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Compatibility/Device Support
Funambol open source software is based on open standards and is designed to be as compatible with as many server and client technologies as possible. Built on portable technologies such as Java, J2EE and Java ME, the Funambol open source code base can be easily adapted and extended to nearly any deployment environment.
Funambol passed interoperability tests at the OMA 2005 TestFest in Madrid and 2006 TestFest in Montreal (both OMA DS and DM, including push email). Results are available here.
Funambol Open Source Server
The Funambol Data Synchronization (DS) server is a J2EE application that runs inside Tomcat. It can be deployed on Linux and proprietary OSs on Intel, PowerPC, SPARC and Prism processors. The Funambol server can access the world's most popular email services: Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL Mail, POP3 and IMAP email servers. It also supports leading RDBMS, including Oracle, DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, MYSQL, PostgreSQL and Hypersonic.
Security Standards Support
Funambol adheres to numerous industry standards for security, including:
- 128bit SSL
- Strong Encryption (content encryption)
- Digital Signature Support for outgoing messages (pass-thru of signature by Funambol server)
- Basic Authentication (Typical Username & Password)
- MD5 Authentication (Password not exchanged between client and server)
- Client Authentication (Client gives credentials to the server – server authenticates the client)
- Server Authentication (Server gives credentials to the client – client authenticates the server)
- HMAC Authentication (Message is guaranteed not to be corrupted)
Funambol Client Software
Funambol's client plug-ins and API libraries are available for a wide variety of Java ME and C++ based devices. Funambol client software is available for:
- SyncML-based phones from Nokia, Motorola, Samsung and others
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Windows Mobile (PocketPC and SmartPhone)
- Apple iPod
- RIM BlackBerry (community project)
- Palm (community project)
Browse our directory of compatible phones.
