Many business users with handheld or palm devices synchronize their PIM application with their PCs once a day in their offices through a serial connection.
Some users also connect their devices to PCs via a dial-up modem.
The PC must also be turned on for this to happen. This scenario can become impractical and expensive, especially as the number of palm users and remote locations increases. Datapro analysts say server synchronization will make this process much easier. The benefits of server synchronization are the increased productivity of workers, particularly executives, managers, and sales people who are on the road and those working at remote off-site locations. Today's server synchronization products fall short of the full requirements that many companies need, but Datapro recommends that enterprises test the current product capabilities and review the future road map of each server synchronization vendor.