.
http://www.nokia.com/nokia/0,8764,63914,00.html

Data Synchronization:
"Where multiple applications hold the same sets of data and one of the
users change the state of their shared object, this change will
immediately propagate to the shared objects of the other users.  The
process of sending, receiving, and updating data between multiple
systems."
http://www.informatica.com/solutions/resource_center/glossary/default.htm

--------------------------------------------------------


Synchronization software is shaping up as a key battleground for Apple
and Microsoft.

?As consumers shift spending away from PCs to more portable devices,
such as cell phones or digital music players, controlling the key
element for synchronizing data on these devices with computers is
becoming increasingly important, say analysts.

Although no projections for the value of the synchronization software
market are available, analysts said control of the market could be
hugely profitable.

"As end-user client devices proliferate, users may have an array of
gadgets," said Jupiter Research analyst Michael Gartenberg. "Since
most users will have the bulk of their data--both personal and
business--on their PCs, controlling the synchronization of that data
will help determine the overall success of future devices and
services."

?But synchronization is about more than cell phones, particularly as
consumers add digital cameras, camcorders and music players to the
growing list of devices they connect to computers?.

?Apple clearly is considering these other categories, starting with
its iPod digital music player. Already, the company has successfully
positioned the Mac as a hub for connecting digital devices.?

"As personal computers can synchronize more data types beyond calendar
and contacts--as the iPod synchronizes music--we will see more devices
proliferate," Jupiter Research's Gartenberg said. "For example, a
future DVR (digital video recorder), might not record anything
directly, but sync the TV shows to your TV for home viewing or to your
handheld for the road. All of which can be translated in profits for
whoever controls the access points of the data sync."

Published on ZDNet News: December 19, 2002
http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-978408.html


--------------------------------------------------------


From Yahoo Financial News:

?IBM today announced the immediate availability of global data
synchronization software that enables retailers, distributors and
manufacturers to collaborate with one another so they can share
critical business information and integrate it with their internal
systems.?

 ?Traditionally, manufacturers, retailers and distributors have shared
business information using relatively inefficient manual processes
such as fax, phone or email, leading to product information errors and
redundant processes?.

?Today, with IBM's new software, IBM Global Data Synchronization for
WebSphere Product Center, manual processes are dramatically reduced
and companies gain a scalable, certified solution to help them
automate how they manage and share the information, using industry
standards.?

Yahoo Financial News: Dec 13, 2004 
http://biz.yahoo.com/iw/041213/077627.html


--------------------------------------------------------

Intellisync holds a 90% marketshare in the PC-to-PDA synchronization market.

?Intellisync formerly called Pumatech, already serves half of the
Fortune 100. Its synchronization software is licensed to more than 200
vendors and resides in every one of the millions of Research in Motion
BlackBerry devices sold to date. By its own estimates, Intellisync
holds a 90% market share in the PC-to-PDA synchronization market, and
with its established presence with the largest enterprises and vendors
in the world, that market share shows no signs of sliding.?
Source: Wireless Review: May 1, 2004 
Synchronization in a Few Broad Strokes
http://wirelessreview.com/mag/wireless_synchronization_few_broad/ 


--------------------------------------------------------


?The mobile phone, including Palms with telecom capabilities, is the
biggest market out there,? Borchers says, adding that the need for
synchronization has extended from the mobile professional to the busy
consumer, like parents coordinating children?s schedules.?

?Though wireless synchronization of PIMs has been around for some
time, driving much of the current push is the need for e-mail
capabilities out in the field, according to Clyde Foster, senior VP
for Pumatech. His company?s synchronization software is imbedded in a
host of handheld devices, including those from Sony, RIM and others.
The company owns 52 patents and has another 20 in the works, according
to Foster.?

?Synchronization is becoming more complex because there are an
increasing number of networks and applications,? Foster says.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Start Your Sync Engines!
http://www.destinationffa.com/APCM/templates/default_template.asp?Articleid=971&Zoneid=24


--------------------------------------------------------


The worldwide mobile middleware market is expected to grow from $424.4
million in 2003 to $1.3 billion in 2008, according to IT research firm
IDC.

?Last November IDC?s mobile middleware report said that in the move to
mobilization taking place across large businesses today, ?mobile
middleware remains the core software solution to enable this
mobilization.? It went on to predict growth of the mobile middleware
market from $424.4 million in 2003 to $1.3 billion in 2008?.

This following article article profiles some top players in the mobile
middleware space and describes their current offerings

Excerpts:

?Number three on IDC?s list of mobile middleware heavyweights is
Intellisync, which had a busy 2003 and 2004, including multiple
acquisitions and some rebranding, drawing on Synchrologic?s mobile
platform and Pumatech?s brand name to better position its portfolio.
It also outpaced its peers with a 24.1 percent growth rate in
2002-2003.?

?Part of Intellisync?s strength comes from its market position as one
of the few large pure-play mobile middleware vendors, and its niche
falls somewhere between the two ends of the mobile middleware
spectrum, according to Rip Gerber, chief marketing officer for
Intellisync. On one end are ?point solutions? being offered by small
vendors, which offer only wireless e-mail and are struggling to remain
relevant. Most of these small vendors are trying to compete with RIM,
the leader in that space, and while wireless e-mail is the killer app,
there?s not a huge market for a solution offering only e-mail. ?That?s
the ticket to the dance,? says Gerber, ?but what the enterprise is
looking for is a full suite of solutions.?

On the other end of the spectrum are the big players, such as IBM and
Microsoft, which see the market for mobility and turn to a company
like Intellisync for its technology. Intellisync?s flagship product is
its Mobile Suite 6, a wireless push e-mail and PIM synchronization
tool that enables users to receive e-mail, calendar, contacts and
updates on Palm OS, Pocket PC and other mobile devices. The Data Sync
tool mobilizes enterprise applications, and additional tools handle
file and Web content distribution, as well as systems management and
security.?

?As far as competition, Gerber points to RIM and iAnywhere. Yet he
notes some interesting market dynamics surrounding the three
companies. iAnywhere, Gerber says, licenses Intellisync?s technology
for its mobile solution, while RIM is both a competitor and a customer
of Intellisync. All this lends credence to the conclusion IDC reached;
namely, that going forward, power alliances in the market will become
the norm, as they allow suppliers to offer the complete mobility
solutions clients demand.?

Read the complete article here:
http://www.mobileenterprisemag.com/APCM/APCMviewer.asp?a=1473&print=yes

--------------------------------------------------------

Bitpipe provides links to Companies that provide products or publish
white papers, webcasts, and case studies on Data Synchronization.
http://www.bitpipe.com/olist/Data-Synchronization.html


--------------------------------------------------------

Intellisync Corporation Named as Key Player in Worldwide Mobile Middleware Market

?Based on its 2003 revenues and 24.1 percent market share growth from
2002 to 2003, Intellisync ranks in the top three mobile middleware
companies in the world, according to IDC.?

(?)

?IDC believes that the top mobile middleware providers will continue
to grow revenue, gain share or maintain their positions while
expanding their mobile suite offerings. Mobilization of enterprise
applications is a key area of opportunity for mobile middleware
providers over the next several years, driven in part by many large
organizations mandating mobilization.?

PDA Today
http://www.pdatoday.com/comments/2436_0_1_0_C/
				

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Joel,

Thanks again for the five stars and tip.

As for directing questions to me, you can simply put something
like "For bobbie7-ga Only" in the subject line of the question.

--Bobbie7