This is a reposting of an article I originally wrote on my Developing for Dynamics GP blog. As I can no longer keep the post updated on that blog, I am reposting an updated version here.
Below is the link for the original post:
The following table contains release dates for all versions of Microsoft Dynamics GP (previously Great Plains Dynamics):
|
Product Released |
Release Date |
| Dynamics Release 1.0 | February 1993 |
| Dynamics Release 2.0 & Dynamics C/S+ Release 2.0 | 31 May 1994 |
| Dynamics Release 2.04 & Dynamics C/S+ Release 2.04 | February 1995 |
| Dynamics Release 2.11 & Dynamics C/S+ Release 2.11 | 18 September 1995 |
| Dynamics Release 2.20 & Dynamics C/S+ Release 2.20 | 04 December 1995 |
| Dynamics Release 3.0 & Dynamics C/S+ Release 3.0 | 09 May 1996 |
| Dynamics C/S+ for SQL Release 3.15 | November 1996 |
| Dynamics C/S+ for SQL Release 3.17 | 26 March 1997 |
| Dynamics C/S+ ISAM Release 3.20 | 19 May 1997 |
| Dynamics (LAN) Release 4.0 | August 1997 |
| Dynamics (SQL) Release 4.0 | 17 October 1997 |
| Dynamics Release 5.0 & Dynamics C/S+ Release 5.0 | 09 September 1998 |
| Dynamics Release 5.1 & Dynamics C/S+ Release 5.1 | 12 January 1999 |
| Dynamics Release 5.5 & eEnterprise Release 5.5 | 18 August 1999 |
| Dynamics Release 5.51 | October 1999 |
| Dynamics Release 6.0 & eEnterprise Release 6.0 | 24 July 2000 |
| Dynamics Release 7.0 & eEnterprise Release 7.0 | 25 June 2002 |
| Microsoft Business Solutions – Great Plains Release 7.5 | 08 April 2003 |
| Microsoft Business Solutions – Great Plains Release 8.0 | 02 June 2004 |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP 9.0 | 17 November 2005 |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP 10.0 | 04 May 2007 |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 (11.0) | 01 May 2010 |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP 2010 R2 (11.0 SP2) | 01 May 2011 |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 (12.0) | 19 December 2012 |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP 2013 R2 (12.0) | 28 May 2014 |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 (14.0) | 01 December 2014 |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP 2015 R2 (14.0) | 01 June 2015 |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 (16.0) | 01 May 2016 |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP 2016 R2 (16.0) | 01 December 2016 |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 (18.0) | 01 December 2017 |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP 2018 R2 (18.0) | 03 October 2018 |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP (18.2) | 07 October 2019 |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP (18.3) | 05 October 2020 |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP (18.4) | 01 October 2021 |
| Microsoft Dynamics GP (18.5) | 03 October 2022 |
I am also including some timeline graphics originally created by DynamicsWorld UK, click on the images to view full sized:
For a bit of nostalgia, here is a photo of me with Doug in Fargo when I last caught up with him in 2005.
Hope you find this useful.
David
19-Mar-2019: Added photo with Doug Burgum.
23-Mar-2020: Added Microsoft Dynamics GP (18.2) Release.
08-Oct-2020: Added Microsoft Dynamics GP (18.3) Release.
01-Oct-2021: Added Microsoft Dynamics GP (18.4) Release.
03-Oct-2022: Added Microsoft Dynamics GP (18.5) Release.
This article was originally posted on http://www.winthropdc.com/blog.
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