AES Broadcast  04/11/2008          Broadcast  #  2008015

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 Daily AESDirect Maintenance 

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**  This message is intended for AESDirect users only. ** 
       

Beginning April 16, 2008, AESDirect will be unavailable daily from 
4:00am - 6:00am EST to allow for a complete 100% backup of all systems 
and data.  In order to ensure the successful completion of the backups, 
all services are required to be shut down during the designated time 
period. The 100% backups are an effort to minimize any disruption to 
filers, caused by potential loss of data in the event of an extended 
loss of AESDirect services.
   
   
During this two-hour period of time, filers will be able to login to 
their AESDirect account.  However, they will not be able to file the 
electronic export information or retrieve previously filed shipments. 
After 6:00am all AESDirect functionality will resume.

For further information or questions, contact Census AES Branch at 
1-800-549-0595, menu option 1 or at [email protected].