Microsoft released Dynamics NAV 5.0 right on schedule on 3/31/07. It's now available for Partner Download, but most installations won't be upgrading anytime soon.
The current timetable shows the release version available for download now, the final CD shipping on 4/13, and the upgrade toolkit (required for upgrading any existing installations) within a month. I took a look on the upgrade toolkit site, and 2.00 for 4.0 SP3 is the last version showing on the list of downloadable toolkits at this point.
Some nice new features. We will convert our own database first, then begin scheduling client upgrades. My guess is that it will be the first of May to mid-May before the first upgrades to 5.0 are feasible. New installations will get 5.0 immediately.
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Since we are new to this....DGG will contact us to schedule upgrade, correct?
Posted by Cathy McCullen | April 9, 2007 4:37 PM
Posted on April 9, 2007 16:37
Yes, that's correct. In this case, Microsoft hasn't released the version migration toolkit yet. It is required to migrate from one version of the software to the next. Once it is released, we spend a couple of weeks reviewing it and converting a database (our DGG database), then use the converted version for a week or so. Once this is done, we're ready to implement for clients. Also, the up-coming April issue of the client newsletter will contain more details about the 5.0 release.
Thanks for asking.
Bob Palmer
Posted by Bob Palmer | April 10, 2007 2:25 PM
Posted on April 10, 2007 14:25