Beta Testers for Blackberry Linux-sync wanted
Posted in Phone Systems by admin on October 8th, 2008 Beta testers are being sought by Information Appliance Associates (IAA) - a developer of Mac-based sync utilities - for what it calls “the first Linux-to-BlackBerry sync solution.”
IAA is testing its free “PocketMac for Blackberry, Linux Edition” software on Xandros Linux running the KDE PIM suite.
The application synchronises PIM (personal information manager) information such as contacts and calendar entries, between a Linux desktop and a Blackberry phone. The free Linux edition is based on PocketMac for Blackberry, and has had over 18 months worth of development and testing, say IAA.
At present PocketMac for Blackberry, Linux Edition (PMBB) is being tested on the Xandros distro. Currently it is designed to sync with the KDE PIM suite. The IAA say that other Linux distros will be supported in the near future but they didn’t add anything else about Linux application support.
IAA began as a company launching PocketMac Pro, which it billed as the original Mac-to-pocket-PC sync solution. It then moved on to develop connectivity software for “Microsoft Smartphones”, iPods, and the Blackberry. RIM recently licensed PocketMac for Blackberry, says the company.
Terence Goggin, CTO of IAA said, “Linux users are treated as second-class citizens just like Mac users. That’s why we’re the perfect team to bring this solution to the Linux market. With the growth of the Linux consumer market, the prominence of the Eee PC, and new Linux portables being released every day, this is an exciting market that needs professional sync software.”
Beta sign up is available to a limited number of people at pocketmaclabs’s website.
