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Demos, Interviews, Podcasts, etc.

Check out our Recorded Events & Video page to watch and listen to recorded Funambol webinars, interviews, customer testimonials, demos, podcasts and more.

Datasheets & Overviews

Funambol and IBM: flexible personal cloud solution brief

PDF File, 925KB

This solution brief describes the flexible personal cloud solution that Funambol and IBM are jointly offering to mobile service providers.

Funambol OneMediaHub version 12 data sheet

PDF File, 739KB

Funambol OneMediaHub version 12 is a new generation of personal clouds that is much more than cloud storage. It tames the 'splinternet' and makes 'anytime, anywhere' not only a reality but a pleasure.

Onboarding Position Paper: The Cost of Mobile Data Migration

PDF File, 195KB

This position paper discusses how onboarding (aka migrating data from one mobile device to another) has evolved from a simple transfer of address books to a comprehensive cloud-based mobile sync service that offers numerous benefits to end users and service providers.

A Brave New World: The Internet of Things

PDF File, 250KB

This document describes how there will soon be billions of new internet-ready devices that require syncing a wide variety of data and rich media via the cloud, and the role of open source to make this happen.

Funambol Address Book Synchronization

PDF File, 52KB

This datasheet provides a description of the Funambol solution for syncing mobile device contacts.

Technical Backgrounders

Developing and Managing Mobile Applications with SyncML and Funambol

PDF File, 212KB (Registration Required)

This book provides an overview of synchronization concepts and applications, SyncML ,and Funambol data sync software.

Customer Profiles

Mobile Operator: Personal Cloud Service

Mobile operator deploys white-label personal cloud service for millions of users to build customer loyalty and generate revenue

Global Telco: Connected Device

Global telecom leader syncs new type of home internet appliance and mobile phones with cloud-based data and rich media

Top Contacts Manager: Mobile Sync

World Leading Customer Contact Management Software With Millions of Users Uses Funambol to Perform Mobile Synchronization

White Papers, Reports & Market Research

Personal Cloud End User Survey Report (August, 2012)

PDF File, 1.2M (Registration Required)

Funambol conducted a survey of 42,500 people around the world to learn about their views of personal cloud storage (PCS) services and whether mobile operators still have a window of opportunity to offer PCS services -- download the report to find out, the answers may surprise you!

Strategy Brief: Profiting from the Brutal Cloud Storage Wars: And the Winner is...

PDF File, 186K (Registration Required)

Apple, Google, Microsoft and others are battling to offer large amounts of free cloud storage to entice users. This strategy brief explains why this predatory pricing tactic will fail and identifies a surprising winner in this market.

Strategy Brief: Battle of Cloud Storage Services: What Mobile Providers Should Know

PDF File, 183K (Registration Required)

The strategy brief describes the frenetic battle occuring in the cloud storage market, discusses how this poses a major threat to mobile providers and suggests a winning course of action.

2012 Cloud-based Digital Content Survey Report

PDF File, 1.3M (Registration Required)

A Funambol global survey researched the use of digital content (pictures, videos, music, files and PIM data) on mobile & computing devices. It found that digital content is becoming much more spread out and difficult to manage. The survey also found that there is a large market need for a personal cloud service to secure, sync and share digital content.

Not All Personal Clouds Are Created Equal (October 2011)

PDF File, 613KB

Funambol compared six personal cloud services across a wide range of attributes: Apple iCloud, Google Cloud Services, Amazon Cloud Drive, Microsoft SkyDrive, Dropbox and Funambol MediaHub. This document has a summary of the services and a comparision chart and spreadsheet.

Personal Cloud Survey: Hype vs. Reality

PDF File, 1.2M (Registration Required)

This research report presents the results of a global survey of people about their views and attitudes towards personal clouds. It reveals that there is a genuine interest in using personal clouds (i.e. digital lockers), as long as they are secure, private and support the devices that people typically own.

The Future of Cloud Media

PDF File, 824KB (Registration Required)

The market for cloud media services is rapidly growing, but at the same time, there are several potential obstacles that could inhibit its adoption. This white paper examines several aspects of the cloud media market, including its challenges, accelerators, market size and characteristics, and technology elements for cloud media traction.

Mobile Cloud Video: Sync or Stream?

PDF File, 408KB (Registration Required)

This white paper provides numerous examples of syncing and streaming mobile data, including email, photos, video, music and other content. It evaluates mobile video offerings on the market, suggests an alternative approach underpinned by open source, and provides guidelines for syncing and streaming mobile data and media.

Monetizing Free Mobile Cloud Apps: Using Free-nomics to Avoid Pipe-ification

PDF File, 361KB (Registration Required)

Many mobile apps & services are now free. This paper discusses the economics of the "freemium" business model, compares the freemium models and monetization approaches of several large mobile companies, including Apple, Google, Nokia, Microsoft, Palm & Vodafone, and provides an in-depth financial model example of generating revenue from a free mobile cloud sync service.

The End Game of the Mobile Address Book

PDF File, 394KB (Registration Required)

The address book has become the center of the usability universe for many mobile users. This white paper describes key trends affecting the address book and how mobile operators must act fast to enhance their address book to prevent others from taking their users.

Top Ten Mobile Companies Choose Mobile Open Source

PDF File, 400KB (Registration Required)

This report profiles ten leading mobile companies that use mobile open source software for major, innovative projects, including new mobile devices, cloud services, social networking and 4G apps. It describes their reasons for using open source and trends that impact every mobile company.

Evaluating Mobile Cloud Sync Solutions: From Apple MobileMe to Vodafone Zyb

PDF File, 1,298KB (Registration Required)

This white paper compares 12 leading mobile cloud sync solutions to determine their strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for improvement. It also calculates a mobile cloud sync 'index' for each solution to indicate its level of completeness.

Mobile Sync: The New World Order

PDF File, 277KB (Registration Required)

This white paper discusses compelling mobile sync trends, requirements for a wireless sync solution and how open source enables a revenue generating mobile sync service.

What the New Google Sync Means for the Mobile Industry

PDF File, 34KB (Registration Required)

This position paper provides an overview of the new Google Sync service, discusses its implications for the mobile industry, and provides a brief comparison of it with Funambol mobile open source.

Mobile Services in a Downdraft: 8 Benefits of Open Source Mobile'We' Push Email and Mobile Sync

PDF File, 48KB (Registration Required)

This white paper discusses how in difficult economic times, users are more value conscious, yet they still view mobile messaging as essential to their businesses and lives. It describes the 8 reasons why an open source Mobile'We' push email and mobile sync solution is needed more than ever.

Open MobileWe for the Rest of Us

PDF File, 550KB (Registration Required)

This Funambol position paper describes Apple MobileMe and its impact on the industry. It also discusses how Funambol provides an open source "MobileWe" alternative for service providers, portals, mobile operators and device manufacturers.

Funambol Data Synchronization Server Overview

PDF File, 88KB

This article provides an introduction to SyncML, its use, and integration of the Funambol Data Synchronization (DS) mobile application framework.

Funambol Connector Overview

PDF File, 72KB

This white paper provides an overview of Funambol connectors, their internals and how they work. This document describes two types of connectors supported by Funambol: zero footprint and outbound connection.

Funambol Data Synchronization Server Scalability

PDF File, 68KB

This document addresses the specifics of clustered load balancing for the Funambol Data Synchronization server to achieve scalability.

OMA Implementation Test Report: Funambol Data Synchronization Server

PDF File, 292KB

This report cerifies the performance and results of the Funambol Data Synchronization 1.2 Server at the 2006 OMA Testfest.