Can two remote workgroups sync their XServes?

Our company has two main physical locations (Midwest and Pacific Northwest), each with its own xServe and LAN.  Our employees collaborate on projects between the two offices. Frequently, I hear complaints that someone is looking for a file but doesn't know which server it's on.  Or, that the connection to the remote server is too slow, so they wind up making local copies of any files they need to use.  Also, one office is short on IT support, leading to delays in managing accounts, permissions, etc.
I'm hoping there is a way to mirror the two servers and keep them synchronized.  This way, all employees have access to the same data (depending upon permissions of course), but everyone gets the performance benefit of working from a local (LAN) fileserver.  Also, our admin could manage accounts and workgroups from one location.  Of course, the synchronization would need to be bi-directional, and resolve or prevent two users simultaneously modifying the same file.
I saw an older discussion thread (//discussions.apple.com/message/5154569#5154569), for a similar problem.  However, I don't think the OP was looking to make the mirroring bi-directional.
Details (Oklahoma office):
xServe 3,1  running OS 10.5.8
Firebox X55e-W firewall
Internet throughput:  50+ Mbps per speakeasy.net
Any help is appreciated.  Thanks.
Michael

do you mean "share" calendars so that each other gets a view of the other's cal?
yes, select the calendar you want to share, go to calendar at the top, chose share, etc. (you can determine who see it). the other mac user would then do the same, sending you the invitation to "share" to his cal.

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