Another Microsoft step toward the synchronization of data I think it’s a great technology on Microsoft platform. It’s a comprehensive synchronization platform independent from any data type, any data store and transfer protocol and network topology. Microsoft Sync Framework will be ship with Visual Studio 2008 with other technologies like Language Integrated Query (LINQ), Tools for Microsoft Office and multi supported .Net Framework version.
Microsoft Sync Framework provides a platform that support both online and offline development. According to Microsoft this platform allow developer can build sync ecosystems that integrate any application, with any data from any store using and protocol over any network. The Microsoft Sync Framework includes all of the things required to integrate applications into an offline or collaboration based network, using the pre-created providers or writing new custom providers. Providers enable any data source to participate in data synchronization regardless of network or device type.