Mobile devices, such as the Microsoft Windows CE-based PocketPC, have grown
significantly in popularity over the last several years. In the car, on a
plane, or out in the middle of nowhere, applications on the device can
operate without a connection to any other computers, the Internet, or an
intranet. Devices can then partner with a desktop system either via modem or
network card, or simply by placing the mobile device in a cradle. New or
modified data on either the device or server system is then automatically
migrated and synchronized. More and more businesses, however, want to enable
users with applications beyond basic e-mail and contact management.
Businesses want to bring functionality from their enterprise applications
down to the small and easily portable mobile devices. Microsoft CRM Mobile
(CRM Mobile for short) is a mobile client for the Microsoft CRM (M... (more)