Target CommSync is the groundbreaking communications server software that manages all Target Mobile field device synchronization.

Since Target CommSync utilizes industry standard and non-proprietary techniques, you can typically leverage software and technology that already exists within your current IT infrastructure. This helps to keep your costs down while offering tremendous new potential for home office and field data synchronization.

Target CommSync Client

• Sophisticated communication software that runs on the Target Mobile devices
  
  
• Responsible for sending all information entered and changed by a sales rep to the home office (into Target BackOffice)
  
  
• Also responsible for bringing new home office information (from Target BackOffice) related to a rep's territory onto the rep's device during synchronization

Target CommSync Server

• Configurable software that runs at the home office
  
  
• Receives incoming information from the Target Mobile devices and places it into Target BackOffice
  
  
• Gathers new Target BackOffice information related to a rep's territory and sends it to Target Mobile during synchronization onto the rep's device

Compliance-driven design uses XML stream logging which provides you with the ultimate audit trail for all data record updates.

Target CommSync opens your organization to the potential for real-time business transactions with external service providers during field synchronization.

• All mobile device platforms synchronize with enterprise databases using XML web service calls made to the Target CommSync Server during a synchronization session
  
  
• Two-way synchronization occurs through any standard Internet connection, or through a VPN or RAS dialup or wireless connection
  
  
• Field synchronizations can be performed on any wireless Internet device including Pocket PC phones
  
  
• The robust Target CommSync technology features "pessimistic updates" for fault-tolerant recovery from broken connections
  
  
• All XML transmitted between field devices and the central database is logged for auditing and performance monitoring
  
  
• Seamless software and database upgrades of your field devices are fully supported
  
  
• The unique open synchronization architecture allows your business rules to be enforced and updated in real time during synchronization
  
  
• Target CommSync technology can be easily adapted to interface with other corporate systems and outside service providers in real time during synchronization
  
  
• Target CommSync has been proven on a large scale - one customer has more than 2,000 field representatives reliably synchronizing through a single Target CommSync server