After an endpoint is defined as a participant and a network connection is found, they can all "talk" and synchronize the data, said Carrabino. Ho-hum, yet another framework that keeps developers from having to drill down into protocols. But here's the cool thing for IT teams: once a server or application is set to participate in the synchronization network, other applications can use that predefined synchronization without additional custom development.
For example, if you write an in-house custom application to synchronize server information with mobile devices in an inventory application, and the Accounts Payable department later decides it wants to employ a Web services application to synchronize payment schedules with the company's partners, nobody has to start all over again with yet another custom synchronization platform.
Developers fro the different parties all can participate in the same database-driven connection used in the inventory application. That could save gobs of time. Security-wise, "Whatever you do at the data level is respected and leveraged by the sync framework," said Carrabino. That includes whatever security you're using to protect the information in-place database, encryption, third party security keys ; it also relies on the transport, such as https or SSL.
Services can have another level authentication, Carrabino adds; there's a little more control at that point. This story, "Microsoft looks to improve collaboration technologies" was originally published by CIO. Carrabino said he "couldn't be happier" about Microsoft's choice of a name because his company's main product, Vista DB, is a database engine specifically engineered for Windows developers.
In fact, the company has been working on the Longhorn release of Vista DB for more than three years. The fact that we've been focused on getting into the Longhorn market and well situated for it is good for us.
It's a nice payoff. Carrabino said the hits to his company's Web site have quadrupled since Friday when Microsoft announced the new name, and he hopes this increased traffic will introduce developers "in droves" to Vista Software's products.
A Microsoft product manager said his team came up with the name because it reflects the three main design principles of the next version of Windows, which is expected to be available in the last calendar quarter of Greg Sullivan, group product manager with Microsoft's Windows client group, said Microsoft has focused on making the next version of Windows provide users with a higher level of confidence in the system; give them a clearer view of their information and files; and help them be more connected to other systems and other modes of communication.
The Vista case is not the first time Microsoft has decided on a product name that conflicted with an existing trademark. In , Microsoft paid Internet service provider Synet Inc. Lozito said Microsoft may end up in a financial settlement with Vista Inc. Here are the latest Insider stories. Microsoft said the framework's core runtime can provide "synchronization functionality agnostic of data types and protocols. Net managed code environment and with unmanaged code.
Also notable is the fact that Microsoft will allow the creation of providers for competing databases, such as Oracle's 11g. The company has set up a Web site for the Sync Framework. Here are the latest Insider stories. More Insider Sign Out. Sign In Register.
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