MailEnable Mobile Connectivity
The increased popularity and technology advancement of smartphones has changed the way people look at their mobile phones. Rather than storing contacts, appointments, tasks, etc. on the mobile phone, users want their data in cloud storage so they can access it from anywhere on any device.MailEnable allows mobile phone users to do this via SyncML and DAV-based solutions. Modern phones and tablets can be used to access and update contacts and schedules via the device over the mobile network. The technologies used to do this are outlined below.
Synchronization via SyncML
Synchronizing Contacts/Tasks/Calendars with Mobile Devices (SyncML Support)
SyncML allows the synchronization of MailEnable calendar, tasks and contacts with mobile devices (phones, PDAs and Outlook). The SyncML server detects changes made to your contacts and prepares the updates for transmission to SyncML clients.Likewise, changes made on your SyncML device are transacted to the server. MailEnable communicates with mobile devices via WBXML encapsulation, which reduces bandwidth and is supported by leading mobile handset providers.
Accessing Server-Side Calendars from Mobile Devices (CalDAV Support)
CalDAV allows leading email clients and mobile devices (including the Apple iPhone), to access MailEnable mailbox calendars. CalDAV is ideal for mobile users who wish to access and update their calendar in real time.To configure CalDAV, the client is configured with a URL to point to the server calendar. It is also possible to configure CalDAV to access another user's calendar by specifying their calendar address in the URL. MailEnable's Synchronization Service (HTTPMail) is responsible for providing CalDAV connectivity to MailEnable mailboxes over the HTTP protocol.
Synchronization via CalDAV
Synchronization via CardDAV
Accessing Server-Side Contacts from Mobile Devices (CardDAV Support)
CardDAV allows mobile devices to remotely access and manage contacts stored on the MailEnable server. Changes made to the contacts stored on the mobile device are automatically sent to the server; and changes made on the server are received and updated on the mobile device.CardDAV is ideal for mobile users who wish to access and update their contacts in real time via their mobile device. MailEnable's Synchronization Service (HTTPMail) is responsible for providing CardDAV connectivity to MailEnable mailboxes over the HTTP protocol.
Accessing Cloud Storage/MyFiles (WebDAV Support)
It is now possible to use MailEnable as a cloud storage provider. Mailbox owners are able to access their "My Files" folder as a network drive over the WebDAV protocol.Mailbox owners can store photos and documents from their computer or phone (using products like NetDrive and other WebDAV clients). For example, a person can take a photo with their iPhone and immediately save it to MyFiles. More Info
Cloud Storage (WebDAV Support)
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