This is a generic horizontal industry application that enables mobile computers to transfer and synchronize a variety of files with those in the corporate computers. Following examples of synchronizing files between mobile devices (notebooks, PDAs, and handheld devices) are typical:

• Application programs have to be updated as new versions come along
• Sales professionals need to update price and rate files on a regular basis
• Insurance professionals need most current rate files
• Update standard documentation in the field

A number of companies have introduced file transfer, synchronization products - some of these products are described under Application Servers.  The following vendors are noteworthy of such solutions:

• Afaria from XcelleNet is one of the leading solutions that can manage laptops, PDAs, smart phones, RIM pagers, WinCE devices, and more.  From a central location, you can keep devices running, deploy applications, check inventory, and provide automatic updates.

•   Mobile Automation's Asset Management Software  -  This software allows IT staff to centrally control software distribution, application management, & system configurations for all mobile systems  -  Laptops, Windows CE & Palm devices. 
• Extended Systems supplies XTNDConnect Server which is a robust mobile synchronization and management solution. 
• Synchrologic offers iMobile Suite product for file transfer, software distribution and database synchronization functionality.  It allows you to manage your software assets. Go to Synchrologic's iMobile Suite page for more information. For Synchrologic's iMobile case studies, click on individual customer name - Maersk and Cisco.
• Synchrologic also offers free synchronization service called ReadySyncGo! to professionals for their PIM and personalized web content from certain content providers - Worldspan (travel), MapQuest (directions) and Innovata (hotel). For more information, go MobileInfo's solutions catalog entry.
  

Management of Mobile Devices & Applications
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