<s>
A	O
personal	B-Application
information	I-Application
manager	I-Application
(	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
a	O
PIM	B-Application
tool	I-Application
or	O
,	O
more	O
simply	O
,	O
a	O
PIM	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
type	O
of	O
application	O
software	O
that	O
functions	O
as	O
a	O
personal	O
organizer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
acronym	O
PIM	O
is	O
now	O
,	O
more	O
commonly	O
,	O
used	O
in	O
reference	O
to	O
personal	B-Application
information	I-Application
management	I-Application
as	O
a	O
field	O
of	O
study	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
an	O
information	B-Application
management	I-Application
tool	O
,	O
a	O
PIM	B-Application
tool	I-Application
's	O
purpose	O
is	O
to	O
facilitate	O
the	O
recording	O
,	O
tracking	O
,	O
and	O
management	O
of	O
certain	O
types	O
of	O
"	O
personal	O
information	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
digital	B-Application
calendar	I-Application
with	O
calendar	B-Application
dates	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
PIM/PDM	O
software	O
products	O
are	O
capable	O
of	O
synchronizing	O
data	O
over	O
a	O
computer	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
,	O
including	O
mobile	B-Protocol
ad	I-Protocol
hoc	I-Protocol
networks	I-Protocol
(	O
MANETs	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
typically	O
stores	O
the	O
personal	O
data	O
on	O
cloud	B-Architecture
drives	I-Architecture
allowing	O
for	O
continuous	O
concurrent	O
data	O
updates/access	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
user	O
's	O
computers	O
,	O
including	O
desktop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
laptop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
,	O
and	O
mobile	O
devices	O
,	O
such	O
a	O
personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistants	I-Application
or	O
smartphones	B-Application
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
the	O
term	O
"	O
Personal	B-Application
digital	I-Application
assistant	I-Application
"	O
(	O
"	O
PDA	B-Application
"	O
)	O
by	O
Apple	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
handheld	O
personal	O
organizers	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Psion	B-Application
Organiser	I-Application
and	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Application
Wizard	I-Application
were	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
PIMs	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
time	O
management	O
and	O
communications	O
functions	O
of	O
PIMs	O
largely	O
migrated	O
from	O
PDAs	B-Application
to	O
smartphones	B-Application
,	O
with	O
Apple	O
,	O
RIM	O
(	O
Research	O
In	O
Motion	O
,	O
now	O
BlackBerry	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
others	O
all	O
manufacturing	O
smartphones	B-Application
that	O
offer	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
functions	O
of	O
earlier	O
PDAs	B-Application
.	O
</s>
