Office Mobility Blog

Including Free/Busy Lookup and Improved Attachment Support

A Blackberry Enterprise Server upgrade (4.1 SP5) was officially released by RIM a few days ago. This upgrade includes some much anticipated features such as free/busy calendar look-up and also added attachment support (downloading and editing of native email attachments).

It's important to note that some of these features will also require updated BlackBerry Device Software 4.5 (no official word at this point on when Device Software 4.5 will be available).

As far as Documents To Go is concerned, this is an important update as we will be providing support to edit native documents and email attachments on your BlackBerry. We know you've all been waiting patiently for Documents To Go to be available. This release is a big step in the right direction. More info should be available in the near future. Thanks to all of you for your patience, we promise Documents To Go for BlackBerry will be worth the wait! Make sure you're signed up for our BlackBerry announcement list so you'll know as soon as its available.

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Featuring Documents To Go on a Treo 680!

The Open XML Community recently created an OpenXML channel on YouTube. Members of the community will be posting videos to show you some examples of the great strides that are being made in Open XML based technologies.

One of the videos you’ll find featured on the OpenXML channel showcases Documents To Go on the Palm Treo 680. It’s a great example of Open XML technology making its way into the mobile space.

Documents To Go also supports Office 2007’s Open XML technology on Windows Mobile Smartphones and soon on Symbian UIQ!

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Nokia recently released a Mail for Exchange update, making the current version 2.3. According to Eseries.org, there's really only one main feature that has been added:

When trying to synchronize with a server that has an expired certificate, the user is now given the choice of continuing the synchronization. Previously, the scenario resulted in an error and the synchronization was stopped.

One complaint I've been seeing is that there is still no subfolder support included with Mail for Exchange. Lucky for you, there is an alternative!

Nokias M4E 2.3 Release Notes (PDF)

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For those of you who are patiently waiting for Documents To Go to be available for your BlackBerry, we thought we'd take a moment to give you a taste of what its going to look like. Here are a few screenshots:

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Office 2007 Editing Now Available for Palm OS!

Today DataViz released a long awaited update for Documents To Go for Palm OS. Version 10.002 adds the ability to edit Microsoft Office 2007 files (Word, Excel & PowerPoint) on your Palm OS handheld. As of the release today, Documents To Go is the first and only software to offer complete support for Office 2007 to Palm OS users.

“This is wonderful news for owners of Palm smartphones and handheld devices. The Palm OS platform continues to thrive with leading mobile applications from developers like DataViz. Access to Word, Excel and PowerPoint 2007 files is a must-have for today’s on-the-go professionals." - Mike Rank, Director of Developer Relations, Palm Inc.

Documents To Go v. 10 was originally released in April of 2007 with view only support for Office 2007 files. Other features already offered in v. 10 include:

- Support for Palm Desktop 6.2 Beta, which allows you to use Documents To Go on a Windows Vista desktop
- Integrated File Explorer
- Support for advanced formatting features like footnotes, endnotes, comments, text boxes and table of contents

Version 10.002 is a free update for all customers who have already purchased v. 10. If you do not already own version 10 and you would like to give it a try, you can download a 30 day trial or buy it here.

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What does this mean for DataViz?

iPhone users, potential users, and admirers will surely be happy to know that Apple took a big step toward creating a development community for the iPhone this week by announcing a Software Development Kit (SDK) for the iPhone. From the words of Mr. Jobs himself:

We are excited about creating a vibrant third party developer community around the iPhone and enabling hundreds of new applications for our users. With our revolutionary multi-touch interface, powerful hardware and advanced software architecture, we believe we have created the best mobile platform ever for developers.

Apple’s original stance on application development for the iPhone came in the form of a suggestion: create web-based applications that can be accessed through the iPhone’s Safari web browser. This was disappointing news to developers of mobile applications who are used to having much more access. Palm, for example, has had a large developer community for years. One could certainly argue that the level of growth they achieved would not have been possible without third party software development.

In yesterday’s press release, Jobs said the SDK will not be available until February of 2008 because they want to open up the platform while keeping the device safe from viruses.

This is no easy task. …As our phones become more powerful, these malicious programs will become more dangerous. And since the iPhone is the most advanced phone ever, it will be a highly visible target. … We think a few months of patience now will be rewarded by many years of great third party applications running on safe and reliable iPhones.

So what does this mean for DataViz, you ask? Hard to say at this point (after all, the SDK was only announced yesterday and won’t be available for a few months), but imagine Exchange ActiveSync access to your email, editing Office files, and having all of your PINs and passwords encrypted and easily accessed on your new iPhone!

We’ve been getting more and more requests each day asking us - begging, in some cases - to bring our applications to the iPhone, specifically Documents To Go, RoadSync, and Passwords Plus. Thanks to this announcement, we’ll be able to give this serious consideration. You can bet we’ll have our hands on this SDK as soon as possible. I can’t guarantee anything, but please, if you are interested in having DataViz software on your iPhone, let us know!

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Only Microsoft Direct Push e-mail solution for the ‘media monster’

In addition to our free viewer for Microsoft Office files, DataViz has now released the Exchange ActiveSync client, RoadSync, for the MOTO Z8. RoadSync will give this UIQ 3.1 kick-slider from Motorola some enterprise email functionality to go along with its monstrous media capabilities.

“It is of great value to UIQ Technology to have such a strong partner creating software that answers the demands for mobilizing email and more in a UIQ environment. We are pleased to see that DataViz has developed an Exchange ActiveSync client that meets the Push E-mail needs of a continuously expanding market segment for UIQ-based mobile phones.” - Carina Lindberg, Head of Partner Programs, UIQ Technology

If you own a Z8, you can check out the free 30 day trial of RoadSync or buy it for $49.99. Every purchase of RoadSync for the MOTO Z8 will also include the free Documents To Go viewer edition.

Read the press release.

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Update Available for Windows Mobile Smartphones

Earlier today DataViz released an update to Documents To Go for Windows Mobile. What’s new, you ask? Documents To Go is now the first and only commercially available office suite that supports editing of Office 2007 files and attachments on your smartphone.

“This version addresses our top customer request for full Office 2007 file support for Word, Excel and PowerPoint. After many months of hard work and effort we are proud to produce a solution that stays true to the new XML-based Office 2007 file structure by retaining all file formatting through the use of our very own InTact Technology.” - Danny Tu, Documents To Go Product Manager, DataViz Inc.

Along with the ability to edit and create Word, Excel and PowerPoint 2007 files, Documents To Go also includes:

- Compression and decompression (ZIP) capabilities
- Native Adobe PDF support
- Support for password protected files
- Versions available in English, French, Spanish, Italian, and German

Documents To Go supports Windows Mobile 5 for Smartphones and Windows Mobile 6 Standard. If you already own Documents To Go v. 3, you can download this update at no additional charge. If you don’t already own it, you can download a 30 day trial or buy it for $29.99 from the DataViz website.

Press Release

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Documents To Go Viewer (Motorola Edition) free for a limited time.

It might be a ‘media monster’, but one place where Moto’s Z8 is lacking is document support. However, thanks to DataViz, you can get a viewer for your Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files for FREE ($19.99 value)! Simply register with DataViz and you’ll be able to download the Documents To Go Viewer (Motorola Edition) for your Z8 immediately.

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Includes optimizations for S60 3.1 devices like the N95

Today DataViz released an update to their Exchange ActiveSync push email client, RoadSync, for Symbian Series 60 devices like the N95, E61 and others. This update (v. 3.003) includes a variety of optimizations, several of which are focused on Nokia’s newest version of the Series 60 operating system (v. 3.1).

The update addresses an issue with switching access points on the Nokia N95 and also includes some helpful shortcuts like sending emails using the green ‘call’ button and sending pictures directly from the gallery (N-Series only for now).

This update is free for current RoadSync users. New licenses are available for $49.99. If you’d like to try it before you buy, there is also a 30 day free trial available.

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It started with Palm. Then came Symbian UIQ (2 & 3) and Series 80. After that, it was on to Windows Mobile Smartphones. Today, DataViz announced its next home for Documents To Go: BlackBerry.

Documents To Go will bring native support for Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint to BlackBerry, along with InTact Technology to ensure complex formatting will be maintained during the transfer of files. The announcement comes from the Wireless Enterprise Symposium in Orlando, FL. Documents To Go for BlackBerry is expected to be available later this year.

"The BlackBerry solution attracts a broad range of mobile customers who can benefit from the ability to work with native Microsoft Office files. Documents To Go from DataViz will provide another degree of mobile flexibility and productivity to BlackBerry customers and we are very pleased that this software is becoming available to our growing customer base." - Jeff McDowell, VP of Global Alliances, Research In Motion.

If you’re as anxious as I am to get your hands on this as soon as it releases, you can sign up to be notified when its available. I’ll post some more in-depth info about this soon!

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Documents To Go v. 10 Now Available

Now that many people are off and running with Office 2007, you may find yourself receiving files and attachments in the new Office 2007 formats (if you haven't yet, you will soon). This can be a real hassle if you're trying to open an attachment on your smartphone and your document viewer can't open it. DataViz is doing their part to alleviate this pain by announcing today that Documents To Go v. 10 is now available with the ability to open and view Word and Excel 2007 files on your Palm OS handheld.

This is big news because, as of the time of this writing, it is the only software available with support for Office 2007 files on Palm OS handhelds.

"With the addition of Word and Excel Office 2007 support, Documents To Go is truly an unsurpassed Office suite. Now users of Palm OS based Treo™ smartphones and Palm® handhelds can leave the office with confidence knowing that they can continue to be productive even if they receive Word and Excel e-mail attachments in a Microsoft’s Office 2007 format.” - Mark Bercow, senior VP of business development, Palm, Inc.

Customers who purchase this 'viewer' will not only get immediate access to open their Office 2007 files on their handheld, they will also get a free update later this year that will include Vista support and full editing capabilities for their Office files.

You can read the press release or download a trial from the DataViz website.

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Looking for a reason to upgrade to Microsoft Exchange 2007? How about ten! We know many people like to wait until the ‘kinks’ are worked out before going forward with an upgrade like this, but just in case you are looking for some compelling reasons to convince yourself or your IT department to upgrade sooner, we thought we'd share this. Microsoft has a list on their website of what they consider to be the top 10 reasons for you to upgrade to Exchange 07. Here’s a few of the reasons they list:

- Access e-mail, voice mail, calendar, and contacts from virtually anywhere, anytime
- Easy deployment and management
- Get affordable, enterprise-class mobile messaging that’s better than ever

They get into quite a bit more detail and list some good resources so that you can make a well educated decision about whether or not its time for you to upgrade.

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Only S60 Exchange ActiveSync to Support Subfolders and Exch. 2007 Mobility Features

Along with the Documents To Go release, DataViz has also announced an update for their Exchange ActiveSync Push E-mail solution for Symbian Series 60 smartphones. RoadSync v. 3 supports the use of mailbox subfolders and also includes support for many of the Exchange 2007 mobility features such as email flagging, online mailbox search, and SharePoint access.

“With support for Exchange 2003 and now 2007 we are providing a solution that allows corporations to further maximize their server and device investments. As an Independent Software Vendor, DataViz can quickly take advantage of these mobile improvements as Microsoft continues to enhance the built-in mobile connectivity of Exchange.” - Ilya Eliashevsky, RoadSync product manager, DataViz, Inc.

Customers using an older version of RoadSync can upgrade for free and there is also a 30 day demo available if you’d like to try it before buying.

Read the full press release here.

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Also edit spreadsheets, view PDF's and decompress .zip files all with Documents To Go

Documents To Go for Windows Mobile 5 smartphones (which has been in preview for a few weeks now) was officially released this morning. As any user of one of these WM5 smartphones could tell you, they do not come with an app to edit or create documents and spreadsheets. DataViz has filled that gap by providing a solution that allows the user to view, edit, and create Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files on their Motorola Q, T-Mobile Dash, Samsung BlackJack and many other WM5 smartphones. It also includes a PDF viewer and a decompression utility for zipped files. The price is $29.99 and there is a 30 day demo available if you want to try it first.

Read the press release here.

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“…it’s still the leader in document editing on Palm-based handhelds.”

Jamie Lendino recently tested and reviewed Documents To Go v. 9 on a Treo 700p at PCMag.com. Lendino was clearly pleased, giving the software 5 (out of 5) stars and a rating of Editors Choice. While the review is focused mainly on the pros and cons of Documents To Go v. 9, Lendino also compares a few features to that of Quickoffice Premier 4, which received 3.5 stars.

“… Documents To Go 9 is a killer document editing suite. It's a must-purchase for just about anyone with a Palm OS–based Treo who wants to work with Microsoft Office files on the go.”

The full review is available here.

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Palm Brings Microsoft's Direct Push Technology to Palm OS Based Treo Smartphones

Palm OS smartphone users who have been patiently waiting for a Versamail update from Palm finally got their wish today as Palm announced an update that will include support for Exchange SP2 features like push email and PIM (also GAL lookup and password enforcement). This update will be available for download starting Monday from Palm’s website.

"Extending Microsoft's Direct Push Technology to the Palm OS based line of Treo smartphones gives business customers a powerful new choice for wireless email, security and manageability. This combination delivers the benefits of business-class email without the cost of additional infrastructure required by other middleware-based solutions, ensuring a fast return on investment as well as a great end-user experience." - Joe Fabris, Director of Wireless Solutions, Palm, Inc.

This update is available for the Treo 680 and 700p smartphones. One thing to note: the press release states that this update is not yet available for Cingular customers. No word at this point on future availability for Cingular customers or folks using older Palm OS smartphones (like the Treo 650). We’ll keep you updated.

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You may recall that, in November 2006, DataViz released RoadSync for Windows Mobile 2003 Pocket PC’s, with the intention of adding support for WM2003 smartphones in the future. Well, the future has arrived: RoadSync for Windows Mobile 2003 now supports Pocket PC and Smartphone edition devices (like the iMate SP3 and Motorola MPx220).

RoadSync brings the Windows Mobile 5 Push Email and PIM technology (MSFP) to older Windows Mobile devices. Now you can use features like Direct Push and Global Address List (GAL) look-up without having to buy a new phone. IT policies like remote wipe and device passwords are also supported, making this an attractive solution for companies that have deployed WM 2003 devices and are looking for increased security. There is also a mass configuration tool included to make enterprise deployments easier.

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Preview Available Now

For those of you who are using a Q, BlackJack, Dash or other Windows Mobile 5.0 smartphone, you might be a bit frustrated by the fact that you can’t edit your Office files on it. DataViz has addressed this problem by bringing the award-winning Documents To Go application to Windows Mobile 5 smartphones. It is available now as a preview with the official release coming soon.

Documents To Go will allow you to view, edit, and create Microsoft Office files on your smartphone. It will also include a PDF viewer and a decompression utility (Zip To Go). And, just like on all of its other supported platforms Documents To Go for Windows Mobile 5 utilizes InTact Technology so you never have to worry about losing the original formatting in your documents. The preview page includes a sign up form so you can be among the first to know when the official release is available.

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We've been talking about Exchange 2007 for a while now and beta versions have been floating around for months. However, last Friday Microsoft officially signed off on Exchange Server 2007. It should be interesting to see how quickly organizations start adopting Exchange 2007. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer doesn't seem too conserned. In speaking about Vista, Office 07 and Exchange 07 he said the following:

“These are game-changing products... We expect that more than 200 million people will be using at least one of these products by the end of 2007.”

The folks in Redmond say that Exchange Server 2003 had the fastest adpotion of any of their past exchange offerings. We'll see if Exchange 07 can do the same. If any of you are already using Exchange 07 and have any thoughts, please share.

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Free Client Provides 'Push-like' Email

Sprint has announced a Java-based POP and IMAP email client to allow ‘push-like’ email support on their devices. The client will support several email accounts and is being offered free of charge by Sprint to customers who have a data plan.

The service (provided by Seven) is considered ‘push-like’ because it uses SMS technology to deliver the message to the email client and also trigger a new mail alert.

Mobile email, more specifically push email, is often considered a feature utilized only by more sophisticated smartphones. Sprint and Seven are using their technologies to try to bring the technology to a larger number of users.

“This is taking an enterprise grade e-mail experience to mass-market phones,” - Ari Backholm, VP of Marketing & Product Management, Seven

The link above will take you to the full release (courtesy of FierceWireless).

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Adds Support for Mobility Features of Exchange 2007

Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 will be released in the near future and will include a variety of new mobility features. Those who are looking to take advantage of these new features on their smartphone will be happy to know that DataViz will be updating their Exchange ActiveSync client, RoadSync, to support the new mobility features of Exchange 2007. They have taken the first step toward this by releasing a public beta of v. 3.0 of RoadSync for Series 60 3rd Edition handhelds. Folks using a Symbian Series 60 3rd edition phone (such as Nokia’s E62 and N80) will be among the first to be able to take advantage of these new Exchange 07 features such as flagging email messages and online mailbox search.

“We are excited for the upcoming release of Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 and will work quickly to update our RoadSync product line to support the new mobile synchronization features. Exchange 2007 matches many features offered by traditional middleware solutions, but it does so in a very affordable and scalable way which we anticipate will exceed the expectations of many mobile users.” -Ilya Eliashevsky, Product Manager, RoadSync.

If you are interested in participating in this beta program you can click here.

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InTact Technology Eliminates the Need for Synchronization

DataViz announced an upgrade to their mobile office suite, Documents To Go, for Palm OS 5 handhelds. Most Palm users will already be familiar with Documents To Go as a version of it comes with most Palm OS 5 handheld devices. The core functionality will be the same: users have the ability to view, edit, and create Microsoft Office files and also view native PDF documents and graphic files such as .jpg and .bmp graphics.

One of the big new features in version 9 is DataViz’ InTact Technology. InTact was developed by DataViz to allow users to work directly with their native files, no translation or synchronization necessary. The technology in older versions (called DocSync) would retain formatting; however it required a sync with the desktop. Now, users can transfer documents back and forth via email, Bluetooth, IR, etc, and all original formatting will be maintained (which is important for users who spend a lot of time on the road).

Other features include updates to the Word To Go and Sheet To Go applications to support things like footnotes, endnotes, and new excel charts. There is also a new file explorer to allow easy navigation through folders on an expansion card.

For more info, including purchase or upgrade options, click here.

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Supports Sony Ericsson's M600, P990, & W950 Smartphones

After the announcement last week that they are powering the Exchange ActiveSync support on Sony Ericsson’s UIQ 3.0 devices, DataViz has now expanded its offerings on these phones to include Documents To Go. The new and improved version (as compared to the version for UIQ 2) now offers new features such as editing of PowerPoint files, landscape view, and an improved user interface. You also never need to worry about losing the original formatting of your documents thanks to DataViz’ InTact Technology.

Those of you who are currently using a UIQ 2 phone with Documents To Go and plan to move to a UIQ 3 phone will be happy to know that you will receive a no cost upgrade to the UIQ 3 version. Or, if you don’t already own a version of Documents To Go, but you have purchased a UIQ 3 phone with Quickoffice, you will be able to move to Documents To Go for $29.99 (standard price is $49.99). *Note: The UIQ 3.0 version of Documents To Go is not compatible with UIQ 2 smartphones such as the p910.

You can download a 30-day free trial here.

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