The M-Business XML conduit delivers data from a back-end database server (DBMS) to the device. The DBMS must be configured to accept queries over HTTP GETs or POSTs, and must respond to those queries in a particular XML format. All the application developer has to do is configure the DBMS and M-Business Server appropriately, and M-Business Server will be ready to deliver data to the device. For example, a developer might have application data residing in an instance of Microsoft SQL Server. By installing and configuring the Microsoft SQLXML add-on, the application data is ready to be synchronized by M-Business Server.

The M-Business XML conduit obtains XML-formatted data from any source that is able to deliver data over HTTP. More specifically, if you are able to set up a DBMS, a Java servlet, or a Web server that can serve properly formatted XML when handed a URL, you have everything you need to work with the M-Business XML conduit.