The salesforce.com Winter '10 release is quickly approaching and soon you'll be able to take advantage of great new features! In preparation for the release, a Sandbox Preview Window is scheduled for September 18th, 2009, through October 10th, 2009.You can continue to use your Sandbox throughout the Sandbox Preview Window to test new customizations or features before rolling them out to users.

As a Force.com Sandbox customer, we want to make you aware of the options available to you during this time. To determine whether there is any additional action you need to take to prepare for the Sandbox Preview Window please review the choices below and click on the associated link to understand the action you need to take for each:

1. If you would you like to participate in the Winter '10 Preview on your Sandbox instance during the Sandbox Preview Window please click here.

2. If you would like your Sandbox instance to retain the existing Summer ‘09 functionality until October 10th, 2009 please click here.

3. If you have multiple Sandboxes please click here.

4. If you plan to upload and/or install any AppExchange packages to or from your Sandbox instance during the Sandbox Preview Window please click here.

5. If you plan to take no action with your Sandbox instance during the upgrade window please click here.

Please click through the links to access the information you need depending on your answers to the above questions. If you have additional questions about your Sandbox options in conjunction with the Winter '10 release, please contact the salesforce.com Customer Support team.