Comments on: Palm Pre Supports Multiple Exchange Accounts

By: Saeed

Saeed — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 13:43:08 +0000

FYI, you are incorrect. If you have security features turn on on the Exchange, it still does not work. If you disable security on an account, it works fine.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 04:14:55 +0000

Fyi Palms most recent software update for the Pre fixed all of the security issues with exchange. Now business users can take advantage of syncing multiple exchange accounts with the pre.

By: Saeed

Saeed — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:49:09 +0000

I think most people wouldn’t care if the Pre supports multiple Exchange accounts.

In a real business environment, you have security features turned on on the Exchange, and since Palm Pre doesn’t support the security aspects of Exchange, having Active Sync on these devices is useless as centerfold of a magazine with duct tape all over it.

I think Palm blew it on this one. I am hoping the upcoming update fixes this issue.

By: Nona Maas

Nona Maas — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:37:45 +0000

Now you know why it suppports multiple accounts while the iPhone and WinMo units only support one.

I actually wish the Pre would have supported the one and only business Exchange account I had. Unfortunately, their implementation lacked the PIN locking and remote wipe functions of EAS.

It was a sweet device otherwise for the 1 day I had it. Back to BlackBerry.

By: Jose R. Ortiz

Jose R. Ortiz — Tue, 26 May 2009 00:52:06 +0000

The fact that WinMo does not support multiple Exchange accounts on one device is what drove me to a Symbian based device. Although Nokia’s Mail for Exchange app only supports one Exchange account also, I have the option of also installing DataViz’s RoadSync which I can connect to an additional Exchange account. Currently I am using an E75 with my corp. Exchange account on the Mail for Exchange app and my personal Exchange account on RoadSync. The two work great and do not conflict with one another. The Pre supporting multiple Exchange accounts is great news as it solves a problem that has kept me from other phones.

By: sururdavids

sururdavids — Mon, 25 May 2009 20:06:55 +0000

As of Activesync 4.x, for some unfathomable reason, MSFT has removed
the possibility to sync one device with two exchange servers, or two
PC’s connected to excahnge servers. This drive me insane when I bought
my first WM5 device. But after much googleing, I found a workaround.

So, to sync two exchange servers, put this in the device’s registry:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USERSoftwareMicrosoftActiveSyncEnableNonLocalCrossPollination]
= (DWORD) 1

This key will most probably be there already, but if it is, its value
will be 0. If so, change it to 1.

Soft reset, then, setup activesync ON THE DEVICE (If you try setting up
on the PC, it will still fail).

I’m now syncing an Exchange connected PC with with another Exchange
Server directly – work like a CHARM.

(thanks to Chris de Herrera for the registry key hint)

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/microsoft.public.pocketpc.activesync/browse_thread/thread/7e44b0374561f9e3/e25f50cf495e64b8?lnk=st&q=solved+exchange+pocketpc&rnum=3#e25f50cf495e64b8

By: Kevin C. Tofel

Kevin C. Tofel — Mon, 25 May 2009 16:15:31 +0000

It’s a carrier customized version and therefore won’t have the “with Google” branding.

By: GoodThings2Life

GoodThings2Life — Mon, 25 May 2009 15:20:24 +0000

No, Windows Mobile doesn’t support multiple accounts (yet), although the fact that the Pre can and using ActiveSync leads me to believe that the upcoming Office 2010 release will bring an updated Outlook Mobile client that does… especially considering a bit of news the Exchange team had commented on their blog recently.

In any case, that’s very good news about the Pre! Native ActiveSync support is a very, VERY good thing from a business perspective, and as an IT guy, I won’t have any qualms about supporting them.

By: dean

dean — Mon, 25 May 2009 15:05:22 +0000

the android G1 being released in canada has exchange support built in. why? i do not know…

By: mobiquizoid

mobiquizoid — Mon, 25 May 2009 14:53:38 +0000

I believe even WinMo 6.5 can’t support multiple exchange accounts? I wonder if on the Pre this means you can sync multiple exchange calendars specifically?