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Upgrade and New Versions

What are upgrade and new versions of project? what is the difference between them?

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Last Update: August 31, 2009 Asked by: vk1978

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Submitted by: shivamuppalla

Upgrade Version: Generally softwares maintain version numbers to track the functionalities available in the particular version. If the software is used after long time, in this gap if there are some updations to the software invariably which also upgrades the software.It asks for an upgrade next time if we are trying to use the software.

New Versions: New version means if the software is downloaded/launched for the first time.

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March 14, 2009 08:49:03

shivamuppalla

Member Since: March 2009 Contribution: 1

RE: Upgrade and New Versions

Upgrade Version: Generally softwares maintain version numbers to track the functionalities available in the particular version. If the software is used after long time in this gap if there are some updations to the software invariably which also upgrades the software.It asks for an upgrade next time if we are trying to use the software.

New Versions: New version means if the software is downloaded/launched for the first time.

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April 22, 2009 06:31:22

kamal1_batra

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RE: Upgrade and New Versions

A version is a number assigned to a software package having a particular set of functionalities. The authors of the software or application keep on removing previous bugs & adding new features to the applications and the newer application is marked with a newer number called version. If there is a small change the version number is increased by a decimal point. If there is a larger change in the application the version number is incremented by the whole number. Most of the applications have the feature to check if the higher version of that application is available on the internet. If the higher version of application is available on the internet we can uninstall the lower version & install the higher version of the application. At times we need not uninstall the lower version of the application and some patch or driver is available installing which the application acquires the functionality of higher version & the application shows the version number of the higher version application. So a complete version of application is a complete software package which can be installed independently. An upgrade is not a complete software package which can work on its own.

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May 26, 2009 01:03:26

mathan_vel

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RE: Upgrade and New Versions

Upgrade is nothing but we can add extra features. Those features can able to do in the application. which can be maintained through by Upgrade version number.

Version is nothing releasing the Software Version with patch works.which is maintained through Version numbers.

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May 27, 2009 03:03:22

srinivasulub1981

Member Since: December 2005 Contribution: 381

RE: Upgrade and New Versions

HI

Upgrade : It just replacing the exisitng software with new upgrade versions... ex:
windows update...

Version : Nothing but releasing the newer software for testing Beta testing etc

Srinivas

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June 19, 2009 05:58:36

rams_vj9

Member Since: June 2009 Contribution: 1

RE: Upgrade and New Versions

If a application is having some new features or Going to implement then we can say that it is Upgrading and if Development team want to implement that as a new Version Then We can say that as new version

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July 18, 2009 01:10:21

teja210

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RE: Upgrade and New Versions

Upgrade fixing some production bugs and also Change requests or Enhancement requests to the current version . E.g. Vistas SP1 is an upgrade to the Vistas. Whereas New Versions means making major modifications to the current product e.g. Windows 7 is a new version of OS.

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August 27, 2009 07:07:41

ashishks

Member Since: December 2008 Contribution: 73

RE: Upgrade and New Versions

Upgrade Version: Modification over the current files.

New Version: Releasing the application for the first time with latest updated executable file.

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August 31, 2009 00:46:53

goksn

Member Since: May 2009 Contribution: 94

RE: Upgrade and New Versions

The question is not very clear. Upgrade - an action - is updating the software from 'old version' to 'new version'.

New version is the updated software with or without new functionalities.

New version of software may be for either or all of the following

-New functionality/feature
-Old functionalities with more stability / robustness
-Increased performance
-Support to additional platforms
etc.

There may be Major upgrade and minor upgrade.

Release of Major version (with high number of changes when compared to old version) is called Major version and updating the existing software with the major version is called Major upgrade.

Release of minorversion (with less signigicant changes when compared to old version) is called Minorversion and updating the existing software with the minor version is called minor upgrade.

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