Microsofts Flagging Smartphone OS Efforts Contrast with ActiveSync Success

by eWEEK Labs
Windows Phone

Not surprisingly, Microsoft’s own smartphone platform supports Exchange ActiveSync.
Nokia

Nokia’s Mail for Exchange application provides synchronization via ActiveSync.
Palm Pre

The WebOS platform that powers Palm’s Pre allows for Exchange synchronization via ActiveSync.
BlackBerry & NotifySync

RIM’s BlackBerry devices don’t offer out-of-the-box ActiveSync support—RIM pushes its own BES solution, instead—but a third-party app, NotifySync, is available to fill the gap.
Apple iOS

Apple’s iOS taps Exchange ActiveSync not only for message, contact and calendar sync, but for certain management functions as well.
Android & Touchdown

When Google Android devices began to appear, users turned to a third-party application, Touchdown, to fill in missing ActiveSync support.


