| There's a lot of hype at the moment about
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| | Microsoft senior technology specialist,
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| push email technology. New cell phone
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| | Harold Wong has reported that the company
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| handsets are beginning to support the
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| | is getting ready to release its
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| technology and it seems to be getting its
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| | 'Community Technology Preview' build of
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| head into other areas of the market too.
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| | Exchange Server 2003, Service pack 2. And
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| This could be the next big thing in the
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| | this is not the only step the giant is
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| telecommunications industry and the
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| | taking. In June 2005, Intellisync
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| speculation is heating up about who are
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| | announced a new service that would allow
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| going to be the major players involved.
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| | subscribers to receive push email on
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| Right now there are at least five major
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| | Windows Mobile, Palm OS and Symbian
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| operators in this market and surely this
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| | devices.
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| will be reduced in the near future. Most
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| | While, of the current estimated 4 million
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| experts say that there are simply too
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| | push email subscribers, most seem to be
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| many of them fighting over the same
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| | using RIM Blackberry devices, this
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| space.
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| | assault will be difficult to bare much
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| Right now both Visto and Seven have been
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| | longer.
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| keen to show their commitment to this
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| | On the technical side, there are two
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| technology. These are following the lead
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| | basic technologies that can provide push
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| set by Canadian firm RIM (Research In
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| | email solutions:
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| Motion) who brought the technology into
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| | - one technology is true push;
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| the spotlight with their Blackberry
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| | - the other has a push effect using
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| device. While so far they have been
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| | synchronization.
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| concentrating on supplying hardware, they
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| | While the user will not notice a
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| have stated that they will be moving into
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| | significant difference when they log in
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| the supply of software instead in the
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| | to check their mail, the costs vary to a
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| near future.
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| | considerable extent with true push
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| The wave of consolidations has already
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| | technologies offering a far cheaper
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| begun. British vendor Comtag was acquired
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| | monthly cost to the user. While
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| by Smartner who in turn was acquired by
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| | Intellisync is currently using a SyncML
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| Seven; moving in parallel with this,
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| | or synchronization technology to serve
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| Visto acquired Psion Software. It looks
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| | its customers, RIM and Microsoft are
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| like the heat is turning up in the race
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| | using their own proprietary systems. The
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| to capture this market. Both Visto and
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| | system that has found favour both with
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| Seven show no sign of flagging as they
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| | Vodafone, the world's largest network
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| continue to increase the number of
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| | operator, and Rogers, the first operator
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| operators they can lay claim to, as well
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| | to deploy Blackberry devices is the
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| as increasing the number of handsets and
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| | solution that Visto opted for also. This
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| other supported devices they are
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| | is best described as a Proprietary + RTP
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| marketing. Seven has also added a useful
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| | RTSP system and Visto calls it
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| security feature which allows you to send
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| | ConstantSync. It effectively relies on a
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| a special message to your device which
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| | real time streaming protocol to deliver
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| will delete all the messages it currently
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| | email over mobile networks.
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| has stored. This could be lifesaving if
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| | Whatever the technicalities behind the
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| you left your handset in a public place.
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| | networks, there is a lot to play for in
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| Good Technology was somewhat shielded in
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| | this emerging market and we'll have to
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| its area by supporting Palm and Windows
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| | wait and see whose technology and
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| devices but now there is the new Windows
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| | handheld devices carry the most favour
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| Mobile based Treos to contend with.
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| | with customers. All have relative
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| So what is Microsoft's reaction to all of
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| | advantages and disadvantages both in
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| this? Well, they appear to be gearing up
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| | terms of technology and market strategy
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| to enter the market. In his blog,
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| | and it all really is still to play for.
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