All versions of Microsoft Dynamics GP and its predecessor Great Plains Dynamics and eEnterprise, plus earlier versions of GP on Pervasive SQL 2000 or Ctree (including Mac based Faircom version), as anyways as Great Plains Accounting for DOS, Windows or Macintosh are supportable. In this small magazine we will appraise all versions of GPA, Great Plains and Microsoft Dynamics GP (from earlier 1990th up to May 2010) and their succor methods. If your version is not detected inside details, please consider prosperous to contact us to get accommodate of additional information, as here we are trying to carry balanced info approach:

1. In this first paragraph we are listing everything the versions of GP: Microsoft Dynamics GP 11.0 (should be released in May 2010), 10.0, 9.0,8.0 and 7.5; Microsoft Great Plains 7.0; Great Plains on Pervasive SQL 2000 (formerly distinguished as Btrieve) or Ctree 7.5, 7.0, 6.0, 5.5, 5.0, 4.0,3.2; Great Plains eEnterprise 7.0, 6.0 (on MS SQL Server 2000 and 7.0); Great Plains Dynamics C/S+ 5.5, 5.0, 4.0, 3.2; Great Plains Accounting given that DOS and Windows 9.5, 9.2 with earlier versions. Mac versions of Great Plains Dynamics: 5.0, 4.0, 3.2 and earlier (since Great Plains for Mac you had options to host Great Plains Server on Windows NT Server or Mac Server)

2. Microsoft Dynamics GP upgrade highlights. We strongly recommend you to be power in Microsoft Business Solutions annual enhancement program, by doing so you will have precise to use to Customer Source, new version registration keys, along with have discounts on MBS support cases. Plus, we recommend you to synchronize your Microsoft Dynamics GP Upgrade schedule plus GP versions, assisted directly by Microsoft Business Solutions (typically two latest versions, these existence inside December 2009 these are Dynamics GP 10.0 inside addition to 9.0). If you are on Microsoft Dynamics GP 8.0 or 7.5, this is now time to expedite update to Dynamics GP 10.0. Great Plains advance all-purpose recommendations – if you reminiscent of being on the technology edge, feel free to upgrade as new version is let loose, however if you prefer conservative way – pass the time till at least first or even better second service pack is let out

3. Microsoft Great Plains Support Highlights. If you are on before now Microsoft Business Explanations Great Plains versions 7.0 and 6.0, chances are high that you are no longer lively in MBS annual enhancement program in addition to your strategy is to stay with your historical version for long as probable with future possible walk away or upgrade when Microsoft announces forgiveness to the customers without annual contract. Microsoft GP had two blends: Great Plains Professional (on Microsoft SQL Server) also Select (on Pervasive SQL 2000/Btrieve and Ctree). The last version available on non Microsoft SQL Server dais (MSDE is in fact scaled down MS SQL 2000, so we assume that MSDE 2000 is similar to SQL Server) was Microsoft Dynamics GP 7.5 (when GP version 7.5 was announced, it was known for the purpose that Microsoft Great Plains 7.5 and later on it was rebranded for the reason that Microsoft Dynamics GP). There is just about no problems with Pervasive SQL 2000 server move to Windows 2003 or even Windows 2008 Server (you will need to open Pervasive SQL Port 1583, for the reason that by default Windows 2008 ports are closed). If you may like to move MS SQL Server Great Plains version to new hardware, after that you should engagement careful with supported DB platform. Good example – Microsoft SQL Server 2005 is compatible with Dynamics GP 10.0, 9.0 with 8.0 (with latest service horde distributed). If your target is MS SQL Server 2008, be sure that you are on Dynamics GP 10.0

4. Great Plains as Apple Macintosh, The effort between MS Windows, Mac and Unix was extremely sharp in addition to severe in overdue 1990th, especially when Power Mac was introduced around 1995 (with RISC processor from IBM, which probably made Motorola to a petty degree unhappy). Finally Great Plains Software responded to to abandon Mac Great Plains Business Line somewhere around GP version 5.0. This was really sad affair for our company, as we were enthusiasts of Macintosh computers in time, and plus we had certified CPA and Great Plains Functional and Technical consultants Staff

5. Great Plains Accounting for DOS, Windows plus Macintosh. If you are on GPA as your Corporate ERP demands, chances are high that you have to observe because every penny in Accounting Application support and upgrade. We respect this position and we are ready to support your GPA application. Typically you have issues as well as corrupted GPA documentation (frequently historical Sales column). We as well heard interrogations on moving GPA from Windows NT to Microsoft Windows 2003 or 2008 (including switched over of Pervasive SQL Server 2000 SP3)

6. Legacy ecommerce versions integration healing. As you might be aware, Dynamics GP ecommerce is often comes together in addition to eConnect programming and integration. In our opinion eConnect came to its maturity wherever regarding 2006 or plus Microsoft Dynamics GP version 9.0

7. Great Plains Dynamics Customization Support Great Plains Customizations were programmed GP Dexterity, typically indoors late 1990th (you can still find large number of Great Plains Dexterity modifications programmed earlier 2000th) and our goal here is to provide reasonable semaphore as you to hold on, take a stoppage and finally find Great Plains technical adviser