question on synchronization for Intel Developer Services artic

Thanks, Andrew. Can I bounce another, higher level question off you?
The gist of my article is that the tipping point for asynchronous, OC
applications is mobile repair and service personnel. Here's a case study tha
t
the Intel guys like:
http://www.ianywhere.com/success_st...ton_north.html.
The idea generally is that IT infrastructure is already in place in standard
office & enterprise environments. So there's inertia when there's any talk o
f
changing the infrastructure from always-on to sometimes-on, even when there'
s
problems. (For instance, if you're working connected via Wi-Fi to Outlook,
SAP perhaps a CRM program, and then you walk from floor to floor, changing
subnets and walking in and out WiFi hotspots, you'll often get lots of error
messages.) But when the office/white collar-types see the productivity gains
service/maintenance personnel get from working in OC fashion, then the white
collar workers demand the same kind infrastructure, etc., etc.
I guess my questions is, do you buy it? That giving service/maintenance
workers mobile applications that work well with sporadic network connectivit
y
(perhaps wireless, perhaps ethernet, perhaps dial-up) will be the tipping
point to change the way lots of sw is architected?
Thanks,
Geoff
"Andrew J. Kelly" wrote:

> If you are talking about replication then any of the SQL Server editions c
an
> do some form of replication, not just CE. What edition will run on your
> mobile device depends on what OS it is running. ADO.net has a lot of
> features based around offline datasets and make it relatively easy to buil
d
> applications that can work off line and update later. I would suggest you
> have a look at www.microsoft.com/sql and browse around in the different
> areas that may be of interest to you.
> --
> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
>
> "Geoff" <Geoff@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:9E776F8F-AA13-432F-B40C-78C3A2AA5DD1@.microsoft.com...
>
>Well I can't say I have given this a lot of thought lately but yes there are
definite advantages and productivity gains to be had by using applications
that can work the way you need when disconnected. As such a certain
percentage of new software will be written to take advantage of that. That
does not mean everything will change but many professions are already
demanding remote or offline access today.
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
"Geoff" <Geoff@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5F224D8D-4278-450F-B04F-11BFC5DC1687@.microsoft.com...
> Thanks, Andrew. Can I bounce another, higher level question off you?
> The gist of my article is that the tipping point for asynchronous, OC
> applications is mobile repair and service personnel. Here's a case study
> that
> the Intel guys like:
> http://www.ianywhere.com/success_st...ton_north.html.
> The idea generally is that IT infrastructure is already in place in
> standard
> office & enterprise environments. So there's inertia when there's any talk
> of
> changing the infrastructure from always-on to sometimes-on, even when
> there's
> problems. (For instance, if you're working connected via Wi-Fi to Outlook,
> SAP perhaps a CRM program, and then you walk from floor to floor, changing
> subnets and walking in and out WiFi hotspots, you'll often get lots of
> error
> messages.) But when the office/white collar-types see the productivity
> gains
> service/maintenance personnel get from working in OC fashion, then the
> white
> collar workers demand the same kind infrastructure, etc., etc.
> I guess my questions is, do you buy it? That giving service/maintenance
> workers mobile applications that work well with sporadic network
> connectivity
> (perhaps wireless, perhaps ethernet, perhaps dial-up) will be the tipping
> point to change the way lots of sw is architected?
> Thanks,
> Geoff
>
> "Andrew J. Kelly" wrote:
>|||Thanks, Andrew. May I quote you on this in my article?
Geoff gkoch AT stanfordalumn DOT org
"Andrew J. Kelly" wrote:

> Well I can't say I have given this a lot of thought lately but yes there a
re
> definite advantages and productivity gains to be had by using applications
> that can work the way you need when disconnected. As such a certain
> percentage of new software will be written to take advantage of that. Tha
t
> does not mean everything will change but many professions are already
> demanding remote or offline access today.
> --
> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
>
> "Geoff" <Geoff@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5F224D8D-4278-450F-B04F-11BFC5DC1687@.microsoft.com...
>
>|||Sure, just keep in mind this is my personal opinion based on my real life
experiences and am not trying to dictate how future apps will be built<g>.
Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
"Geoff" <Geoff@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:D8AD9D1A-BCEA-48E3-8262-0FC6008EEECB@.microsoft.com...
> Thanks, Andrew. May I quote you on this in my article?
> Geoff gkoch AT stanfordalumn DOT org
> "Andrew J. Kelly" wrote:
>|||Will do and thank you.
"Andrew J. Kelly" wrote:

> Sure, just keep in mind this is my personal opinion based on my real life
> experiences and am not trying to dictate how future apps will be built<g>.
> --
> Andrew J. Kelly SQL MVP
>
> "Geoff" <Geoff@.discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:D8AD9D1A-BCEA-48E3-8262-0FC6008EEECB@.microsoft.com...
>
>