Microsoft® Sync Framework

Microsoft Sync Framework is a comprehensive synchronization

platform that enables collaboration and offline scenarios for
applications, services and devices. Developers can build sync
ecosystems that integrate any application, any type of data, using
any protocol over any network.

Highlights Enable Collaboration and Offline  Seamless online/offline data

 Add sync support to new and existing
applications, services, and devices
 Enable collaboration and offline
capabilities for any application
 Roam and share information from any
data store, over any protocol, and over
any network configuration
 Leverage sync capabilities exposed in
Microsoft technologies to create sync
ecosystems
 Extend the architecture to support
custom data types including files
Capabilities for Applications,
Services, and Devices
Build occasionally connected
solutions capable of synchronizing,
roaming and sharing on any
platform, application or device. Build
applications and web services that
provide rich offline experiences.
Easily integrate new and existing
endpoints to form a sync enabled
ecosystem where content flows
seamlessly across disparate
endpoints over any protocol and in
any network topology.
Use the Microsoft Sync Framework
to build collaboration and offline
scenarios such as the following:
access for rich internet
applications (RIA) and line-of-
business applications
 Peer-to-peer collaboration on
content such as files/folders,
email, contacts, appointments,
audio, video and settings
across any number of PCs,
services, and devices
Powerful
Use the comprehensive capabilities
of the Microsoft Sync Framework to
create rich applications that
empower users to access any type
of data they need, wherever and
whenever they need it.
The framework consists of:
Any Data Type
 Core sync runtime that provides  Design rich offline applications
universal synchronization Easily integrate new data types to
sync using the Microsoft Sync using Visual Studio 2008 and
functionality agnostic of data Sync Services for ADO.NET
types and protocols Framework’s flexible metadata-
based synchronization technology.  Leverage the power of change
 Ability to create and consume Synchronize any type of data tracking in SQL Server 2008 to
Simple Sharing Extensions including databases, personal easily detect changes
(SSE) feeds information manager (PIM) data and  Configure the Microsoft Sync
 Components to enable the rapid digital media files. Framework’s File Sync Provider
development of sync solutions to sync files and folders
on platforms including Microsoft Any Protocol
™
SQL Server 2008, Microsoft  Easily sync to remote services
Synchronize data using existing
™
Visual Studio 2008, NTFS file by producing and consuming
architectures and protocols.
systems and removable drives SSE feeds
Integrate sync into a variety of
 An extensible provider model protocols, including over-the-air and Available on Multiple Platforms
that integrates data sources into embedded devices, using the and Development Environments
the sync ecosystem Microsoft Sync Framework’s
transport-agnostic architecture. Build sync aware applications and
 Rich conflict handling for ®
services on Microsoft Windows and
Enable web services to expose and ®
automatic and custom resolution Windows Mobile using managed or
synchronize data with any platform
 Built in support for filters to sync by creating a data feed based on unmanaged code. Add support for
subsets of collections such as the Simple Sharing Extensions other platforms through commercial
mailboxes or media libraries (SSE) open specification. licensing and porting kits.
 Minimize network traffic with Additional Information
property-level sync Any Network Configuration
Sync-enable your applications, For more information about the
Flexible devices, and services in true peer- Microsoft Sync Framework, visit
to- peer and hub/spoke topologies. http://msdn.microsoft.com/sync
The Microsoft Sync Framework
provides developers with ultimate Recover easily from network
flexibility by implementing a rich interruptions without losing data
metadata model to enable integrity. Reduce network traffic
collaboration and offline scenarios using efficient change enumeration.
for virtually any endpoint without Create web services to expose data
requiring changes to be made to the via SSE.
data store itself.
Productive
Any Store Leverage sync capabilities exposed
in Microsoft technologies to rapidly
Add synchronization to a wide range
create sync ecosystems. Boost
of applications, services, and
productivity by using a common
devices, from enterprise-level
synchronization platform for all
services to simple USB storage
applications, services and devices.
devices.

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