A method for reducing message traffic during synchronization between a database residing on a first computer (e.g., a remote computer) and another database residing on a second computer (e.g., a central computer) is disclosed. The first computer transmits to the second computer a proposed synchronization...http://www.google.de/patents/US7007003?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7007003 - Notification protocol for establishing synchronization mode for use in synchronizing databases