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Can THE XDA II be used with outlook and lotus notes?

Hi,
i've just got an XDA II and am synching it at home with my outlook.
At work we use lotus notes, so is there any way i can synch with both computers and maybe keep things seperate?
Cheers

Yes you can do this. I use a product called mNotes from Commontime who are based in Derby (see www.commontime.com). This will automatically create a new mail account for you so you will end up with an Inbox for Outlook, an Inbox for Notes and an Inbox for SMS. The beauty of mNotes is that its very tightly integrated with Notes and highly reliable with Notes replication. Its also cheap (in terms of business software) at £50 per client.

Will this also import and add calender items and contacts from both?
Cheers

yes
However it will use the same data store for contacts and calendar so items will sync from outlook to the pda and then to the Lotus Notes.
Talk to your Lotus Notes admins. I'm currently rolling out an XDA solution for syncing Lotus Notes over GPRS using a package called OneBridge Connect. It's secure and very good. We have just rolled it out to our top execs and it's all praise so far.

This is free from Microsoft, it's a connector link for using outlook on your desktop to get to your Lotus Notes servers.
Beauty of this is, if you can install Outlook at work you can use it instead of your Notes client, and you then use activesync to do the business for you.
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...59-5f17-4e52-8980-c4f0dfa92d65&DisplayLang=en
Cheerio
Howard

Shameless Plug
The advantage of mNotes is that you get *everything* and much greater control over what you're replicating. It also works over the 'net, either through ActiveSync or GPRS (I do this myself.) Further, maintenence costs just 25% of the retail price (and there's plenty of bulk discounts at 10, 50, 100, 250, etc licenses) and entitles you to 24/7 support and access to download all new versions of the software as they appear =)
Don't bank on getting support from M$ for anything, or from Lotus for a M$ app...

How about other Lotus Notes application?
I thinking of accessing the office LAN through wi-fi connection, and perhaps besides Email, accessing through a couple of LN applications.
Have any one tried Mobile Notes client in the XDA 2 or equivalent?
regards,
Henry

mForms (www.commontime.com) allows you to use Lotus Notes applications on your PDA =)
Someone at [email protected] can talk to you more about the exact capabilities of mForms.

Re: yes
qtzar said:
However it will use the same data store for contacts and calendar so items will sync from outlook to the pda and then to the Lotus Notes.
Talk to your Lotus Notes admins. I'm currently rolling out an XDA solution for syncing Lotus Notes over GPRS using a package called OneBridge Connect. It's secure and very good. We have just rolled it out to our top execs and it's all praise so far.
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Hello I'm interested in your GPRS solution, can you help me out?
Thanks, Bree

Activesync with two accounts - Exchange Server + Outlook

I've just started using the Outlook Domino connector to enable me to use Outlook to access our Lotus Notes server, and more importantly, sync my Notes inbox, calendar etc with the i-mate without other third-party software (I was previously using mNotes from CommonTime which didn't totally satisfy my needs).
Whilst I'm now thrilled with the Outlook/Notes/i-mate sync scenario, which is working beyond my expectations, I'm a little hesitant to set up my Activesync to Exchange Server Account (from Club i-mate) which I also use for private email because I'm unsure whether this dual server via Activesync scenario will work (and I can't jeopardize my Notes mail / calendar integrity to check).
So, has anybody tried using Activesync to syncronize with their PC's Outlook inbox / calendar etc, PLUS a server sync with Exchange? What happens? Do you just end up with two Inbox items in Activesync? Does all your email etc from all accounts end up in the same PPC inbox (and then both accounts)?
Any first-hand experience would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.

Hi,
it is not possible to do both with ActiveSync. If you configure ActiveSync for server sync it no longer synchronizes with Outlook locally.
You can use IMAP or POP3 for your additional accounts, I am using Exchange for my main account and IMAP for other accounts and it works fine.

Okay Softworkz, that's what I was afraid of.
Unfortunately Clubimate don't allow POP (or IMAP) access for member email, so it's one or the other for me then.
Thanks for your comment.

Ooooh interesting - what was up with mNotes? =) Version 3.5 is out soon by the way - and I'm working on some stuff for our new website..

Hi Madkat,
I used mNotes on my original XDA and now my i-mate with great success for ages, until I made the mistake of creating categories for my contacts. Once I happened mis-type a category name and that was when I discovered that I couldn't delete them - at all.
No matter what I did I couldn't stop rogue categories from appearing in the drop-down list. After removing all contacts from the rogue category, and then deleting it on the i-mate (or Notes, it didn't matter), the rogue category would still appear in the drop-down list, and in the add / remove categories sceen as [category name] (not in master category list), or words to that effect. I also played around with the mNotes config app which is installed on the device (which was just about all I could find in the user manual relating to categories), but the manual didn't match what was installed (guess it hadn't been updated for that section), and I wasn't successful.
I actually posted a question on xda-developers about it, but wasn't able to sort it out. I just became frustrated in the end. I'm not sure I'd go back to it now because I'm so impressed with the Outlook Domino Connector and not having to use Notes for my e-mail at work - I hate notes as an email client, especially with all the 'customisations' our IT jerks have done; we don't have rights to do anything - can't even create rules to move mail to other folders based on content anymore. It's a shame they don't upgrade to Notes 6, but there you go.

TBH I hate Notes as a mail client too!! If I didn't have to do any Notes development I'd be using IMAP on the Domino server & Thunderbird on my PC.
I think it is worth mentioning, though, that during your 30-day evaluation you are entitled to full tech support by email and/or phone - bit late now though! D'OH.

i just do not want to open another topic....
i have a pc with win xp and ms outlook... ms outlook is set up with an exchange server for all items (email, calendar, tasks etc)
is it possible to sync, via activesync, my windows mobile device with the content of ms outlook on my pc? the purpose is to have the same calendar, tasks and contacts on my phone WM device also...
thanks

Sync O2 XDA Mini S with Apple Mac

Anyone have any ideas how I can sync an O2 XDA Mini S with an Apple Mac? Right now Missing Sync / PocketMac don't support WM5. One thought is to use MS Entourage and a ISP host that offers hosted MS Exchange. From what I can see, this route will let me sync email (via IMAP), but what about contacts / diary / tasks. Will it work? Are there any better ideas?

I tried using VPC but although Activesync 4.1 installed fine it will not recognise my K-JAM.
Mind you neither will a damn silly IBM Laptop sat next to my Powerbook............
I am getting ready to send this pup back which would be a real shame as I love the form factor of this beastie.
Robin

I currenty use a hosted Exchange setup, and so bypass using my Mac for syncing. It syncs email, tasks, appointments, and contacts flawlessly between Entourage, Exchange and my K-Jam. Also, when Microsoft eventually releases AKU2 with Direct Push, it'll push email from my Exchange account to my phone.
I have no complaints about using Exchange (whereas the features offered by PocketMac and MissingSync are really behind the curve.
My advice, pay for the hosted Exchange account. It'll work out slightly more expensive, but it'll work perfectly.

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I currenty use a hosted Exchange setup, and so bypass using my Mac for syncing. It syncs email, tasks, appointments, and contacts flawlessly between Entourage, Exchange and my K-Jam. Also, when Microsoft eventually releases AKU2 with Direct Push, it'll push email from my Exchange account to my phone.
I have no complaints about using Exchange (whereas the features offered by PocketMac and MissingSync are really behind the curve.
My advice, pay for the hosted Exchange account. It'll work out slightly more expensive, but it'll work perfectly.
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Yes but this won't allow me to sync my work Outlook account nor will it allow me to sync my files, SplashID and a number of other applications that I sync on a daily basis.
Robin

the_invisigoth said:
I currenty use a hosted Exchange setup, and so bypass using my Mac for syncing. It syncs email, tasks, appointments, and contacts flawlessly between Entourage, Exchange and my K-Jam. Also, when Microsoft eventually releases AKU2 with Direct Push, it'll push email from my Exchange account to my phone.
I have no complaints about using Exchange (whereas the features offered by PocketMac and MissingSync are really behind the curve.
My advice, pay for the hosted Exchange account. It'll work out slightly more expensive, but it'll work perfectly.
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Thanks for the info. It's what I've been thinking about. Who do you use? Any hints on how to set this all up?

sync with mac
I use 4smartphone exange server - worked fine with my qtek 9090 and works fine wint xda s mini. To transfer/sync files I use bluetoth file transfer from my powerbook. It is not as convinient as using windows but its OK for me.

Does that work OK with MS Entourage and Pocket PCs? I took (a brief) look at their website http://www.4smartphone.net and it seemed to only talk about Windows.
How long have you been with them? Any problems with service?
Thanks

4smartphone
it works fine with entourage (exept it doen't sync tasks). Emails, contacts and calendar - no problem. I've used them for six month now - no service problems so far. Now they even can send sms to set up your device (wm5) so you don't have to do it manualy.
BTW if you want to use apple's address book - it can sync with ehange server. I just found that out - forks well with 4smartphone server. I wanted that to be able to lookup contacts on my powerbook usig quicksilver. It indexes address book very well.

4smartphone
it works fine with entourage (exept it doen't sync tasks). Emails, contacts and calendar - no problem. I've used them for six month now - no service problems so far. Now they even can send sms to set up your device (wm5) so you don't have to do it manualy.
BTW if you want to use apple's address book - it can sync with ehange server. I just found that out - forks well with 4smartphone server. I wanted that to be able to lookup contacts on my powerbook usig quicksilver. It indexes address book very well.

the_invisigoth any comments on your host?
TIA

I'm in the UK, and use 1&1 (www.1and1.co.uk). I have to say that their tech support is absolutely rubbish!!! However, the actual Exchange service they offer is excellent, with no outage problems etc. in the 2 months I've been using it.
Setup is fairly easy, and contrary to what has been said above, task syncing DOES work, but only with the latest MS update (Came out about 3 weeks ago). As for any other 3rd party app syncing usually done over ActiveSync, I just use the wi-fi connection. File transfer is done over Bluetooth using the ever friendly Mac Bluetooth File Exchange wizard, and if I have to install something from a PC because the developers haven't provided a CAB file (latest MS Reader update for WM5, grrr :evil, I resort to using my girlfriend's laptop.
The one thing I haven't been able to do is to use my phone as a bluetooth modem for my Powerbook. For some reason, OS X doesn't see the phone as a DUN agent, as it used to with my Nokia 7610.
Other than that, the perfect Windows-free setup!

Thanks Invisigoth.
I signed up to 1and1 yesterday and everything is working ok. I'll try out task synching.
One question, did they move your email domain to their servers? Or did they just point Exchange to your domain? One thing I don't want to do it move my domain and website.

1 and 1
Invisigoth - "task syncing DOES work, but only with the latest MS update (Came out about 3 weeks ago)".
I tried it and it doesn't seem to work. I've checked my Mac and all the software is up to date. Is there anything I'm missing?

Club i-mate hase a free Exange server on there site. Works fine!

What I've done, since I already have a seperate hosting setup for my domain, is redirect all my mail from jonathansimmons [dot] co [dot] uk to my completely random and impossible to remember 1&1 email exchange address. This way, the service acts seemlessly, but you keep your domain registered with your existing provider.

Also, have just realised that I'm being a complete imbecile about task syncing. Tasks on your Wizard will sync with the exchange server, and be available to view online, but Entourage still doesn't sync them locally. Hopefully Microsoft will put this final measure in place before too long, after all the work they put in to make Entourage work more smoothly with Exchange.

Outlook 2003 Windows Mobile 5 Filtered Sync

My question is the following. I have WM5 device that I want to sync with my home desktop computer and my Work Exchange Server. Currently I have it set up so that My contacts are synced from my home computer and my Tasks, and callander is synced by both computers. The issue is that my personal appointments are now on my exchange server.
What I would like to do is filter out the sync process by the categories that are built into Office. I want my phone to have all of my appointments and my home PC can as well but I would like to filter out personal appointments from going to my exchange server. I would also like my phone to sync contacts from both without pushing my personal contacts onto Exchange.
Is there anything out there that will do this?

Sync with Sharepoint Lists and Shared Outlook Calendar

Hello all. I have a user who just got a Nexus S, and we are trying to get his Exchange stuff synced. The problem we are having is that he uses Sharepoint lists to share contacts in his department. His old blackberry had desktop software that could sync these, but I cannot find a way to do it with the Nexus. I have tried the Kies software, however it is not working, I suspect because it is a pure Google phone.
Does anyone know of some software I could get that will sync his contacts?
In additon, he is sharing calendars through outlook, is there a way to get these multiple calendars to sync?
Thanks,
Brennan

Has anyone found a solution for this, or have any ideas of sync methods?

I think this is a limitation of active sync rather than of the mobile device, isn't it?
Been a while since I looked into it, but we have iPhones at work with the same limitations and I couldn't find a way round it at the time.

Yes, this is a limitation. There isn't a way to sync SharePoint and mobile devices directly. There are some apps for Android (e.g. SharePlus) that might work to access the content.
We have been working on an Outlook add-in that syncs SharePoint, Outlook, Exchange. Using ProperSync, users can sync contacts and calendars to their Outlook folders. The items are then distributed to mobile phones via Exchange.
Hope that is helpful.
*Disclaimer - I am part of the ProperSync team and hope this has been a relevant and helpful posting.