PIM: Synchronization: Desktop
Functional Description

Features

• Outlook Synchronization

Outlook Synchronization

Qt Extended Sync Agent

• Can sync data from calendar, contacts and tasks with Microsoft Outlook
• Tested configurations:
  • Outlook 2002 with the latest service pack, with Windows 2000
  • Outlook 2003 with the latest service pack, with Windows XP
  • Outlook 2007 with the latest service pack, with Windows Vista
• Tested only on 32-bit Windows 2000/XP/Vista, not 64-bit Windows
• Tested only with administrator user accounts
• Installs in system tray, no significant UI
• Requires some form of serial or TCP/IP driver for connection to device
  • these could be provided by Bluetooth or Wifi, but there is no explicit support for these technologies
  • support for direct access to the device data (device acts as USB mass storage) is not present
• Installer automatically requests administrator privileges.
• Communication with Qt Extended uses a simple line-oriented protocol.
• Tested with Qt Extended running in QVFb (using ethernet and a real serial cable) and the Greenphone (using USB-serial).
• The sync communications and algorithm are proprietary (not SyncML etc.).
• Design described in Desktop Synchronization Overview

Greenphone Sample Implementations

• Greenphone serial driver also installs on 32-bit Windows 2000/XP/Vista.
• The Greenphone shows up as serial port COM20 but due to driver limitations special code must be enabled (the GUI has a check box for this).
• The Greenphone must be set to serial mode (using Applications -> Synchronization) to talk to Qt Extended Sync Agent using the serial driver.