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Palm and RIM to Collaborate on Treo Software

Posted by Hemos on from the what's-the-sound-of-two-hand(helds)-clapping dept.

Rayaru writes "Palm and RIM have apparantly signed a deal allowing the Treo 650 to use RIM's email software. "The partnership with RIM is unique in that it is Palm's first chance to give Treo customers automatic synchronisation with calendaring." It's interesting that the deal also includes "future Treo products with the Palm operating system." Perhaps a Treo 670 Palm version is in the works?"

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  1. Good by Wireless+Joe · · Score: 3, Insightful
    "...unique in that it is Palm's first chance to give Treo customers automatic synchronization with calendaring."
    Maybe I didn't understand this statement, but I have always had automatic calendar sync, albeit with GoodLink software.
  2. Support for open source calendar servers? by IGnatius+T+Foobar · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Ideally, I would like to see this fancy new combined software package contain support for either SyncML or GroupDAV. It would be nice to connect to open source calendar servers, using a sync server like Sync4J or even natively on standards-compliant calendar servers.

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  3. Re:Patents? by og_sh0x · · Score: 2, Insightful

    So does this mean that Blackberry service will definitely not be shut down? Could you cite a source, such as a news article?

  4. It will be a great move if... by StressGuy · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Palm and RIM are smart enough to realize that simplicity could be thier greatest asset. Let Windows based handhelds have all the toys while the business world sucks up units that can perform the necessary day to day functions reliably with minimal power consumption. If you want toys, add a way to store photos of your kids (great to show to customers/clients on the road) or an MP3 player to listen while stuck in the airport.

    If I want to play video games or watch movies, I'll go with something that has a bigger screen. If I want to type a document, I'll use my laptop (I usually need AutoCAD when I do documentation anyways).

    Simple and elegent is the real power here.

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  5. Re:Good Move by 3TimeLoser · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I hate PDAs and I have to support several of them (Palm & Blackberry). Those little bastards can take up more time and cause more interruptions than most of the servers I deal with.

    However, the beauty of the Blackberry (with a BES sever on the backend) is that desktop sync is not necessary for mail & calendar. It's all managed at the server, happens over the air, and it's one less thing to deal with at the desktop. Add this to the Treo 650 and you have a pretty potent combination. Now, some Treo users will still most likely sync with their desktop, but at least the mail & calendar sync issues should ease.

    I have a Treo 650 and BES server. The sooner I get my hands on this, the better.