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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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