Looking for a More Robust Address Book Application for Mac

Hi-
I have been assigned the task of consolidating all of our mailing lists into a single file. The final database will be 10,000 entries.
Required:
- normal address book fields (name address, phones, email)
- six customizable fields (pull down menu or alpha)
- easy print to Avery laser labels for bulk labels
- easy print to Dymo label printer for one at a time labels
- email bulk mail or export functionality to send bulk emails
- interoperability with Apple Address Book, Apple Mail etc a plus
Can the Apple Address Book do this or is there a third part application that will do the trick?
Thanks in advance!
LAHD

Address Book is robust, but it's a contact manager, and you're wanting it to be a CRM application. There are a variety of CRM applications available some with sales tracking and others without:
Daylite
Redlien Account Executive
I'm told the developer for Redlien is not actively working on the product anymore, but I have no confirmation of that from the company.
You might also try reading this thread about these programs: Best CRM Tool for Mac. The first post was in 2006 and the most recent was in July 2008.
Mulder

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