On September 29, 2009, Microsoft released the beta version of the third generation of System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM), previously called “DPM v3” or “Zinger”.

DPM 2010 Beta builds on the success of DPM 2007 as the Microsoft backup and recovery solution for Windows customers in four significant areas:

1. Continuous data protection of Windows application and file servers to seamlessly integrated disk, tape, and cloud—with support for a growing list of Microsoft technologies, such as:
2. Robust and flexible protection and recovery for the following Microsoft virtualization environments:
3. Industry-leading Windows client protection:
4. Scalability, reliability, and manageability:

This list is a partial representation of the full feature set planned for DPM 2010.

Test out it yourself by downloading DPM 2010 Beta.