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Funambol is a free internet cloud based solution that endovors to sync any device with any other device by using their own server as a conduit between the devices. You can sync Outlook calendar, contacts, notes and tasks on a PC or an address book on a Mac with Funambol's server. You can sync an Android, iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Mobile device, or Symbian phone with Funambol's server. Depending on which device you use, different sync software is available to sync different items. For instance, Funambol's Android app will sync only Funambol's calendar or contacts with the Funambol server. But Outlook, Windows Mobile and Blackberries, can sync calendar, contact, notes, and tasks with the server.

So, what can Funambol do for our specific purpose of syncing Outlook to an Android device. It can sync Outlook versions XP through 2010, 32 bit editions to the Funambol server through an Outlook add-in, either manually or scheduled automatically. It will sync the data on the Funambol server to Funambol's own calendar and contact apps on an Android device. The software is all free and the Funambol user account is also free. If you sign into MyFunambol Portal online, you will see your calendar and contacts although it does not show notes or tasks.