How do I erase all of the contacts on my iPhone?

I have an iPhone 3GS and I am running iOS5.
I want to erase my organic contacts on my phone so that I can sync my phone with my PC contacts (from ACT! by Sage) using Companion Link/ DejaOffice software.
Does anyone know how to get the contacts off of my phone?
Thanks!

from iTunes save all of your contacts in a vcard format. then you need to plug your iPhone into your computer it will start to sync. Select your iPhone>select the last tab at the top of the page where it say Music Photos Videos ect. Scroll Down untill you see where it says import contacts and browse to the location you have all of the contacts stored. go to the bottom and click apply and then sync your iPhone as normal. it SHOULD replace all of them but depending on your SW version you might have to manually select the option to delete all old contacts.
caio!
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