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Shared electronic calendars got a boost today with the announced release of ClearSync 1.0. This service enables groups of users to share and sync multiple calendars and contact lists between any combination of PCs and Palm handhelds. Like Outlook, ClearSync allows access to calendars and contacts even when Internet access is not available. And like Google(TM) or Yahoo(TM) Calendars, ClearSync allows people to share calendars and contact lists with others with whom they do not share a common server. Thus ClearSync combines the strengths and eliminates the weaknesses of several competing offerings.
And ClearSync supports full bi-directional synchronization with Palm handhelds, so calendar and contact information can be created and edited on either PCs or Palm handhelds and these changes propagated to the other platforms. ClearSync also supports a browser-based viewer so calendars and contacts can be viewed on any platform with a web browser including Macintoshes and Linux PCs.
ClearSync users can share their work calendar with their coworkers, a separate calendar with their families, and yet other calendars with other groups they belong to such as sports teams, schools, clubs, scouts, etc. ClearSync uses the Internet to synchronize calendar and contact data, however, a local copy is maintained on each user's PC so that full access, including viewing and editing, is maintained even during times when Internet access is not available (e.g. laptop PC in an airplane). The PC application allows each of the multiple calendars to be viewed separately, or they can be viewed side by side or merged with color coding to identify the calendar for each event.
Unique among shared calendar providers, ClearSync's Palm application allows multiple calendars to be stored, viewed, and edited on the Palm handheld. Similar to the ClearSync PC application, the Palm application can display calendars one at a time, side by side, or merged with color coding. While the calendar events can be displayed together to show the user their complete agenda, the calendar data remains on separate calendars, each of which is shared with its own distinct group of users. Contact lists and one calendar can be synchronized with Outlook. And wireless PalmOS devices such as the Treo 600, 650, and 700p allow updating of the calendar and contact data wirelessly through the cell phone network.
"We recognize that most people belong to many separate groups," says John Tanner, President and CEO of ClearSync. "We've designed ClearSync to allow people to maintain a separate calendar and contact list for each group, and to fully synchronize them between PCs and Palm handheld devices. That way, people can capture their crucial data whether they are at their desk, in a meeting, or at their kid's soccer practice, and all this data will be available to them and their sharing groups whenever and wherever they need it."
The technology for ClearSync was acquired from PalmSource. Thousands of businesses and families have relied upon this service for years. The ClearSync team has completely reengineered the system, top to bottom, in order to increase the speed, capacity, and reliability of the service. Further information and software downloads can be obtained from www.clearsync.com/v1.
About Tanner Research, Inc.
ClearSync is a division of Tanner Research, Inc. which was founded in 1988 and develops complex electronic engineering software.
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