The ActiveSync Architecture
As stated earlier, ActiveSync is concerned with the synchronization of data between the device and the desktop. It is interesting that the architecture is based on the concept of ActiveSync providers, so that a variety of synchronization types can be supported. When looking at this architecture, as Figure 6-5 shows, you'll notice that there are both desktop and device components and that both are based on COM.
Figure 6-5. The Architecture of ActiveSync. This diagram illustrates the desktop and device software used by ActiveSync.
In the remainder of this section, we'll briefly review the two primary components of the ...
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