[Macpartners] Mobile Device Release Effort Announcement

[Kyle Pope]

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 at mit.edu.

Regards,

Kyle Pope
ndpope at 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