Clarification on update rollup versus compatibility update

Posted by Mike Snyder on October 10, 2006  |  Comments (0)

Last week, we blogged about the upcoming Microsoft CRM 3.0 "Compatibility Update" and how it will enable users to run the Microsoft CRM client for Outlook with Vista and Office 2007. Some people read our blog posting and confused the Compatibility Update with the also soon-to-be-released Microsoft CRM "Update Rollup". The Update Rollup is basically almost all of the previously released updates combined into a giant update, similar to a Service Pack like you would with an operating system Windows XP.

As fixes accumulate during a product’s lifecycle, it’s appropriate to bundle them up into an Update Rollup, which essentially is a “big hotfix” containing all the changes made to date.

The Update Rollup is in external testing now, and it will be released when it's ready. The original Update Rollup target release date was the end of October. However the Compatibility Update is contingent on the release Vista and Office 2007 (obviously). Christian said on a partner conference call last week that they are targeting late November/early December for the Compatibility Update release.

In summary, the Compatibility Update is NOT the same as the Update Rollup. I hope this clears up some confusion!