Denver Colorado-Where's the snow and the cold weather? All I see is snow capped mountains and snow fences near the highway to remind me that I'm at least a month too early. That and about forty degrees, it's seventy here, bright, sunny and beautiful so I am not complaining.

Really though, what a nice city. The big bright sky and the building facades give an impression of the WPA and the 1930s-not a bad thing at all. And did I mention friendly people? I am from the east coast and confused but no matter, I am at the Sage Summit, an appropriately named customer meeting in this city. It looks like Sage has pulled out all the stops to make this an event to compare with Dreamforce and OpenWorld-seems like all the shows are all trying to say something positive about their companies' success and their optimism for the future. Given the state of the economy and the stuck financial sector I hope this isn't something ...