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Sync Outlook Business Contact Manager with phones

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CompanionLink can sync Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager data with BlackBerry, iPhone, Palm Pre, Google, Windows Mobile and Palm OS phones.

In fact, Microsoft’s help portal mentions CompanionLink as a solution for BCM sync with various devices not supported natively by Microsoft.

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Here is a list of the Outlook BCM data CompanionLink syncs:

  • Contacts
  • Categories
  • Contact notes
  • Opportunities
  • Business projects
  • Project tasks
  • Marketing campaigns

Here is a list of the Outlook data CompanionLink syncs:

  • Contacts
  • Calendar events linked to contacts
  • Calendar event details and notes
  • Recurring events
  • Tasks
  • Categories
  • Contact notes
  • User-defined fields
  • Alarms and calendar reminders

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Sync BCM with Outlook/Exchange and BlackBerry

Posted on by Rushang
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A common source of confusion is how to sync Outlook Business Contact Manager (BCM) data with Outlook/Exchange, and with your BlackBerry.

CompanionLink can do this.  In fact, it can do it in four different ways.

  1. BCM < > BlackBerry (using USB)
    Set up CompanionLink to sync your BCM data to you BlackBerry directly using USB.  Your existing BES solution will then push this data from your BlackBerry to your Outlook, automatically. (Cost: $49.95)
  2. BCM < > Google < > BlackBerry (using Google Sync)
    Set up CompanionLink to sync your BCM contacts and calendar data with a free Gmail account.  Then, use the free Google Sync service to sync this data to your BlackBerry. (Cost: $49.95)
  3. BCM < > CompanionLink wireless sync service < > BlackBerry
    Set up CompanionLink Pro to wirelessly sync BCM data to your BlackBerry.  Your existing BES solution will then push this data into your Outlook.  (Cost: $99.95 + $9.95/month for wireless sync service)
  4. BCM < > PIM (like Palm Desktop) < > Outlook
    We need the intermediary PIM because BCM data can’t be synced directly with Outlook (at least, not yet).  Set up CompanionLink Pro to sync BCM to a free PIM solution like Palm Desktop.  Then, set up another profile in CompanionLink Pro to sync Palm Desktop to Outlook.  Once this data is in Outlook, your existing BES solution will push that to your BlackBerry.  Please note: you’ll need CompanionLink Pro to do this; the Express version doesn’t have the ability to create multiple profiles.  (Cost: $99.95)

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