[Sync4j-announce] Funambol Community Edition v6 Beta -- ready for download

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Hi Everyone:

Funambol is pleased to announce that the beta version of Funambol
Community Edition v6 is available for download. This is a significant new
release that includes:

* Updated Windows Mobile plug-ins for both Windows Mobile SmartPhone and
PocketPC devices

* Improved Outlook plug-in

* New email connector

* Server-initiated synchronization of Funambol plug-ins/clients and SIS
(server initiated sync) capable devices

* Improved system logging

* Out-of-the-box PIM database schema (i.e. PIM data does not need to be
stored on the filesystem anymore)

* VTODO server support

* and much more

 

Here are some important notes about this release:

 

1) Funambol v6 plug-ins are fully compatible with the Funambol v3 server
and can be tried without installing the v6 server. Also, v3 plug-ins and
connectors work with the v6 server.

 

2) When installing v6, the v6 bundle has an installer that automates
installation on a clean system, though it does not upgrade a v3 system to
v6. If you are running Funambol v3, you will need to migrate the v3 data
from the filesystem or database to the Funambol v6 database. As always, we
recommend that you check out the beta version of Funambol v6 on a clean
system using the bundle installer but not put it into production until v6
is Generally Available (GA).

 

3) There are two other important v6 components that are coming shortly.
One is a new Java Mobile Edition push email client that works on mass
market handsets such as the Motorola RAZR and Nokia 60 series. It is built
on top of a SyncML-based open source Java ME framework that can be used to
develop additional Java ME apps. It is open source and is part of Funambol
Community Edition. The other is a demo version of a completely redesigned
Funambol portal that makes it much easier for end users to set up and
manage synchronization of contacts, calendar and email with their mobile
phones using Firefox or Internet Explorer browsers. The portal automates
registration, over-the-air configuration of mobile devices and the
downloading/setup of Funambol plug-ins and clients. The new Funambol
portal replaces the current Funambol portal and like the current portal,
it is part of Funambol's commercial Carrier Edition offering. More
information about these components will be available shortly.

The beta version of Funambol Community Edition v6 software can be
downloaded from the Funambol website at:

 <http://www.funambol.com/opensource/downloads.html>
http://www.funambol.com/opensource/downloads.html

 

Files can also be downloaded from the ObjectWeb forge by scrolling to the
Funambol 6.0 Beta section of the Files tab for the sync4j project at:

 <http://forge.objectweb.org/project/showfiles.php?group_id=96>
http://forge.objectweb.org/project/showfiles.php?group_id=96

 

Release notes for the beta version of this release are at:

 <http://www.funambol.com/opensource/Funambolv6BetaReleaseNotes.html>
http://www.funambol.com/opensource/Funambolv6BetaReleaseNotes.html

 

Preliminary beta documentation for v6 can be downloaded at:

 <http://www.funambol.com/opensource/documentation/documents.html>
http://www.funambol.com/opensource/documentation/documents.html

 

To provide feedback on the release, please post a note on one of the
Funambol (sync4j) mailing lists. Bugs can be reported using the Bugs
tracker on the ObjectWeb forge.

We hope that you find the Funambol v6 beta software to be interesting and
useful, and we look forward to your feedback,

-- The Funambol Team