Monday, June 14, 2004
Windows Mobile And E-mail: Keeping All Up-To-Date
Posted by Janak Parekh in "ARTICLE" @ 12:00 PM
"One of the main functionality in current connected handheld devices is e-mail. Users can collect e-mails from a server, have the e-mails sent to devices, and other little tricks. We tested some services that offer a combination of pull and push techniques to give the always-on e-mail experience. There are some solutions offering enterprise grade features, including an enterprise level price on this. Sometimes the price tag includes the requirement of having a Microsoft Exchange 2003 Server, or sometimes it includes the requirement of having a completely new server added to the mix. Other products are more accessible to consumers and end users, using a type of software called desktop redirectors. These solutions do not require any server side installation, but will need a computer with Internet connection. In this article we'll talk about these solutions and functionality available from an end-user perspective, not touching server configuration."
Always-on email is the holy grail of connectivity, but historically, your choices for always-on has been Blackberry or... not much else. Mauricio over at Geekzone has written a lengthy article on various client-side solutions that most anyone can use. If you've got a Pocket PC Phone, in particular, you ought to check out the solutions reviewed in this article.
Always-on email is the holy grail of connectivity, but historically, your choices for always-on has been Blackberry or... not much else. Mauricio over at Geekzone has written a lengthy article on various client-side solutions that most anyone can use. If you've got a Pocket PC Phone, in particular, you ought to check out the solutions reviewed in this article.
