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[Sw-release-announce] Mobile Device Release Effort Announcement
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Kyle Pope)
Sat Dec 18 07:44:36 2004
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From: Kyle Pope <ndpope@mit.edu>
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Good afternoon,
In response to requests from various faculty members and Departments,
Information Services and Technology (IS&T) is pleased to announce the start
of a release effort to provide support for e-mail and calendaring
synchronization using Palm OS-based handhelds and smartphones.
The release team will provide support for SnapperMail 2.1, an e-mail client
from Snapperfish Ltd. and SyncML from Synthesis AG, which enables TechTime
calendar access and synchronization without the requirement of a cable
attachment. E-mail access and calendar synchronization are the two key
functions that clients have requested support from IS&T for handhelds and
smartphones.
The release team will test SnapperMail and SyncML on several devices and
report on their suitability, as well as create documentation, training
plans and support mechanisms for the MIT community.
Once support is in place for Palm OS devices, IS&T will investigate
providing support for devices that are PocketPC-based.
Support for SnapperMail and SyncML is expected to be in place on February
1, 2005. Members of the MIT community can attend an IAP event sponsored by
the release team that takes place on January 26, 2005, in the N42 Demo Center.
The Mobility Device Release Team will provide updates throughout the
process. For more information on the release effort, see the Mobility
Devices release notebook:
http://web.mit.edu/swrt/releases/mobiledevices/. To contact the team with
questions or feedback, send e-mail to palm-release@mit.edu.
Regards,
Kyle Pope
ndpope@mit.edu
Ph: (617) 253-0195
for the Mobile Device Release Team
Joni Cyr, Telephony
Chris Gresham, Computing Help Desk
Jon Hunt, Software Release Team
Lu Keohane, Telephony
Chris Murphy, Network & Infrastructure Services Team
Kyle Pope, Departmental Information Technology Resource
Lee Ridgway, Training, Consulting and Publications
Mark Silis, Network & Infrastructure Services Team
Matthew Sullivan, Departmental Information Technology Resource
Ginny Williams, Client Support Services HQ
Al Willis, Software Release Team
