Most of the product fixes found in ActiveSync version updates revolve around the Pocket PC Operating System and USB connectivity. The final interim release on the 31st July 2001 was the final release of the Microsoft Mobile device synchronisation client that officially supports Schedule+ and the last to officially support Windows 95.īoth ActiveSync 3.0 and 3.1 were give the development codename Xena.
The OEM CD which shipped with new devices was also updated to include Windows Media Player 7, Pocket Streets 2001 and new regional versions of Transcriber. The the final release added synchronisation support for the then new Microsoft Exchange Server 2000, combated problems encountered with the new Outlook 98 / 2000 Security updates and fixed a problem with the USB sync option not being enabled after running the ' Get Connected' wizard. Of significant use for users of older, serial based devices was the inclusion of a feature that would automatically adjust the baud rate of the host computers serial port to match that selected on the mobile device.
3.1 also improved on security issues and synchronisation performance. Although still remaining unreliable, the process was greatly improved. The most highlighted improvement of 3.1's evolution was the work on USB synchronisation and the inclusion of the AvantGo host client. The original release build number was superseded by and later both of which continued to build on the features of the original desktop software. Any user, under any platform could be up and running in as few as 6 mouse clicks.ĪctiveSync 3.0 was replaced on the 24th November 1999 with version 3.1. ActiveSync removed the association between RAS/DUN and the Windows CE connection stack - solving the biggest headache encountered by consumers of H/PC Explorer and Windows CE Services.
Developed specifically around user feedback on the failings of Windows CE Services, ActiveSync 3.0 was to be faster, simplified, and vastly improved. ActiveSync 3.0 (3.) was released on August 16th 1999 and heralded Microsoft's first real proactive effort to get its sync client 'right by the end user'.
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