1. Yes, they both allow sync 2. Yes, but not in native office applications. Functionality is similar.
3. Yes, each application has it's plus and minuses, as well as fan boys. That's like asking Chevy or dodge. I am a WM fan boy myself. My wife, 11 year old son, and myself all have Windows Mobile devices with unlimited data packages that sync to our home exchange server. As a matter of timing someone asked me this weekend why I liked my WM phone. This is my answer. I've come to rely on my Windows Mobile device pretty heavily in the last few years. It enables me to be a great deal more productive, have more information with me, and have access to real time information from "out there". The following are a few of the things they my phone does for me. 1. It syncs with Exchange over the wire. My Contacts, My Calendar, My Tasks, and My Email are with me and up-to-date when I need them. With direct push they are kept up-to-date in real time between 6am and 6pm every day. Then every 30 minutes outside of those hours. 2. I am big into putting my life in my tasks, and calendar to help remind me of what I need to do, and make lists of things to accomplish for the day. Having the same reminders and lists with me on my computers and my mobile and synced between the two gives me greater options. 3. I have dates, spouses, pictures, addresses, phone numbers, personal sound greetings and so on for all of my contacts. If I need to know something about someone it is in my contacts. Even better, once it is on my phone it uploads to my computer, or vice versa. 4. I use an application called EWallet [1] to store pretty much all of my information: website logins, SSN, DL#, Medical Numbers, Insurance Information, Bank Accounts, etc.. You name it data wise about me and my family, and it is stored in this application. The app uses 256k encryption. Plus you need the password for the device, then the password for the software to see anything. 6 digits for the phone and I use 12 digits for the software. It only syncs to my laptop with a cable. It is secure enough for me to feel safe, and enables me to have all of my data with me, 5. I have a few IMAP accounts on my phone to get email for work, and what not. 6. I use an application called Live PVR that allows me to record all incoming phone conversations from select people (Xwife). This application has been helpfully when building court cases, or calling her on her later false statements. 7. There are nice video games for my phone that let me zone out when I am waiting for something 8. I run communicator mobile on my phone synced to MS or Work depending on where and what I am doing . This gives me presence and instant communications with the people I work with. It also allows me to make VoIP calls when on a WIFI without great cell reception. 9. I run some SPB apps too, like the weather and time bars that let me know what is going outside since I don't see it much. 10. Through the web browser I can quickly check the status of the ferries via webcams. Via an application called SmartPhlow I can check live traffic data for my routes. Between these 2 things I can select the best route to get to my kid in real time. This has saved me all kinds of time over the last few years. There are other things, but these are the big ones. In short I very much love how much information and access I have in my pocket with a Windows Mobile Device. ~Kevinm WLKMMAS Formerly of Microsoft<http://www.microsoft.com/exchange/>, now powered by 3Sharp<http://www.3sharp.com/>, Always WLK<http://pics.wlkmmas.org/>MMAS<http://www.hedonists.ca/> From: exchangelist@lyris.sunbelt-software.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 9:27 AM To: exchangelist@lyris.sunbelt-software.com Subject: EAS vs. BB - new thread for less confusion I've started a new thread, because my manager is now asking me to create a proposal document for our Director, in order to recommend the "best" solution. I have a few specific questions that may or may not have been covered in the last thread. 1) Does the BB, if I have BES installed in my server room, allow sync of contacts/tasks/calendar etc. Also, just to be fair and complete, does the WM device have this capability? 2) Does the BB have the same ability to open the same types of attachments as the WM device? 3) Are there any other functionalities that one device has over the other, from an end-user perspective, that would be something I need to know about? I'm sorry if the last question is a bit vague, but this is really my first endeavor in these waters, and I'd just like to have as many real world experiences as possible to draw from to make this decision. I do understand that it's not difficult to support both, but I just need to make sure the endusers are going to be satisfied with the chosen solution. Thanks, Joe Heaton AISA Employment Training Panel 1100 J Street, 4th Floor Sacramento, CA 95814 (916) 327-5276 [EMAIL PROTECTED] No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.17.11/1200 - Release Date: 12/27/2007 1:34 PM ~ Ninja Email Security with Cloudmark Spam Engine Gets Image Spam ~ ~ http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Ninja ~
