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If you want more information about keynotes, check out the online videos<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Attendees gather around for a demo at the Product Pavilion<\/span><\/em>\n<\/td>\n
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Val Fontama talks with a PASS Attendee about Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2\u00a0 Parallel Data Warehouse<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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