Smartner Duality Always-on Mail for Microsoft Smartphone

[Guest A.Hughes]

This is a really neat app, theres lots about i know, but this seems to have it all, not too sure on GPRS costs though, then again with sms type alerts you can control what you download onto your phone.

Smartner Duality Always-on Mail for Microsoft Smartphone released

May 25, 2004 [MS Smartphone]

The built-in e-mail push technology in Windows Mobile 2003 is totally unsatisfactory (based on SMS, rather than on pure IP traffic like in RIM Blackberry) so no wonder other companies offer better alternatives:

Duality Always-on Mail keeps your Pocket Inbox and yourself always up-to-date automatically

This program can be purchased in basic version here and in professional version here. More information about it follows below.

Duality Always-On Mail enables you to manage your email via your PDA or Smartphone, in real-time, wherever you may be.

View messages in real-time, receive data on PDA or Smartphone and desktop simultaneously

Display read/unread status, sender, subject and received date

Sort mail list by sender, subject or received date

Delete, reply to sender, reply to all, or forward a message

Open and respond to meeting request emails

All actions mirrored to desktop view in real-time, over the air

Display and edit original message on replying or forwarding

Apply basic text edit clipboard operations (cut, copy and paste)

Receive attachments in native format, e.g. Pocket Word, Excel, PowerPoint and PDF.

View, save, edit and send attachments as if at a desktop

Configurable message truncation download size from 0kb (subject line only) upwards

Truncated text and attachments rapidly downloaded, when requested, in the background

Identify and add addressees from contacts list

Resolve incomplete email addresses using Outlook Contacts

File messages from Inbox into desktop folders; File & Forget

Save messages to drafts folder

Communications

Duality Always-On Mail is as simple as switching the devices on. The software handles all communication issues automatically.

alerts as new mail is received; no need to poll for new messages

Work on or offline; no need to remain in constant mobile coverage

Network connections established and maintained automatically

Operate via GPRS or GSM; with option to switch in seconds

Full real-time, bi-directional synchronisation over the air

Option to remotely suspend the service temporarily

Data compression, typically 2:1 size reduction, reducing the cost of GPRS traffic

Smart message handling; no repeat transfer of data whilst undocked

Security

Duality Always-on Mail keeps your emails fully secure.

128 bit, end-to-end, AES encryption

New encryption keys generated and exchanged each time the PDA is docked - no "over the air" key exchange

Entire message, not just body text, is encrypted

Duality can only be installed by the relevant authorised email account user

Corporate security not compromised by additional open firewall ports

Easy Installation and Support

Duality is simple to install, involving minimal disruption to the network, security and email infrastructure to be deployed.

No requirement for information security team or IT manager involvement

Installation on standard Windows 2000 or XP workstation

Install in 15 minutes

High user familiarity with applications and hardware

Minimal support and training overheads

http://www.smartner.com/products/consumer.html

[Guest chucky.egg]

Looks great, but BEWARE!

If it's the same as the Symbian version it will ONLY work with Exchange/Lotus mail servers - you can't use it to check your ISPs mail service, or your "hosted" POP mailboxes.

A version that will do this is supposed to be out later this summer

[Guest BrAGoL]

and that is for what version? 2002 or 2003?

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