I have done something entirely different for the last month and I thought it was time to share:
First, a caveat: I continue to run ONE WAY SYNC FROM Lotus Notes CALENDAR TO THE BB - the invitations I get are typically so full of Rich Text (links, attachments, font attributes, ...) or have huge invitee lists, that I found two-way sync causing loss of of info when things went to the BB and then come back from the BB to Lotus Notes - so, if you go two-way and experience loss of info in the BB or Lotus Notes and then it's gone forever!!!, don't complain here! ;-)
Also, some of my findings reported below are very specific to the time when this append was composed and could change over time.
With that advice, I have found a third party application called CompanionLink to be far less prone to the kinds of problems we seem to see
with Intellisync,
I have experimented with sync'ing calendar, address book and memos with both CompanionLink and Intellisync. MY EXPERIENCE (your mileage may vary) suggests that this configuration works for me:
- Address book: two-way sync using Intellisync
- Memos: two way sync using Intellisync - but note: I very rarely modify my memos on the BB, and most of my memos contain plain text only, anyway. If your memos are full of rich text and/or attachments, you may want to test and see what works for you.
- Calendar: one-way sync from Lotus Notes to the BB using CompanionLink
I stayed with Intellisync for Address book and Memos, as Intellisync allows me to select Field mappings. CompanionLink shows on their Web site that it supports Field mapping, but I was never able to find that in my installation; I contacted their support staff stated and was told it's available only for the Address book. As Intellisync meets my needs for Address book sync, I didn't follow up on that any further..
I had some question on CompanionLink, and their support staff was only an e-mail away and responded quickly.
The product does cost a chunk of money. The decision on whether spending this money is worth it is entirely up to you.
The product comes in an Express and a Pro version. Both have a 14 day trial period. If you experiment with two-way sync, make sure you have a way to recover from any information changes you might not be happy with.
Check them out here:CompanionLink
Your mileage may vary from mine.
Truth in advertising disclosure: I am not associated with CompanionLink, except that I am, as of about a month ago, a customer of theirs using their CompanionLink for BBs product. I receive no compensation, rewards or recognition of any kind from them for mentioning their product here or anywhere else
