<s>
BitPim	B-Language
is	O
an	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
program	O
designed	O
for	O
managing	O
content	O
on	O
CDMA	B-Protocol
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
mobile	O
phones	O
using	O
a	O
Qualcomm-manufactured	O
CDMA	B-Protocol
chipset	B-Device
are	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
program	O
is	O
also	O
cross-platform	B-Operating_System
,	O
operating	O
on	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Linux	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
BitPim	B-Language
might	O
be	O
taken	O
for	O
a	O
personal	B-Application
information	I-Application
manager	I-Application
(	O
PIM	O
)	O
,	O
its	O
name	O
derives	O
from	O
"	O
bitpym	B-Language
"	O
,	O
a	O
suggestion	O
generated	O
by	O
a	O
pronouncable-password	O
generator	O
;	O
the	O
"	O
y	O
"	O
being	O
replaced	O
with	O
an	O
"	O
i	O
"	O
simply	O
to	O
eliminate	O
ambiguity	O
in	O
pronunciation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Earlier	O
,	O
the	O
program	O
had	O
been	O
named	O
"	O
Entrocul	B-Language
"	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
method	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bitpim	B-Language
is	O
comparable	O
to	O
Gammu	O
,	O
QPST	O
,	O
Open	O
Sync	O
,	O
and	O
Gnokii	B-Application
applications	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Data	O
can	O
be	O
imported	O
and	O
exported	O
between	O
the	O
phone	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Outlook	I-Application
or	O
Google	B-Application
Calendar	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
BitPim	B-Language
is	O
implemented	O
using	O
the	O
Python	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
with	O
various	O
pieces	O
in	O
C	B-Language
to	O
access	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
interface	O
is	O
wxPython	B-Language
which	O
in	O
turn	O
wraps	O
wxWidgets	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
of	O
the	O
functionality	O
is	O
obtained	O
by	O
using	O
the	O
diagnostics	O
mode	O
available	O
in	O
Qualcomm	O
Mobile	O
Station	O
Modem	O
(	O
MSM	O
)	O
used	O
by	O
virtually	O
every	O
manufacturer	O
of	O
CDMA	B-Protocol
phones	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Because	O
the	O
sizes	O
of	O
fields	O
in	O
the	O
protocols	O
differ	O
between	O
every	O
model	O
(	O
even	O
from	O
the	O
same	O
handset	O
manufacturer	O
)	O
and	O
even	O
between	O
the	O
same	O
model	O
offered	O
at	O
different	O
carriers	O
,	O
BitPim	B-Language
has	O
code	O
and	O
field	O
descriptions	O
for	O
every	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
