[littlebigman]

Hello

I'm about to get a BlackBerry 8520, and am curious to know if there are alternatives on the desktop side to Blackberry's Desktop Manager and MS Outlook.

Thank you.

[MidnightDraven]

Nope.

[rambo47]

There's always BlackBerry Desktop for Mac and iCal/Address Book.
You might find some Linux solutions as well.

In addition to MS Outlook (used by 95% of the business world), BlackBerry Desktop Manager supports these:
xxx8226; ACT!xxx8482; 4.0.2/2000
xxx8226; GroupWise 5.5/6
xxx8226; Lotus Notes 4.5/4.6/5
xxx8226; Lotus Organizer 5/6
xxx8226; Microsoft Schedule+ 7.5
xxx8226; Microsoft Schedule+ Default

[takeshi]

There are alternatives to using Outlook but I'd recommend sticking with it. Everything is designed to sync with Outlook which is a plus (should you decide to migrate to a different device).

[littlebigman]

Thanks guys. I just don't like Outlook, so I guess I'll investigate alternatives that use it as a way to sync up with a BlackBerry.