Syncing information between databases and mobile devices is a key issue facing the wireless data industry. Without better syncing across a range of devices, data will continue to be stored in back-end systems, unusable or unleveraged. The mobile application market is dependent on seamless data synchronization.

The open source project Sync4j—the largest mobile open source project—extends to mobile the capabilities of any database solution. With its DB Connector and native integration with MySQL, data can be synchronized on every mobile device. Applications on devices can be built using both Java (J2ME and J2SE) and C++. With native connectors to SugarCRM, Exchange and Domino, Sync4j is the platform of choice to synchronize data, contacts, calendars, and email on nearly any mobile device—including more than 500,000,000 cell phones today.

This session will cover how to integrate SyncML, MySQL, SugarCRM, and Funambol's mobile application server to synchronize email, SugarCRM's calendar and contact info, and customer-defined MySQL data to PDAs and mobile phones. The discussion will include guidance on where to use off-the-shelf code, and where the user (or the community) needs to develop or extend custom functionalities.