Starting the cooperation

verification for Compaq and Microsoft and large-scale Exchange system construction

The Compaq computer , being joint with Microsoft, announced that of the same company/it started the verification job for the enterprise system construction use which designates collaboration platform "Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server" as core.

As for Compaq Microsoft on June 4th established offers IA server "Compaq ProLiant DL580" and the system which integrates "CompaqStorageWorks Modular Array 8000" (MA 8000) with SAN environment to "ExchangePartner Lab" inside Chofu technical center.

The latest joint verification is done installing the environment which is similar to those which the engineer both really user enterprise constructs at the same laboratory. The hardware vendor and the software vendor, being joint, for enterprise environment as for doing the verification work in the environment of Exchange 2000 Server you call the first time.

With the verification work in the same laboratory as for Microsoft, in addition to the sizing data of Exchange Server, the setup procedure of Exchange Server, from the design of the RAID system the procedure to work and the obstacle restoration procedure etc. due to backup the joint white paper which shows, Windows the partner laboratory constitution data and the like where includes the system configuration of 2000 and Active Directory and network environment etc. is offered to Compaq.

Furthermore Microsoft making use of the Compaq system, is next term version of the Windows 2000 Server family, verification job is done from beta edition concerning the operational circumstance "of Whistler Server (development cord/code)" and next term Exchange Server. This job becomes something which is based on the Microsoft "Joint Development PROGRAM" where partner enterprise participates in the development cycle of Exchange Server (JDP).