BMD NTCS: Downloading updates

The BMD NTCS version is available as an ISO download in our Content Delivery Network. 

The following links are available:

Stable version:    https://cdn.bmd.com/ntcs/stable-ntcs.iso 
Latest version:     https://cdn.bmd.com/ntcs/latest-ntcs.iso

The file https://cdn.bmd.com/ntcs/stable-ntcs.txt or https://cdn.bmd.com/ntcs/latest-ntcs.txt provides you with information on the exact version.

In addition, the ISO file has MD5 hashes which allow you to check if the update was downloaded correctly. You can find them under the following links:
https://cdn.bmd.com/ntcs/stable-ntcs.md5 or or https://cdn.bmd.com/ntcs/latest-ntcs.md5

Naturally, both the stable and the latest versions have been tested and released for live operation in your company by our software development department.

The “older” stable version has already been in use for a longer time and therefore more customers have tried and tested it in live operation. The web update does not provide any new program features for the stable version but only corrections made to the program and adjustments due to legal changes. It can therefore be assumed that this version is more “stable” and generally has less errors than the latest version.

For the “newer” latest version, the web update also provides new program features in addition to program corrections and legal changes. Since it is a newer version and due to the added program features, this version tends to be less sophisticated than the stable version.

If you download and install a more recent version, all functions of your previous version as well as the new features which have been developed for this version will be available to you.

Our installation routine prevents you from inadvertently installing a version that is older than your current version. Downgrading is therefore not possible, neither intentionally nor by mistake.

1.1. Terminology

1.1.1. Version

The version is an official delivery status and is provided either on a DVD or as an ISO file to download.

You need this DVD or ISO file in order to upgrade to a newer version of BMD NTCS. This is also called a version update.

1.1.2. Web update

The web update is also known as a patch.
A patch or web update is used to maintain the version that has already been installed.

In the case of a web update, only the last digit of the version number changes. You cannot, however, update your BMD NTCS version with a web update.

Example: 
Version V2023.26.01.39
This version was developed in the year 2023, which is the 26th year of the program's development. The development of this version started in calendar week 01 and up to this point it contains 39 patches or web updates.

The 2024 update for payroll accounting will probably have the following version number: Version V2023.26.45.xx
The yearly update 2024 will probably have the following version number: Version V2024.27.01.xx