Customers interested in participating in the beta test of Tivoli Data Protection for Exchange V2 should fill ====================================== out the following form and send it to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Nominations will be accepted until 8/18/2000. The beta test is expected to start in October. Highlights of V2 of TDP for Exchange are as follows: * Automatic Expiration and version control by TSM server policy => The current product stores each backup object with a unique name thereby circumventing the automatic expiration and version control provided by the TSM server. The new version provides significant changes in the backup object naming and handling to allow exploitation of these automatic data management features in TSM. * Support and Exploitation of Exchange 2000 - support for multiple storage groups - backup/restore of individual databases within a storage group - parallel backup/restore of separate storage groups - restore log and patch files to a temporary location *Exploitation of Win2000 Installer Here is the nomination form: ================================================================ Tivoli Data Protection for Exchange V2 Beta Test Nomination Form Company Info ------------ Company Name: Address1: Address2: Country: Customer Contact Info --------------------- name: title: email address: phone number: fax number: 1.) How many Exchange servers and what release levels are currently in use at your company? 2.) What levels of Exchange server would you be able to use in the beta test? 3.) What levels of Windows NT/2000 server would you be able to use in the beta test? 4.) What features of Exchange 2000 backup architecture do you wish to exploit? 5.) Do you have plans to migrate your production servers to Exchange 2000 in the 1st half of 2001 (or sooner)? If not, when? 6.) What is the range of database sizes you would be able to use in the beta test? 7.) Are you currently using the TDP for Exchange V1 product? If so, what release level? 8.) Are you currently using any other TDP clients? If so, which? 9.) What release level of TSM server do you have..and on what platform? 10.) Would you be willing to upgrade the TSM server for this beta test if necessary? 11.) What level(s) of TSM clients are you using on your NT systems? 12.) Do you have available resource (both people and test environment) to be able to exercise the TDP for Exchange V2 Beta code in a timely fashion? Thank you for your interest in participating in the beta test of TDP for Exchange V2. Customer selection for participation will be completed by the end of August and all those submitting nomination forms will be notified soon thereafter whether or not they are selected for participation. Tivoli Data Protection Development [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==============================================================