Syncing with Gmail (mail, calendar & contacts)

I have a new iMac that I am about to setup. I would like to sync Mail, iCal and Address Book on the Mac with Google Apps for Business. (Google Apps for Business allows us to use our domain name for email addresses, and use IMAP as the email protocol) On my PC I am currently using Outlook 2003 and it syncs nicely with Gmail, calendar and contacts, as well as with these apps on my BlackBerry. Currently Google does not have a sync app for Outlook in Microsoft Office for the Mac 2011. The salesman in the Apple Store told me I would not need Outlook because Mail, iCal and Address Book all sync nicely with the Gmail comparable apps. I would be interested in hearing about any issues anyone has had in this regard.

This link was helpful, http://www.google.com/sync/mac.html

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