Push it - push it real good - says Microsoft
November 24, 2005 [General] | By Edward J. R.
One picture sometimes tells more than thousand words, so let's take a look at an image that explains in simple terms how Microsoft's "Push Direct" technology (that is supposed to defeat RIM BlackBerry) works:
Microsoft has published a white paper about push technology that is coming first quarter of 2006 to Windows Mobile 5.0 devices. The appropriate service pack for MS Exchange Server is already available but without support for Windows Mobile devices it is useless, so administrators and expert users can use the time to learn and prepare for Microsoft push email era!
Some quotes from the white paper:
Direct Push Technology can be enabled on Windows Mobile devices by the Exchange Server 2003 administrator. Direct Push provides a “push e-mail” experience where items received on the Exchange 2003 Server—such as new e-mail messages, calendar changes, contact changes, or task updates—will arrive almost immediately on the Windows Mobile 5.0 device. The service does not rely on Short Message Service (SMS) notifications, third-party subscription services, or special configuration to immediately display new messages.
Direct Push offers other benefits in comparison to scheduled or manual synchronization:
- Less bandwidth consumption. When the device sends a request to the server for change notifications, it spends most of that process waiting for a response, not sending or receiving data.
- Efficient data transfer. Only folders that contain changes are targeted for synchronization.
- Longer battery life and lower data transfer fees. Because it synchronizes only when necessary in the efficient way described above, the device is able to reduce its power consumption and increase its battery life while incurring fewer data transfer charges.
Interestingly Microsoft placed in this white paper also short summery about 3 main categories of Windows Mobile devices:
- Pocket PCs are handheld devices that enable you to store and retrieve e-mail messages, contacts, and appointments, play multimedia files, exchange text messages with MSN Messenger Services, browse the Web, and more. Users can connect Pocket PCs to personal computers or, in the case of most devices, with WiFi networks to exchange or synchronize information.
- Smartphones integrate text-based messaging into a voice-centric handset comparable in size to today's mobile phones. Windows Mobile–based Smartphones are designed for one-handed operation with keypad access to both voice and data features. They are optimized for voice and text communication and allow wireless access to Outlook information and encrypted browsing to corporate and Internet information and services.
- Pocket PC Phones combine all the standard functionality of a Windows Mobile–based Pocket PC with that of a feature-rich mobile phone. Windows Mobile software for Pocket PC Phones integrates the PDA and phone experience so users can dial phone numbers directly from contacts, send SMS messages, identify incoming callers, and easily take call notes. Using a Windows Mobile–based Pocket PC Phone with wireless service through a mobile operator, your company’s field workers will be able to wirelessly access the Internet and their corporate networks, and send and receive e-mail.
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