Kevin Hendrix is a Senior Software Engineer for the Mobile Device Solutions division of Sybase iAnywhere Solutions. Hendrix has worked in the embedded software industry for 8 years, spanning the IrDA, Bluetooth, and SyncML technologies. He is currently the editor of the OBEX specification for the IrDA and maintains the Object Exchange profiles (GOEP, OPP, and FTP) for the Bluetooth SIG. Kevin is currently the lead developer for the iAnywhere Data Synchronization products, which are based on the SyncML standards.
As the mobile phone market matures, operators and phone vendors are demanding
more sophisticated software features from chipset manufacturers and device
manufacturers. These new features enhance the mobile user’s experience
but cause two key problems:
(1) How can the increasing bulk of personal data on the phone be
accessed and modified remotely from a user’s PC, an in-car telephony
unit, or a corporate back-office?
(2) How can the phone’s various applications and configurations
be updated and managed remotely?
Through a joint development effort, the Open Mobile Alliance (OMA) created
standard technologies and specifications that help resolve these problems,
including Data Synchronization (DS), allowing information exchange between a
device and a... (more)
Kevin Hendrix is a Senior Software Engineer for the Mobile Device Solutions division of Sybase iAnywhere Solutions. Hendrix has worked in the embedded software industry for 8 years, spanning the IrDA, Bluetooth, and SyncML technologies. He is currently the editor of the OBEX specification for the
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