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  • Subject: Re: Synchronising to a PDA - 2007
  • Author: Lon Orenstein
  • Date: 23 Dec 2007
  • References: 1 2 3 4 5
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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09 Nov 2007|  \ Re: Synchronising to a PDA - 2007.Sue C
09 Nov 2007|     \ Re: Synchronising to a PDA - 2007.Lon Orenstein
22 Dec 2007|        \ Re: Synchronising to a PDA - 2007.Steve Jensen
23 Dec 2007|           \ Re: Synchronising to a PDA - 2007.Lon Orenstein
23 Dec 2007|              \ Re: Synchronising to a PDA - 2007.Steve Jensen
24 Dec 2007|                 \ Re: Synchronising to a PDA - 2007.Lon Orenstein
01 Feb 2008\ RE: Synchronising to a PDA - 2007.Michael D
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