Can iphone sync with Mac and PC itunes for different data ?

I have a Mac at home where I keep my music and personal email and then a PC at work where I keep my 1000+ contacts and calendar in Outlook. Will I be able to set my MBP Itunes to sync .mac email and music/tv/podcasts/etc. only while at the same time set the itunes at work to sync Outlook contacts and calendar? This would give me the perfect information that I need on my iphone.
any help is appreciated, thanks

I have a similar problem in that I'm using a MacPro to sync iTunes with my iPod yet I have a MacBook Pro that I run Parallels/WinXP Pro to run Outlook and my CRM of choice, ACT.
CompanionLink (www.companionlink.com) has just announced an update that will allow PC users to sync ACT, Goldmine with the iPod through Outlook on the same PC. The synching works in both directions so that contact or calendar changes you make on the iPod will be updated on your PC CRM program.
I've been using Companionlink for years on PCs to sync to various Palm devices including my current phone, the Treo 700P (Palm). It works well and tech support is friendly and effective.
Since switching to Macs in January and run all of my PC apps on Parallels/WinXP, the CompanionLink software has worked very well in this environment.
As soon as iPhones are in stock near me, I plan on switching from Verizon to ATT just so that I can have an iPhone. I hate the Treo so bad that I'm willing to pay the $175 Verizon service termination fee to get the iPhone.
One thing that I will miss, although I don't use it much, is the ability to use my Treo via Bluetooth connection to my MacBook as a modem for broadband access while on the road. I've been told that you cannot do this with the iPhone.
Cheers.
Bud James

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