Page 2 - Agenda; Disclaimer: Only Palm OS is supported by IS&T today
December 5, 2006 2 Agenda Disclaimer: Only Palm OS is supported by IS&T today • Mobile Device Platforms • History • Devices • Carrier Support • Comparisons • Using Mobile Devices at MIT • Q&A
Page 3 - Mobile Device Platforms; Symbian
December 5, 2006 3 Mobile Device Platforms • 4 Major Platforms: Palm OS, Windows Mobile, BlackBerry, & Symbian • 2006 U.S. Market evenly split between Palm OS, Windows Mobile and BlackBerry. 2007 U.S. Market will likely see further growth of Windows Mobile and BlackBerry • Carriers providing sal...
Page 4 - History
December 5, 2006 4 History Windows Mobile Palm OS BlackBerry 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Palm Pilot Palm IIIc Palm VII Handspring Visor Palm m505 Treo 700p Treo 680 Treo 600 Treo 300 Tungsten W Palm III US Robotics3ComPalm, HandspringPalmOne/Palm SourcePalm, Inc. Microsoft...
Page 8 - Mobile Platform Comparisons
December 5, 2006 8 Mobile Platform Comparisons Windows Mobile MIT Environment Palm OS Pocket PC Smartphone BlackBerry (BIS) Email Good Good Useable Better PIM Synchronization (wireless) Calendar Useable Good Good Useable Contacts Good Useable Useable Useable Tasks Good Good Good Useable PIM Synchron...
Page 9 - Carrier Support
December 5, 2006 9 Carrier Support Palm OS Windows Mobile BlackBerry Symbian Verizon Wireless (CDMA/EVDO) Palm Treo 650 ($120) Palm Treo 700p ($270) Motorola Q ($100) Samsung i730 ($140) Samsung i830 ($240) Palm Treo 700w ($270) VZW XV6700 ($270) W 7250 ($30) 7130e ($50) 8703e ($120) n/a Sprint/Next...
Page 10 - Carrier Comparisons
December 5, 2006 10 Carrier Comparisons Verizon Wireless Sprint/Nextel T-Mobile Cingular Voice Plan Monthly Cost $34 – $170(450 – 6000 min) $23 – $75(200 – 2000 min) $30 – $130(200 – 2000 min) $40 – $200(450 – 6000 min) Data Plan Monthly Cost(Palm OS & Windows Mobile) $25 – $45(10 MB- unlimited)...
Page 11 - Using Mobile Devices @ MIT
December 5, 2006 11 Using Mobile Devices @ MIT • Email• Calendar & Contacts• PIM (Calendar/Contacts/Tasks Synchronization)• Password Protection• Certificates: MIT CA & Personal Certificates • Accessing Secured Web Sites• Document (View/Edit): Office Mobile & PDF• Mobile Web Examples
Page 12 - Windows Mobile Email: Outlook Mobile
December 5, 2006 12 Windows Mobile Email: Outlook Mobile Pros:• Native support for IMAP including “ synchronization ” of folders • Attachment support • Scheduled “ pull ” • Multi-threading Cons:• Attachment/Long Message Retrieving cumbersome • UI can be improved • Searching is difficult
Page 13 - Palm OS Email: VersaMail
December 5, 2006 13 Palm OS Email: VersaMail Pros:• Native support for IMAP • Attachment support easy to use • Scheduled “ pull ” • Usable Search via Find application Cons:• No native support for IMAP folders • No Multi-threading
Page 14 - BlackBerry Email: BIS
December 5, 2006 14 BlackBerry Email: BIS Pros:• Scheduled “ push ” • Native support for IMAP • Attachment support easy to use • Fast Search options • Extensive Shortcut Keys • “ Multi-threading ” Cons:• No native support for IMAP folders • One-way IMAP Sync • New Message Idiosyncrasy
Page 15 - BlackBerry Email: BIS Message Flow
December 5, 2006 15 BlackBerry Email: BIS Message Flow
Page 16 - Calendar
December 5, 2006 16 Calendar Palm OS BlackBerry Windows Mobile Pocket PC
Page 17 - Contacts
December 5, 2006 17 Contacts Palm OS BlackBerry Windows Mobile Pocket PC
Page 18 - Desktop Sync vs Wireless Sync
December 5, 2006 18 Desktop Sync vs Wireless Sync SyncML for Palm OS and Windows Mobile Over-the-Air (OTA) Sync Directly to Oracle Calendar Server Desktop Sync: • Pros: - More accurate data field mapping - Ability to transfer larger data to device at faster speeds - Necessary to install applications...
Page 19 - Password Protection
Page 20 - Certificates
December 5, 2006 20 Certificates Windows Mobile: • Installing Personal Certificates requires 3 rd Party Software BlackBerry: • Built-in Personal & Root Certificate Installer via Desktop Sync • Usage requires entering password each time Palm OS: • No facilities to import personal certificates • R...
Page 21 - Accessing Secured MIT Web Sites
December 5, 2006 21 Accessing Secured MIT Web Sites BlackBerry Windows Mobile Pocket PC
Page 32 - IS&T Mobile Device Support
December 5, 2006 32 IS&T Mobile Device Support • To Be Determined• Questions to IT Partners – What type of support for mobile devices would benefit your users and the MIT community? – What type of issues related to mobile devices would be better supported locally and we can refer your users to y...
Page 33 - Useful External Sites
December 5, 2006 33 Useful External Sites • Palm OS: – www.palm.com • Windows Mobile: – www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile • BlackBerry: – www.rim.net • Third-Party Software: – www.handango.com • Mobile Web Sites: – wurfl.sourceforge.net – mobile.palmone.com/us/
Page 35 - Additional Slides
Page 40 - Palm OS Email: SnapperMail
Page 42 - BIS Architecture Overview
Page 43 - Windows Mobile: Citrix
Page 44 - Windows Mobile Memory Management
December 5, 2006 44 Windows Mobile Memory Management Sprint Palm Treo 700WX Cingular 8125 Verizon Palm Treo 700W Verizon Motorola Q NOTE: The following items will be added to the slide Multi-threading requires manual user management of memory on Windows Mobile