Microsoft CRM 4.0 Beta Available For Partners

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Pity The Child...

Thanks to everyone who sent me details about the Microsoft Virtual PC 2007 (VPC) image now available for download from the Microsoft Dynamics partner portal (PartnerSource). Just in case you don't subscribe to the blogs of Philip Richardson, Ben Volmer or Ben Riga, you can download the VPC image here.

I would just like to point out a few key pieces of information:

  1. This is the Community Technology Preview 3 (CTP3) build of CRM 4.0 (version 4.0.7219.10; build date 22nd August 2008).
  2. Access to the VPC image is only available to Microsoft Dynamics partners via their normal PartnerSource login credentials.
  3. The VPC image contains is built on Windows Server 2003 and includes CRM 4.0, Office 2007, SQL Server 2005 and Visual Studio 2005.
  4. The registration key for CRM 4.0 will expire 20th November 2007.
  5. The Windows Server 2003 license will expire on 30th November 2008.
  6. The image is designed for demonstration purposes only - you should not use this for proof-of-concept, pilot or production systems.
  7. Any customisations you make will not upgrade to the final release (RTM) version.

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

Laughing Boy