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  • Subject: Re: Synchronising to a PDA - 2007
  • Author: Lon Orenstein
  • Date: 24 Dec 2007
  • References: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Companionlink has a service to wirelessly synch to handhelds but I'm not sure if it includes BCM. Post a suggestion to Microsoft that they integrate BCM contacts into Exchange -- maybe if we create a groundswell of demand, they'll respond! Thanks, Lon ___________________________________________________________ Lon Orenstein pinpointtools, llc Lon@pinpointtools.com Author of Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager For Dummies Author of the eBook: Moving from ACT! to Business Contact Manager www.pinpointtools.com "Steve Jensen" <SteveJensen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:43FBBF18-C902-45CA-9E0D-D3A9575C62C4@microsoft.com...
> Does this allow Exchange synch (wireless) or does it need a wired desktop > sync? > > "Lon Orenstein" wrote: >
>> No, Active Sync and Exchange don't recognize BCM contacts, just Outlook >> contacts. That's where these addon products take over and map the BCM >> contacts into the contacts database on the handheld AS IF they were >> Outlook >> contacts. >> >> HTH, >> Lon >> >> ___________________________________________________________ >> Lon Orenstein >> pinpointtools, llc >> Lon@pinpointtools.com >> Author of Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager For Dummies >> Author of the eBook: Moving from ACT! to Business Contact Manager >> www.pinpointtools.com >> >> >> >> "Steve Jensen" <SteveJensen@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> news:2A8643CB-BB5A-40EE-A9A3-70237269C2BF@microsoft.com...
>> > Lori, I am not familiar with these programs. Can business contacts be >> > synchronized with ActiveSync (either desktop or Exchange)? >> > >> > "Lon Orenstein" wrote: >> >
>> >> Sue: >> >> >> >> I'm not sure about Pocket Mirror, but you can't do that with >> >> CompanionLink... >> >> >> >> Lon >> >> >> >> ___________________________________________________________ >> >> Lon Orenstein >> >> pinpointtools, llc >> >> Lon@pinpointtools.com >> >> Author of Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager For Dummies >> >> Author of the eBook: Moving from ACT! to Business Contact Manager >> >> www.pinpointtools.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> "Sue C" <SueC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> news:4D5ECE00-3C5A-4B8E-B40D-A111D8CE9073@microsoft.com...
>> >> > Thanks Lon. I'm a bit confused why so many other posts here say it >> >> > isn't >> >> > possible though. >> >> > >> >> > Also, taking it a step further, would it be possible to synchronise >> >> > just >> >> > the >> >> > business contacts that are 'assigned to' one salesman, so each >> >> > salesman >> >> > just >> >> > takes away his own contacts? >> >> > >> >> > Thanks again. >> >> > >> >> > Sue >> >> > >> >> > "Lon Orenstein" wrote: >> >> >
>> >> >> Yes, using Pocket Mirror or CompanionLink you can synch BCM >> >> >> contacts >> >> >> to >> >> >> the >> >> >> Pocket Outlook database on your iPAQ. >> >> >> >> >> >> HTH, >> >> >> Lon >> >> >> >> >> >> ___________________________________________________________ >> >> >> Lon Orenstein >> >> >> pinpointtools, llc >> >> >> Lon@pinpointtools.com >> >> >> Author of Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager For Dummies >> >> >> Author of the eBook: Moving from ACT! to Business Contact Manager >> >> >> www.pinpointtools.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> "Sue C" <SueC@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message >> >> >> news:581D8DC9-F4AF-43C3-8BA9-D7BEAF0504A8@microsoft.com...
>> >> >> > We are using the 2007 suite of Office, including Business Contact >> >> >> > Manager. >> >> >> > The main database is set up on the office server, and we have >> >> >> > several >> >> >> > salesmen carrying laptops and PDAs when they are out of the >> >> >> > office. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > We have no problems with the laptops, but now want to look at >> >> >> > synchronising >> >> >> > BCM to the PDAs. In particular, the iPac PDA using ActiveSync. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > I can't quite believe what I seem to be reading here, so just >> >> >> > wanted >> >> >> > to >> >> >> > double check by asking the very basic question: >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Is this possible? >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Thanks. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Sue
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