Funambol, a
provider of open source push email and mobile sync for the mass market,
announced what it called the world's first open source mobile sync app for the
Android G1 phone from T-Mobile USA.
The
Funambol Android Client syncs contacts from a Google gPhone with a Funambol
Server.
Funambol
Android Client provides an open source Mobile'We' capability for gPhones to
make it easy for users to sync and share contacts from other mobile phones as
well as from desktop apps such as MS Outlook and webmail such as Yahoo!, Gmail
and AOL.
The software was developed by the Funambol community, which demonstrates the speed at which an open source development model can support the latest mobile handsets versus proprietary approaches.
The software was developed by the Funambol community, which demonstrates the speed at which an open source development model can support the latest mobile handsets versus proprietary approaches.
"The
Google Phone is a great example of how the mobile industry is embracing open
source, but at the same time, it's also more open for Google than other
software and services," said Fabrizio Capobianco, Funambol CEO. "Our
Funambol Android Client adds a Mobile'We' capability to help gPhones realize
their open source potential by enabling them to sync a wide range of content
with virtually any source."
Funambol
Android Client will be available after G1 phones ship and the Android Market is
open for third party apps.
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