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 graphical interface used for synchronization on Palm OS, Windows CE, and Symbian platforms. You can use a command line tool to synchronize information on Win32, Neutrino, and Linux platforms. Additionally, you can synchronization information programmatically using the IBM Sync library.
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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