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Microsoft, PASS Postpone SQL Server Conference

ENTmag.com reports that Microsoft Corp. and the user group for SQL Server postponed their annual SQL Server conference scheduled for next week due to the terrorist attacks of Tuesday.

By Scott Bekker
09/14/2001

"Microsoft and the organizers of PASS 2001 North America are deeply saddened by the horrific events that took place on Sept. 11, 2001. It is a tragedy that certainly challenges everyone's ability to conduct their daily lives for the next few weeks and will forever affect the way everyone feels about the world around them," Microsoft and the Professional Association for SQL Server (PASS) said in a statement distributed Thursday night.

Full story at http://www.entmag.com/breaknews.asp?ID=4938.

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