News

  1. January 08, 2007 - January bug fixed!
  2. June 13, 2006 - The Syncaphone partners network is growing!
  3. June 5, 2006 - Syncaphone 1.33 released!
  4. April 10, 2006 - Syncaphone 1.31 released!
  5. April 10, 2006 - The arrival of GroupWise Mobile Server (Powered by Intellisync) and the future of Syncaphone.
  6. March 28, 2006 - Version 1.30 of Syncaphone will be released April 10, 2006.
  7. March 06, 2006 - Syncaphone 1.30 release postponed by one month
  8. January 27, 2006 - The new release of Syncaphone for Novell GroupWise coming soon!
  9. September 26, 2005 - Syncaphone 1.09 with support for GroupWise 7 and Nokia 9500/9300 client released!
  10. July 15, 2005 - Syncaphone 1.08 released!
  11. May 23, 2005 - Syncaphone 1.05 released!
  12. April 10, 2005 - Syncaphone client for Nokia 6310i released!
  13. March 22, 2005 - Syncaphone on Brainshare 2005

January 08, 2007 - January bug fixed!

There was a bug in many older Syncaphone client applications. This "January bug" makes impossible to run the Syncaphone application on the mobile phone. The "January bug" was caused by the wrong usage of the calendar libraries. The fixed clients (1.41) versions are available for download. The fixed clients are available either for all customers not only for the ones with pending upgrade protection.
The new clients are available for download as a zip file with two directories: jad and jar. To deploy new clients please do following:

  1. download and unzip clients.zip
  2. copy all *.jad files to the .../webapps/z/jad/ directory
  3. copy all *.jar files to the .../webapps/z/ directory
No need to restart Tomcat - new clients are available for download immediately after the deployment.
Of course new clients are also available through DOWNLOAD UPGRADE option.


June 13, 2006 - The Syncaphone partners network is growing!

The Syncaphone partners network is growing!
We are proud to announce new Syncaphone partners. New Syncaphone resellers are:


June 5, 2006 - Syncaphone 1.33 released!

Syncaphone for Novell GroupWise version 1.33 is released and available.
Syncaphone 1.33 has following new features...

    Mobile client application:
  • improved Graphical User Interface for Nokia 9500,9300,9300i
  • changed view types for browsing Checklist and Calendar
  • fixed a few bugs
    Server application:
  • fixed bugs in the installer application
  • installer application recognizes previous versions of Syncaphone
  • improved Test & Recovery tool
  • fixed upgrade component
  • improved licensing proceedings
In the 1.33 release there are 116 devices supported.


April 10, 2006 - Syncaphone 1.31 released!

A new version of Syncaphone for Novell GroupWise is released and available.
Syncaphone 1.31 has following new features

    Mobile client application:
  • possibility to make phone calls directly from the Syncaphone application pointing GroupWise contact (only MIDP 2.0 phones - about 50% of all java phones)
  • access to all available Contact books - the user can receive limited amount of contacts from chosen contact book (memory limitation)
  • searched contacts brought to the Syncaphone client with up to 4 phone numbers (office, mobile phone, fax, home)
  • for MIDP 2.0 devices with PIM API (Nokia 9300, 9300i, 9500, 6230i, 6680, SonyEricsson z520i, SonyEricsson K750i) all contacts brought to the device can be also saved in the native contact database (with details like addresses, organization, phone numbers etc) - one way syncing
  • for MIDP 2.0 devices with PIM API all calendar items can be also saved in the native calendar and native ToDolist - one way syncing
  • support for characters out of ISO-8859-1 set - for Russian, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Polish
    Server application:
  • installer application for Linux
  • improved download of Syncaphone client application
  • backup of Syncaphone configuration files
  • configuration self test tool - for easy and fast troubleshooting
  • improved licensing proceedings
  • possibility to limit the access to Syncaphone web application only from trusted network addresses
In the 1.31 release there are 68 devices supported.
Client applications for
  • Siemens S65, SK65
  • Motorola V3
  • SonyEricsson P910,P900,T610
  • Nokia 3100, 3105, 3120, 3200, 6012, 6015, 6015i, 6100, 6108, 6560, 6585, 6610, 6610i, 6650, 6651, 7200, 7210, 7250, 7250i, 8910i
will be added this week.


April 10, 2006 - The arrival of GroupWise Mobile Server (Powered by Intellisync) and the future of Syncaphone.

Novell GroupWise Mobile Server (powered by Intellisync) will be available soon.
The decision of Novell to add mobile solution to the GroupWise 7.0 SP 1 is very important for Indepentent Software Vendors providing GroupWise mobility products. GroupWise Mobile Server powered by Intellisync is a completely different concept than Syncaphone. Let's try to compare both concepts:

    GroupWise Mobile Server advantages:
  • based on open standards (OMA - SyncML)
  • 400 devices supported
  • push feature for email
  • syncs phone's contacts and calendar with GroupWise bi-directionally
    GroupWise Mobile Server disadvantages:
  • requires separate server
  • requires Windows 2003 now (or SUSE Linux in the half of the year future)
  • will never be ported to NetWare
  • every phone has another user interface (only native phones applications supported), no GroupWise alike client - steep learning curve for users
  • binary XML used for SyncML is slow and uses more bandwidth
  • only GW 7.0 SP 1 (not released yet) supported
    Syncaphone advantages:
  • can run on NetWare, Linux (Windows could be)
  • no additional server and OS required
  • can be deployed on existing GroupWise installation
  • GroupWise client with similar behavior and installation on every phone (flat and short learning curve)
  • double functionality (GROUPWISE client and one - direction syncing solution)
  • very fast and efficient communication protocol
  • small cost of maintenance
  • GW 6.0, 6.5 , 7.0 supported
    Syncaphone disadvantages:
  • smaller amount of devices covered
  • proprietary solution
  • no bidirectional syncing of native phone's contacts and calendar
We believe that Syncaphone is still an interesting offer. It is a cheap and convenient solution for small and medium organizations. Syncaphone is an innovative software with many unique features. As a Progra team (software company developing Syncaphone) we would like to confirm our commitment to develop and support Syncaphone for Novell GroupWise.


March 28, 2006 - Version 1.30 of Syncaphone will be released April 10, 2006.

The Syncaphone team would like to apologize for any inconvenience this delay may cause to our customers.


March 06, 2006 - Syncaphone 1.30 release postponed by one month

The release of the new version of Syncaphone is postponed by one month. A few new features will be added and the version of the incoming release is 1.30.
The implementation of requested features and the need of the thorough testing is the reason of the delay.
Following features were requested by Syncaphone customers and testers and these features are planned to be added to the 1.30 release:

  • possibility of searching stored contacts while creating new mail, appointment, note task
  • the more efficient and faster (one-directional) synchronization of the phone's calendar and contacts
  • possibility of using https connection between Syncaphone server part and GroupWise webaccess


January 27, 2006 - The new release of Syncaphone for Novell GroupWise coming soon!

The Syncaphone 1.20 is expected to be available in the end of February 2006.
The new Syncaphone release includes many new features and improvements.

    Mobile client application:
  • possibility to make phone calls directly from the Syncaphone application pointing GroupWise contact (only MIDP 2.0 phones - about 50% of all java phones)
  • access to all available Contact books - the user can receive limited amount of contacts from chosen contact book (memory limitation)
  • searched contacts brought to the Syncaphone client with up to 4 phone numbers (office, mobile phone, fax, home)
  • for MIDP 2.0 devices with PIM API (Nokia 9300, 9300i, 9500, 6230i, 6680, SonyEricsson z520i, SonyEricsson K750i) all contacts brought to the device can be also saved in the native contact database (with details like addresses, organization, phone numbers etc) - one way syncing
  • for MIDP 2.0 devices with PIM API all calendar items can be also saved in the native calendar and native ToDolist - one way syncing
  • support for characters out of ISO-8859-1 set - for Russian, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Polish
  • new devices supported including Nokia 6680, 6230i, Motorola V3, Siemens S65, SonyEricsson K750i
    Server application:
  • installer application for Linux
  • improved download of Syncaphone client application
  • support for characters out of ISO-8859-1 set - for Russian, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Polish
  • backup of syncaphone configuration files
  • configuration self test tool - for easy and fast troubleshooting
  • backup of configuration and installation files
  • improved licensing proceedings
  • possibility to limit the access to Syncaphone web application only from trusted network addresses


September 26, 2005 - Syncaphone 1.09 with support for GroupWise 7 and Nokia 9500/9300 client released!

Now Syncaphone can work with GroupWise 7! No configuration required - version of GroupWise is recognized automatically.
Syncaphone for Nokia series 80 Communicators (Nokia 9500, 9300) works not only as a mobile GroupWise client - it can also save chosen GroupWise Appointments, Tasks, Notes in the phone calendar.
Syncaphone can also transfer chosen contacts from all GroupWise Address Books to the phone contact database.
Syncaphone acts as a GroupWise client application as well as SYNC application without SyncML client and SyncML server!


July 15, 2005 - Syncaphone 1.08 released!

The following features have been implemented:

    CLIENT SIDE
  • highly improved download of the client application
  • automatic phone detection during the download
  • support for full HTML browsers (Nokia 9300, 9500 etc.)
    SERVER SIDE
  • special feature for highly economic usage of server resources (CPU, memory, webaccess)
  • simple and fast way of backup and restore
  • additional functionality of web admin panel


May 23, 2005 - Syncaphone 1.05 released!

Thanks to the involvement of Beta program participants a new, highly improved version of Syncaphone is available! The following changes have been implemented:

    CLIENT SIDE
  • ACCEPT task and appointments feature
  • DECLINE task and appointments feature
  • COMPLETE task feature
  • DRAFT feature for saving draft version of emails
  • Appointments, Task description is extended and ACCEPTED, COMPLETED fields presented
  • bug "SYSTEM HANGS AFTER MESSAGE NOT SENT" is fixed
  • bug caused by longer than 100 characters reply subject is fixed
  • client sends version number after every restart (for upgrade reminders)
  • if message is not sent (e.g. out of mobile network range) Menu command is added to the email screen
    SERVER SIDE
  • special feature protecting from idle application threads and "401 AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED ERROR"
  • improved start of the application - users verification is doubled to avoid "disappearing devices" after restarting Tomcat
  • automatic upgrade feature - if the upgrade protection option is running - new clients and libraries can be downloaded from the internet ?- no knowledge of Syncaphone data structure is needed
  • upgrade protection expiry date is available at application properties menu
  • application explorer
  • Tomcat restart is available from web admin panel of Syncaphone
    INSTALLATION
  • only one parameter for "typical" installation
  • 4 additional parameters for nonstandard installation
    1. webacc.cfg path field
    2. Tomcat standalone option
    3. Tomcat port number for standalone option
    4. address of GroupWise WebAccess server
  • nonstandard features can change Tomcat configuration without additional editing of Tomcat configuration files


April 10, 2005 - Syncaphone client for Nokia 6310i released!

This popular in many enterprises phone can run GroupWise! It is probably the smallest GroupWise client application in the world (less than 30kB!).
Syncaphone client for Nokia 6310i due to very limited memory and application size restricted to 30kB, has less features than client applications for other phones. Nevertheless it is possible to check mailbox, and today's calendar items, compose, reply and send emails.
Syncaphone for Nokia 6310i is a good starting point for further mobile GroupWise experience powered by Syncaphone!


March 22, 2005 - Syncaphone on Brainshare 2005

Syncaphone for Novell GroupWise was mentioned in "Synchronize Your PDA or Smartphone with GroupWise" session during Brainshare 2005 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA.
This technical tutorial session was prepared and presented by two key persons in the GroupWise world - Erno de Korte - world-known GroupWise expert, writer, speaker, founder of GroupWiseR initiative and - Ron Sanders - Novell GroupWise Product Manager.
To download the presentation in Open office *.sxi format click the link below https://www.novellbrainshare.com/slc2005/published/TUT%20233/TUT233.sxi
Search contacts in all GroupWise Address Books!
Search contacts in all GroupWise Address Books!