That is a great suggestion for those running their email on their own exchange server. Thanks for posting it. It is informative and will be sure to help many.
However the comments from myself and others are centered around the fact that we are not using exchange. We are using stand alone copies of Outlook. We want the ability to sync our contacts, calendar, and notes that are contained within Outlook directly to our phones with out having to use the Google cloud as a middle man. That functionality is available on the HTC line of phones with a simple download of a free app from HTC. There is no such app available from Motorola. Companionlink seems to be hit or miss.
We are small business owners or just private citizens who cant justify the cost of an exchange server, who find that Blackberries or iPhones wont do for us, who need the better call quality to be found on the X but who have just as critical of a need to be able to keep our Outlook based contacts and calendar entries synced with our phones while maintaining the integrity and security of our business contacts, as can be found with the Dinc. Having to sync using Google as the middle man is a security exposure for us. Sync via a physical cable greatly reduces that exposure. So we are understandably frustrated with the situation. Maybe some would see it as a case of wanting our cake and the ability to eat it too. I and other simply see it as a good move on Motorola's part if they would enable this functionality.
Honestly in my opinion in that situation you shouldn't be using a standalone Outlook if you want the most convenience. I'm not trying to sound rude, but you've basically done it to yourself. You cannot expect a standalone program that's only on one PC to be able to sync with other devices. Wouldn't you like that information to be available on your work computer, home computer, as well as cell phone. You all should really check out something like Gmail so you can get this information no matter where you are. There are also paid Exchange providers that aren't all that expensive. I believe I've even seen free ones with certain restrictions.
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