GroupWise for Pocket PC, Windows Mobile, Palm, Nokia S60 and Sony Ericsson Devices


  1. Simplify Your GroupWise Mobile PDA Solution
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  2. More than Just PIM Synchronization – Full GroupWise Client
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  3. Supports All Platforms – NO Windows Server 2003 Required!
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  4. What Makes Omni Mobile Better?
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  5. Consolidation of GroupWise Synchronization Options
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  6. Which Mobile GroupWise Solution is Right for You?
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  7. Supported Platforms
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  8. Omni Mobile Screenshots
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  9. Useful Links

Simplify Your GroupWise Mobile PDA Solution


Omni Mobile installs on your existing GroupWise servers and delivers a full GroupWise client for PDAs and PDA Smartphones:

GroupWise Synchronization Palm Treo PDA, Pocket PC PDA, Windows Mobile PDA, Sony Ericsson PDA/Smartphones

*  Future GroupWise wireless email support for BlackBerry PDAs and Nokia Series 60 Smartphones.

More than Just PIM Synchronization – Full GroupWise Client


You may be considering several GroupWise PIM Synchronization options – Novell GroupWise Mobile Server, GroupWise PDA Connect, BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES), GWAnywhere, NotifyLink and Toffa.

While other solutions just provide PIM synchronization to the native device, Omni Mobile provides a full on-line and off-line GroupWise caching client for mobile devices. This includes access to your full GroupWise account, multiple folders, frequent contacts, GroupWise system address book, calendar, appointments, notes and tasks. Take advantage of native GroupWise functions like being able to accept or deny multiple recurring appointments on your PDA device.

GroupWise administrators appreciate the simplicity of installing, creating, provisioning and managing accounts with Omni Mobile. You can go from zero to mobile in 30 minutes - without having to install a separate server or change your infrastructure. Omni Mobile's familiar GroupWise interface allows users to become productive right away.

GroupWise Support for All Platforms – NO Windows Server Required!


Omni Mobile is the only GroupWise wireless email solution that does not require any additional Windows servers, gateways, databases and other complexities be added to your network.

Unlike GroupWise Mobile Server, BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES), GWAnywhere, NotifyLink, or Toffa, Omni Mobile installs on your existing GroupWise 6.x or 7 server(s) running on NetWare, OES, SUSE Linux or Windows.


Diagram 1:  Leverage Your Existing GroupWise Investment

What Makes Omni Mobile Better?
  1. Full GroupWise client – NO Windows Server 2000 or 2003 required!
  2. Delivers GroupWise support for Palm, Pocket PC, Windows Mobile, Nokia S60 and Sony Ericsson PDAs.
  3. Talks directly to GroupWise through the Omni Mobile server module installed on your WebAccess server.
  4. Runs on your existing GroupWise system (NetWare, SUSE Linux, OES, Windows).
  5. Delivers familiar GroupWise user interface  (quick user adoption, reduced training costs).
  6. Easiest mobile solution to install, configure and use for administrators and end users.
  7. Provides access to your full GroupWise account (email, multiple and shared GroupWise folders,
    calendar, appointments, tasks, notes, multiple address books (including system, personal and
    shared address books).
  8. Compatible with GroupWise 7.x and 6.x.
  9. Compatible with all service providers and major wireless protocols.
  10. Supports over 200 different attachment types and HTML emails.
  11. On-device (cradle or over-the-air) installation and account provisioning.
  12. GroupWise BlackBerry PDA support in October 2006.

Consolidation of GroupWise Synchronization Options


Novell's GroupWise Mobile Server, a PIM-based synchronization solution, competes directly with NotifyLink, GWAnywhere and Toffa. As a result, Omni expects to see a consolidation of these PIM-based solutions over the next 12 months.

Omni Mobile, on the other hand, will continue to grow in popularity among GroupWise customers because of its unique value proposition. Customers understand the value of leveraging their existing infrastructure to deploy a GroupWise mobile caching client, without having to add new Windows servers or update to the latest version of GroupWise.

Which mobile GroupWise Solution is Right for You?


Consider the following questions as you evaluate the various GroupWise mobile options:

  1. What is the Total Cost of Ownership of the proposed GroupWise PDA solution?
  2. Why settle for PIM synchronization when you can have a full GroupWise client on your PDAs?
  3. Why add one or more Windows Server 2003 systems to your environment to run GroupWise Mobile Server, NotifyLink, BlackBerry Enterprise Server or GWAnywhere, when Omni Mobile installs on your existing GroupWise system?
  4. Why not choose a GroupWise PDA solution that supports your existing GroupWise 6.x or 7.x investments?
  5. Why not adopt ONE solution that provides cross-platform PDA support – without any Windows servers?
  6. Why choose a hosted GroupWise mobile service if you can leverage your existing GroupWise investment?

Supported Platforms


Note:  AppForge Crossfire enables Omni to maintain a single codebase and deliver a full-featured GroupWise client for Palm, Symbian, Windows Mobile, Nokia* and BlackBerry* PDAs and PDA Smartphones. (*Summer, 2006)

Omni Mobile Screenshots


First-run Wizard

The first time you login to Omni Mobile, enter your WebAccess server address, your GroupWise login and password.

Initializing Omni Mobile

Omni Mobile runs the over-the-air Account Create wizard to install and initialize the user account and download the user data.



Main View

The Main view provides a familiar GroupWise interface. This results in reduced training costs, quick user adoption and much higher user satisfaction.

New Inbox

Your Mailbox shows read and unread email, organized by day, and uses the attachment icon to indicate emails with attachments.



Calendar Month View

For each day of the Month view, Omni Mobile shows the number of appointments in blue, tasks in green and notes in red.

Calendar Day View

The Day view shows Appointments, Tasks and Notes. Tasks and notes can be edited and updated from your PDA.



Email Attachments

Omni Mobile supports multiple attachment types, including .doc, .pdf, .xls, .ppt, .jpg file types. It supports two download methods. 



Attachment View

Your PDA's local application is used to open or view attachments.  Omni Mobile also leverages the GroupWise WebAccess HTTP Viewer.



WebAccess - Policy and Folder Synchronization

The following screenshot shows the folder selection and configuration options from a user account.  After having their account enabled by the Omni Mobile administrator, users select the Omni Mobile tab or icon in WebAccess to configure the synchronization options for their email, folders, calendar and address books.




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