Forwarded message from Brad BARCLAY on
Tue, 17 Aug 2004 02:36:09 UTC Posted on: comp.os.os2.misc

Hey Everyone:

Here's a copy of the announcement I posted to the jSyncManager Open mailing list earlier today:

"The jSyncManager is a open source, Java implementation of a HotSync-compatible protocol stack, set of data abstraction objects, development tools, and applications allowing developers and end-users to synchronize Palm devices with any Java based system."

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This notice is to let you know that the jSyncManager v3.2 alpha 02 has been released.

New items in this release include:

- the ConduitHandler and JHotSync classes now provide support for accessing the Expansion Manager and VFS data, making access to data and files on expansion cards possible.

- vCard support has been updated

- the MultiPort Server now supports TCP sync connections

- New jConduit: NetInstaller, which allows for the installation of PRC and PDB files from over a network through a URL.

- Protocol stack support for CMP Extended packets (necessary to eventually support "Network HotSync" compatibility)

- Re-arranged the location of some of the data conversion utility classes from API.Protocol.Util to API.Conduit.Tools

- Modification to the way we do type conversions to enhance performance

- Added a work-around for restoring the Graffiti Shortcuts database.

- Lots of other fixes and performance enhancements.

Also new with this release are with the jSyncManager Bundles, which see the following changes:

- There is now a platform-neutral bundle, which includes all of the pre-requisites for the jSyncManager other than the transport APIs (which are platform specific). This bundle is now runnable as-is; just unzip and run "java -jar jsyncmanager.jar". You no longer have to copy any files to your Standard Extensions directory, or to edit your CLASSPATH.

- The Mac OS X bundle now includes all available pre-requisites. (There is no Java USB API for Mac OS X at this time, and thus this isn't included. But we're working on it).

- New bundles will be coming soon!

As usual, questions or comments may be directed to this mailing list, or sent to me at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

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Of particular interest to OS/2 users, I've started putting together "bundles" containing everything you need to run the jSyncManager on various platforms. Today I uploaded one for Mac OS X (because it actually has a tool to create such Java application bundles -- something I really wish we had on OS/2!), and one platform neutral one (which doesn't contain any of the transport connector APIs required to talk to a serial or USB port). Later this week I intend to put together an OS/2 bundle containing the jSerial API and all other necessary libaraies in a ready-to-run configuration.

More information on this release when it's available. Until then, if you're already running the jSyncManager, the v3.2 alpha 02 files are now available for download from the jSyncManager website
(http://www.jsyncmanager.org).

Brad BARCLAY
Lead Developer & Project Administrator,
The jSyncManager Project.

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