Glossary

Synchronization

DLP

The Desktop Link Protocol is a high-level protocol that allows the synchronization host to request services from the Palm device. These services include finding, reading, and writing all the data-entities that are defined by the Palm OS (especially databases, and application information blocks).

Products and technologies by Palm Computing, Inc.

Palm Computing platform device

Any device which runs under the Palm OS operating system. SyncBuilder framework is capable of cooperating with all of these devices. It is not limited to the devices which are manufactured by Palm Computing/3COM.

Network HotSync technology

A special technology that allows you to synchronize data from your Palm device and a server over a TCP/IP connection. This requires a separate software product to be installed on your Palm device

Products and technologies related to the Java platform

Java Servlet technology

A technology that allows you to expand the functionality of a web-server through the use of Java code that has been written against a standardized interface. The SyncBuilder framework has been modeled after the Java servlet technology.

Additional information about the Servlet technology may be found at http://www.javasoft.com