When you synchronize your mobile device, M-Business Connect takes over and connects to M-Business Server. M-Business Server, after looking up what channels you are subscribed to, downloads those pages from the Web server where they reside. In most cases, these sites are distinct areas that contain pages optimized specifically for M-Business channels.

M-Business Server downloads all these pages and performs some preprocessing on them. This includes shrinking images that are too large for the mobile device's screen, discarding pieces that cannot be used by M-Business Client (such as Java applets), and compressing the rest of the HTML. This compressed HTML is compared with what is on the device. If necessary, the pages are transferred to the device. For additional information, see What is an M-Business channel?.