I was asked by a client recently if there was a way to sync the company's public folders with other Windows Mobile users... Hmmm I said... Nope, sorry...
This is something that has been somewhat of a problem with ActiveSync from what I can tell for a while now. With Microsoft not including this feature in ActiveSync it has closed the door on some vital information to some users...
I can understand why they have done this though; it is extra folders to have to deal with, not to mention with the amount of memory this may take out of the device. That coupled with the constant rumours of Exchange removing the function at some point...
"It is what is known as a partner opportunity" is the usual response I get when people ask about this... So that's what I did, looked up partners and via that other source of information about applications, the web, and came up with this application.
Pocket Mirror
It certainly provides everything that my client requested for and more... I'll update you more on what they report back to me after a bit of use...
As for the removing of Public Folders for other collaboration tools like SharePoint, well this blog post from the guys over at the Exchange group says it best...
"We are de-emphasizing Public Folders-which means that Public Folders may not be in our next major release after E12. That being said, let me re-affirm our commitment to fully support E12 Public Folders through at least 2016."
So get ready to migrate your public folders over to SharePoint in time for the 2016 Olympics in errr, UAE?