sigir pim workshop 2006

The Syncables FrameworkManas Tungare • Pardha S. Pyla • Miten Sampat • Manuel Pérez-Quiñones

Information is Fragmented ...

across devices across collections metadata isnot preserved

Syncables: A Framework for Seamless Data Migration

- Objects, not just files- Support for ephemeral, working and archived data- Consistent, hierarchical naming syncable://<guid>/file/music/genre/artist/album/title.mp3 syncable://<guid>/calendar/2006/08/10/PIM-Workshop syncable://<guid>/context/application/cursor-location

- Multi-platform support: designed for clusters of personal devices

Implemented in Java, works on devices that can run a JVM.

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