Here is an article I continually find related to google calendar synchronization, ipods, cell phones, home desktops, and work desktops.  This requires the use of a third party, but we may be able to integrate it locally.

The Holy Grail of Synch

As we look at the potential move to Google Apps for Concordia’s e-mail system, we will need to have a solution in place for our mobile device users.  A new application called Consilient offers a free version that pushes e-mail to mobile phones.  One nice feature is that it is compatible with most common mobile phones including but not limited to Windows Mobile phones.  They also offer a pay-for service with added features.
(Via Download Squad)

Looks like this might be an added feature in the next release (expected in the next week or two):

Syncing with Sunbird/Lightning coming soon?

While searching for information regarding how to synchronize Outlook with Google Apps. I kept stumbling across Funambol as an option through ScheduleWorld.  My concerns is that ScheduleWorld is yet another site that would be having its hands on my data.  It turns out Funambol is an open source server side application that could be run here and can synchronize Google Calendar with iPod Calendars,  SmartPhones, PocketPC,  Blackberry, Palm Software, and Outlook.  I did not go to in depth because server side administration items tend to fly over my user services focused mind.

This could be a potential open source solution housed here that would resolve our syncronization issues.

Funambol 

With this post I attest to the easy of use of the commercial product SyncMyCal ($25) for keeping my outlook and Google calendar in sync. I can sync multiple calendars with various directional priorities and keep them in sync in the background. The biggest problem with the software is entering the complicated license codes. So far . . . smooth sailing.

I ran across a Gmail-to-pretty-much-everything sync service called ScheduleWorld. I have not tested it, so I cannot attest to it’s effectiveness. However, it uses an open standard called SyncML to synchronize between pretty much anything including gmail, outlook, and palm. (Unfortunately, Windows Mobile is not nice enough to play along.)