Is there any way to sync my Outlook calendar to my Samsung Galaxy S without Kies? I am trying to sync my Outlook 2010 calendar to Samsung Galaxy S using Kies.  For some reason, it doesn't sync.

Kies has a nasty habit of hanging, so I would really like to use something else, if possible, instead of trying to understand why it doesn't sync to begin with.

Are there any tools out there that will sync the calendar directly to the phone without using Kies?
You might give Google Calendar Sync a try. It's a tiny application which will run on your Windows PC and synchronize your outlook calendar with googles calendar, so you'll have all your appointments always on your mobile. Works like a charm for me, and you'll not nitice it's even running.