IBM Sync works with the DB2 Everyplace Sync Server to synchronize data and applications between mobile devices and enterprise data sources. Before you configure IBM Sync, you need to define a user, group, subscription, and subscription set in the Mobile Devices Administration Center.
IBM Sync is a synchronization application with a graphic interface, which utilizes the IBM Sync Client C-API. It is available for Palm OS, Windows CE, and the Symbian platforms. A command line program (testisync) is also provided to test synchronization on Win32, Neutrino, and Linux platforms.
You can use the command line program (testisync) to test synchronization on Win32, Neutrino, and Linux platforms. Both the IBM sync and testisync are sample programs which demonstrate how to use the IBM Sync Client C-API. IBM sync and testisync are open source and available in the DB2 Everyplace Software Development Kit.
During every synchronization, the client software checks whether the client's configuration (the subscription sets and subscriptions assigned to the client's group) must be updated. For example, when you refresh a file referenced in a subscription, a flag indicating that the subscription has changed is set so that the new version is downloaded to all subscribed users on the next synchronization.
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