SyncML

XML standard for information synchronization SyncML, or Synchronization Markup Language, was originally developed as a platform-independent standard for information synchronization. Established by the SyncML Initiative, this project has evolved to become a key component in data synchronization and device management. The project is currently referred to as Open Mobile Alliance Data Synchronization and Device Management. The purpose of SyncML is to offer an open standard as a replacement for existing data synchronization solutions; which have mostly been somewhat vendor, application, or operating system specific. SyncML 1.0 specification was released on December 17, 2000, and 1.1 on February 26, 2002. The most recent development with SyncML has been related to MDM(Mobile Device Management), which has seen active development in 2019. A SyncML message is a well-formed XML document that adheres to the document type definition (DTD), but which does not require validation. Internals SyncML works by exchanging commands, which can be requests and responses. As an example: the mobile phone sends an Alert command for signaling the wish to begin a refresh-only synchronization the computer resp