Hi everybody,

My company doesnt use Outlook so we dont have it installed in our
laptops. I have a smartpone running WM6 which syncs ActiveSync with
outlook.
Does anybody knows of a replacement that I can use to sync with
ActiveSync but not to Outlook?


Thanks in advance,
Dan

ActiveSync only works with Outlook.

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"DanStates" <gamesstate******.com> wrote in message
news:62163833-1425-4847-bb21-f0349509e163@l32g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> Hi everybody,
>
> My company doesnt use Outlook so we dont have it installed in our
> laptops. I have a smartpone running WM6 which syncs ActiveSync with
> outlook.
> Does anybody knows of a replacement that I can use to sync with
> ActiveSync but not to Outlook?
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Dan

Not sure exactly what you are asking. Does your company use some other PIM
(contacts, calendar, etc.) software? Or are you asking for one to be
recommended, other than Outlook. In either case, AS will not sync with it.
It only works with Outlook. If you are not now using something else, you
might consider Outlook. If you are using something else, what, would be a
useful thing to provide. There are third party options that 'extend' AS to
other PIMs like Palm Desktop, Lotus, etc. One such is Intellisync. That only
works with AS thought, as opposed to WMDC on Vista. I know of no options for
Vista users at this time, other than WMDC and Outlook for PIM syncing.

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"DanStates" <gamesstate******.com> wrote in message
news:62163833-1425-4847-bb21-f0349509e163@l32g2000hse.googlegroups.com...
> Hi everybody,
>
> My company doesnt use Outlook so we dont have it installed in our
> laptops. I have a smartpone running WM6 which syncs ActiveSync with
> outlook.
> Does anybody knows of a replacement that I can use to sync with
> ActiveSync but not to Outlook?
>
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Dan

You can set the options in Active sync such that it doesn't sync the OUTLOOK info - calendar, contacts....

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Laura Rooke
Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices

On Feb 3, 8:09 pm, "Laura Rooke" <nickyrook...@comcast.net> wrote:
> You can set the options in Active sync such that it doesn't sync the OUTLOOK info - calendar, contacts....
>
> --
> Laura Rooke
> Microsoft MVP Mobile Devices

If you are using one of the Corel Suites, they do not yet have the
technology to synchronise with mobile devices, nor does Mozilla
Sunbird, at least last time I looked.

Sven wrote:
> Not sure exactly what you are asking. Does your company use some other
> PIM (contacts, calendar, etc.) software? Or are you asking for one to
> be recommended, other than Outlook. In either case, AS will not sync
> with it. It only works with Outlook. If you are not now using
> something else, you might consider Outlook. If you are using
> something else, what, would be a useful thing to provide. There are
> third party options that 'extend' AS to other PIMs like Palm Desktop,
> Lotus, etc.
Can you please be more precise on the "etc." ?

> One such is Intellisync. That only works with AS thought,
What do you mean ? Can you be more precise, please;

IntelliSync seems to be a business solution :
http://europe.nokia.com/A4162029

- ft

At 06 Feb 2008 00:18:16 +0100 nospam wrote:


> > One such is Intellisync. That only works with AS thought,
> What do you mean ? Can you be more precise, please;


He means that _all_ 3rd-party sync solutions still use Activesync as the
underlying conduit to transfer information to and from the PPC. They "ride
on top of" Activesync rzther than replace it.


> IntelliSync seems to be a business solution :
> http://europe.nokia.com/A4162029


One could argue that Windows Mobile itself is also considered a "business
solution."

There's certainly no "free" (or even low-cost) add-ons or substitutes for
Activesync that I'm aware of. And the sync add-ons themselves are so
pricey (Intellisync is $70, IIRC) that the average user is often better off
just switching to Outlook for the $100 or so (if it wasn't already included
with the device.)

What are the other other third party options? I like my Palm desktop pretty
well, but I am trying to see if I can live with a WM6 smartphone (HTC S710).
I have been searching high and low for an option to sync the phone with the
palm desktop. I am going to try Intellisync, but if you have other options,
I'd be greatful. I just am NOT pro Outlook. Sorry! It could even sync to a
different PIM, just not outlook. :-)

Thanks,
Eric


"Sven" wrote:

> There are third party options that 'extend' AS to
> other PIMs like Palm Desktop, Lotus, etc. One such is Intellisync.

Todd Allcock wrote:
> At 06 Feb 2008 00:18:16 +0100 nospam wrote:
>
>
>
>>> One such is Intellisync. That only works with AS thought,
>>>
>> What do you mean ? Can you be more precise, please;
>>
>
>
> He means that _all_ 3rd-party sync solutions still use Activesync as the
> underlying conduit to transfer information to and from the PPC. They "ride
> on top of" Activesync rzther than replace it.
>
>
>
>> IntelliSync seems to be a business solution :
>> http://europe.nokia.com/A4162029
>>
>
>
> One could argue that Windows Mobile itself is also considered a "business
> solution."
>
> There's certainly no "free" (or even low-cost) add-ons or substitutes for
> Activesync that I'm aware of. And the sync add-ons themselves are so
> pricey (Intellisync is $70, IIRC) that the average user is often betteroff
> just switching to Outlook for the $100 or so (if it wasn't already included
> with the device.)
>
You must be happy and live in the US. Europeans get punished if they
want to use Outlook in paying a hefty 125 € = 185 $ for Outlook 2007.
But delivery is free.

I guess Bill used such an innovative process when he translated from
US-English into GB-English that we have to understand we have to pay a
small subsidy for the translation. We are all so eager to finance
research for getting such an overwhelming quality product .

"nospam" <"news.ftr(nospam)"@free.fr> wrote in message
news:47bde64a$0$895$ba4acef3@news.orange.fr...

>> There's certainly no "free" (or even low-cost) add-ons or substitutes for
>> Activesync that I'm aware of. And the sync add-ons themselves are so
>> pricey (Intellisync is $70, IIRC) that the average user is often better
>> off
>> just switching to Outlook for the $100 or so (if it wasn't already
>> included
>> with the device.)
>>
> You must be happy and live in the US. Europeans get punished if they want
> to use Outlook in paying a hefty 125 € = 185 $ for Outlook 2007. But
> delivery is free.

I live in the US, but I'm not sure that necessarily equates to happiness!
;-)

Sorry about the price of Outlook UK- I had no idea the apparent difficulty
of converting Colonial English into the Queen's English. It must be a
daunting task to raise the price of the product 50%! Silly me- I thought
you just added a few extra "u's" into a few words, and pronounced
"aluminium" and "schedule" differently...


> I guess Bill used such an innovative process when he translated from
> US-English into GB-English that we have to understand we have to pay a
> small subsidy for the translation. We are all so eager to finance research
> for getting such an overwhelming quality product .

Agreed. I'm suddenly envisioning a sideline business opportunity in the
grey-market export and sales of Microsoft software into Europe... ;-)

On 22 Feb, 02:16, "Todd Allcock" <eleccon...@AmericaOnLine.com> wrote

> Sorry about the price of Outlook UK- I had no idea the apparent difficulty
> of converting Colonial English into the Queen's English. *It must be a
> daunting task to raise the price of the product 50%!

50% would be nice. newegg.com currently list Outlook for 87.99 USD.
That would equate to about 44 GBP. But ebuyer.com (a low-price UK
supplier) list Outlook for 87.44 GBP, or roughly 172 USD, other
retailers charge more.

That sort of differential is standard for all US-originated software
products. I've never heard a good reason for it though. Of course, in
practice, most people would get better value buying Office rather than
stand-alone Outlook.

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