Mail with Address Book & iCal, compared to Outlook 2011. What to do?

Question

Suffice it say, if other conditions permitted, I might do away with both Apple & Microsoft's toolsets and go with a complete, cloud based business management app-Google or otherwise. I graduated from Entourage in Office 2004 to Mail, iCal, Address Book. And I've both adapted to, and adapted them to suit me. I use 4 IMAP servers for most all mail needs (1 mobileme, 3 gmail).
Recently, I have overstuffed my local Mail folders with about 25GB of total mail. Truth is, I don't need all of it, maybe half. Mail has become unresponsive frequently so I have taken to rebuilding the mailboxes and leaving 2 of active mail accounts offline much of the time.
Someone suggested Office 2011 because it does not have a 4GB limit on storage per account. I am reluctant because of the lack of sync services with iCal, or Gcal. I can click on mail in Mail and create a calendar appointment or a contact for iCal or Address Book. I am not ready to standardize every mac I have to MS Office 2011-yet. Vague, past memories of MS Office peculiarities also cause me to pause before jumping in, as well articles like this: http://www.tidbits.com/article/11696 (Escape from Outlook 2011!)
Do any of the professionals here have an opinion on how to solve this problem which has already eaten into so much time?

Answer 1

Hi ,
seet the KB article : KB04199  also click on the below link for perfect solutions.
http://www.blackberry.com/btsc/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=KB04199&sliceId=SAL_Pub...
regards
Dhaval.