<s>
ActiveSync	B-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
mobile	O
data	B-General_Concept
synchronization	I-General_Concept
app	B-Application
developed	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
,	O
originally	O
released	O
in	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ActiveSync	B-Operating_System
allows	O
a	O
mobile	O
device	O
to	O
be	O
synchronized	O
with	O
either	O
a	O
desktop	O
PC	B-Device
or	O
a	O
server	B-Application
running	O
a	O
compatible	O
software	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
desktops	O
,	O
ActiveSync	B-Operating_System
synchronizes	O
emails	O
,	O
calendar	O
,	O
contacts	O
and	O
tasks	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
Internet	O
bookmarks	O
and	O
files	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ActiveSync	B-Operating_System
does	O
not	O
support	O
all	O
features	O
of	O
Outlook	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
case	O
of	O
Exchange	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
,	O
only	O
emails	O
,	O
calendar	O
,	O
contacts	O
and	O
tasks	O
may	O
be	O
synchronized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ActiveSync	B-Operating_System
also	O
provides	O
for	O
the	O
manual	O
transfer	O
of	O
files	O
to	O
a	O
mobile	O
device	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
limited	O
backup	B-Protocol
functionality	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
install	O
and	O
uninstall	O
mobile	O
device	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Supported	O
mobile	O
devices	O
include	O
PDAs	B-Application
or	O
smartphones	B-Application
running	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
10	I-Application
or	O
iOS	B-Application
but	O
not	O
the	O
older	O
BlackBerry	O
versions	O
,	O
Palm	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
and	O
Symbian	B-Operating_System
platforms	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Phone	O
7	O
does	O
n't	O
support	O
desktop	O
ActiveSync	B-Operating_System
synchronization	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Starting	O
with	O
Windows	B-Application
Vista	I-Application
,	O
ActiveSync	B-Operating_System
has	O
been	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Mobile	I-Application
Device	I-Application
Center	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3.7.1.4034	O
2004-03-26Fixed	O
reported	O
bugs	O
with	O
Windows	O
Explorer	O
and	O
XP	B-Application
Firewall	O
integration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Circumvents	O
XP	B-Application
Firewall	O
prompts	O
that	O
users	O
experienced	O
with	O
other	O
program	O
versions	O
upon	O
first	O
run	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
troubleshooting	O
utility	O
4.5.5096	O
2007-02-13Faster	O
file	O
transfer	O
speed	O
and	O
photo	O
sync	O
via	O
Outlook	O
are	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
5.0	O
powered	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
Exchange	O
2003	O
Service	O
Pack	O
2	O
with	O
devices	O
running	O
the	O
Messaging	O
and	O
Security	O
Feature	O
Pack	O
for	O
Windows	B-Operating_System
Mobile	I-Operating_System
5.0	O
will	O
benefit	O
from	O
the	O
following	O
feature	O
enhancements	O
included	O
in	O
ActiveSync	B-Operating_System
4.5	O
:	O
Direct	B-General_Concept
Push	I-General_Concept
Technology	O
,	O
local	O
device	O
wipe	O
,	O
and	O
certificate	O
powered	O
authentication	O
to	O
Microsoft	O
Exchange	O
.	O
</s>
