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>>You should work more closely with your local MS Sales office. I have a very good relationship with them. For example, they had a Solution Provider's Briefing scheduled for May to discuss databases and data access. I told them I couldn't make it cause I'll be at DevCon. They're rescheduling the briefing for another month.
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>Unfortunately I'm not in the direct loop ... my company treats the local MS contact as the Oracle at Delphi ... only our High Priest (my manager) is allowed to directly contact....silly, huh?


That shouldn't stop you from talking to them as a concerned user. Call them based on that, not that you are an employee of any company. Is there a Fox User Group in your area? If so, they should work on this. If not, you can start one.