may I ask you all to consider The Northeast DataFlex Users Group
www.nedataflex.com as a backup for your practice?

We are just forming and have 8 dataflex programmers in the group with
expertise in many facets of VDF and otherwise.

When a one man band recommends another firm as a backup they could be well
served to be directed to a website where all of the dataflex programmers are
"in sync" and each has a portfolio coordinated about the customer and is
able to respond.

This is becoming a reality with the Northeast DataFlex Users Group
www.nedataflex.com and I would invite any developer who seeks a backup to
their practice contact us for a contractual arrangement that would preserve
their customer from being stolen but given a "hit list" of 8+ contract
programmers who they could choose a contact phone or email number directly
from a central website.

This would look impressive to the customer, and a 2 hour fee at regular
rates billable to the customer to become familiar with the customer account
in general and to open a line of communication for backup purposes will be
our standard practice.

I invite anyone with this concern to contact a member of the Northeast
DataFlex Users Group or myself directly for more information.

This is a niche market and we hope to do this right with synchronized
customer data and communication.

Sincerely,
Peter Donovan
Sonata Software
www.nedataflex.com
www.SonataSoftware.Com