Labor Day always brings a burst of energy to the business world as people return from their holidays and the corporate engines return to full speed. As Joel notes in his Director's Chair in this issue, we saw expanded interest in FOCUS language topics at this year's Summit User Conference, which broadened our vision of the potential readership for this publication. We encourage new readers to subscribe to TABLE FILE CAR, and invite all of our readers to suggest topics you would like to see covered in future issues.

Every issue contains technical tips and techniques from our product management and support staffs, with news of new features and releases that we hope will help maximize your effectiveness with our products.

As always, I hope you enjoy the articles and welcome your suggestions or questions, which you can send c/o TFC_Editor@ibi.com.