symbian Hierarchical synchronisation service to synchronise data which is stored across multiple stores such as file system directories or email folders. Synchronisation of email is a core requirement for.The current 5egereWhesynchr0owsati es to be able to synchronise data which is stored in a file system,such as pictures or MP3 files,requires hierarchical synchronisation to be able to select which sub-folders should be synchronised. Protocol Support for Mobile ActiveSync v2.5.5 Symbian OS v9.2 provides APIs that implement the Mobile ActiveSync protocol version 2.5.5 with via a HTTP/HTTPS connection with a hange 2003 serve integrated into PIM application suites. cnange syncnronis 2.10.PIM Applications Support for additional Contacts fields imp nese fields ropertisnot found in the vCard 2.specification,the proerty extension format wi The new fields to be added are Department ieeotieoae <department name> NOTE The versit p second field in ORG property. Assistant name Assistant phone ypANI-EL Anniversary X-ANNIVERSARY of field and extended(e.g.2005-05-03)formats Spouse vCard format:X-SPOUSE Data type of field:string www.symbian.com Hierarchical synchronisation The DataSync framework has also been extended to support hierarchical synchronisation in accordance with the OMA DS 1.1 specifications. It provides new APIs which allow an application service to synchronise data which is stored across multiple stores such as file system directories or email folders. Synchronisation of email is a core requirement for enterprise solutions. The current solutions only require the synchronisation of the INBOX and OUTBOX, but enterprise users wish to be able to select which mail boxes are available on the device. A service provider who wishes to be able to synchronise data which is stored in a file system, such as pictures or MP3 files, requires hierarchical synchronisation to be able to select which sub-folders should be synchronised. Protocol Support for Mobile ActiveSync v2.5.5 Symbian OS v9.2 provides APIs that implement the Mobile ActiveSync protocol version 2.5.5 with respect to synchronising email, contacts and agenda via a HTTP/HTTPS connection with a Microsoft Exchange 2003 server. This implementation follows the "Microsoft Protocol Reference Specification version 2.5.5" and the API will enable Exchange 2003 server synchronisation to be integrated into PIM application suites. 2.10. PIM Applications Support for additional Contacts fields Support for the fields given below has been added to both the Contacts database and vCard import/export, so that it is possible to synchronise these fields. If the property is not found in the vCard 2.1 specification, the x-property extension format will be used. The new fields to be added are: • Department vCard format: ORG:;<department name> Data type of field: string NOTE: The Versit parser supports parsing department data to and from ORG property in vCard in addition to the current "Company Name" field parsing. Department name is the second field in ORG property. • Assistant name vCard format: X-ASSISTANT Data type of field: string • Assistant phone vCard format: X-ASSISTANT-TEL Data type of field: string • Anniversary vCard format: X-ANNIVERSARY Data type of field: Same as with BDAY property. The date will be exported in ISO 8601 basic format (e.g. 20050503) for uniformity. It will be possible to import both ISO 8601 basic and extended (e.g. 2005-05-03) formats • Spouse vCard format: X-SPOUSE Data type of field: string 7