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 SyncML (Synchronization Markup Language)
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**See `SyncML`_/`HowTo`_ for a description how to sync your client device with Horde.**

.. _`SyncML`: https://wiki.horde.org/SyncML?referrer=SyncML
.. _`HowTo`: https://wiki.horde.org/HowTo?referrer=SyncML

SyncML (//Synchronization Markup Language//) is a protocol standard defined by the //Open Mobile Alliance// for platform-independent information synchronization.

SyncML is most commonly thought of as a method to synchronize contact and calendar information between some type of handheld device and a computer (personal, or network-based service), such as between a mobile phone and a Horde installation.

Horde includes a SyncML server functionality that allows all SyncML capable clients to replicate their calendar events, tasks, notes, and contacts with Horde. Some phones have a SyncML client included (most modern mobile phones), for others there are SyncML software packages such as:

* The commercial Synthesis client (http://www.synthesis.ch) for PocketPC, Windows Mobile, Smartphone and PalmOS

* The open source Funambol client (http://www.funambol.com) for Windows Mobile, PalmOS, Blackberry, Symbian and Outlook.

* TSync (http://www.topologilinux.com/syncml) - An open source client for syncing to to Mozilla Thunderbird or SeaMonkey

Horde's SyncML server functionality is implemented in a horde PEAR package named SyncML. This package is designed to be independent from Horde. Other groupware applications can use this package to provide SyncML as well. The only thing that's need to be done is the `implementation of a backend interface`_ for their application. Please drop a note on the horde sync mailing list (sync@lists.horde.org) if you are interested in this.

.. _`implementation of a backend interface`: https://wiki.horde.org/SyncML/CustomBackend?referrer=SyncML

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 Resources, Links, Downloads
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`SyncML`_ Spec/Implementation
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* `Syncml.org`_

* `Downloads`_

* `SyncML Protocol`_

* `SyncML Representation`_

* `DevInf`_

* `MetInf`_

* `Short Intro to SyncML`_

* Several IBM Devworks articles on `SyncML`_: `Syncing data: An introduction to SyncML`_, XML Watch articles `1`_, `2`_, and `3`_, `SyncML intensive`_, and finally, `search results`_ for syncml on developerworks.

* `XML.com article: Staying in Synch`_

* `SyncML overview and list of resources`_

.. _`Syncml.org`: http://www.openmobilealliance.org/syncml/
.. _`Downloads`: http://www.openmobilealliance.org/syncml/downloads.html
.. _`SyncML Protocol`: http://www.openmobilealliance.org/syncml/docs/syncml_sync_protocol_v11_20020215.pdf
.. _`SyncML Representation`: http://www.openmobilealliance.org/syncml/docs/syncml_represent_v11_20020215.pdf
.. _`DevInf`: http://www.openmobilealliance.org/syncml/docs/syncml_devinf_v11_20020215.pdf
.. _`MetInf`: http://www.openmobilealliance.org/syncml/docs/syncml_metinf_v11_20020215.pdf
.. _`Short Intro to SyncML`: http://www.hut.fi/u/asaarila/syncml/syncml_intro.html
.. _`Syncing data: An introduction to SyncML`: http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/wireless/library/wi-syncml/
.. _`1`: http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-synchml/
.. _`2`: http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-syncml2.html
.. _`3`: http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/x-syncml3.html
.. _`SyncML intensive`: http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/xml/library/wi-syncml2/
.. _`search results`: http://www-106.ibm.com/search/searchResults.jsp?searchType=1&searchSite=dW&query=syncml&searchScope=dW&Search.x=0&Search.y=0&Search=Search
.. _`XML.com article: Staying in Synch`: http://www.xml.com/lpt/a/2000/12/27/syncml.html
.. _`SyncML overview and list of resources`: http://xml.coverpages.org/syncML.html
.. _`SyncML`: https://wiki.horde.org/SyncML?referrer=SyncML
.. _`SyncML`: https://wiki.horde.org/SyncML?referrer=SyncML

`SyncML`_ Applications:
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* `Boheme`_ (a PHP `SyncML`_ server) (`SourceForge`_)

* Apple's `iSync`_ supports a bunch of `SyncML`_ and other devices.

* `OpenGroupware.org`_'s `SyncML`_ support

* `MultiSync`_, a Gnome `SyncML`_ client.

* `Sync4j`_

* `Synthesis`_, a commercial `SyncML`_ client/server

* `informIT article on SyncML applications`_

.. _`Boheme`: http://nicolas.bougues.net/syncml/
.. _`SourceForge`: http://sourceforge.net/projects/boheme
.. _`iSync`: http://www.apple.com/isync/
.. _`OpenGroupware.org`: http://www.opengroupware.org/en/projects/syncml/
.. _`MultiSync`: http://multisync.sourceforge.net/
.. _`Sync4j`: http://sync4j.funambol.com/main.jsp?main=theproject
.. _`Synthesis`: http://www.synthesis.ch/
.. _`informIT article on SyncML applications`: http://www.informit.com/content/index.asp?product_id=%7B36114AC1-D29C-452B-B7AB-99FDA84A2D30%7D&121403
.. _`SyncML`: https://wiki.horde.org/SyncML?referrer=SyncML
.. _`SyncML`: https://wiki.horde.org/SyncML?referrer=SyncML
.. _`SyncML`: https://wiki.horde.org/SyncML?referrer=SyncML
.. _`SyncML`: https://wiki.horde.org/SyncML?referrer=SyncML
.. _`SyncML`: https://wiki.horde.org/SyncML?referrer=SyncML
.. _`SyncML`: https://wiki.horde.org/SyncML?referrer=SyncML

WBXML:
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* `Open Mobile Alliance Technical Section`_

* `The W3C version of the WBXML spec`_, somewhat less useful

* `WBXML library`_, for reading/writing wireless binary compressed XML used by `SyncML`_ mobile devices.

* `An article on WBXML`_