An Overview of Leopard CRM History

on 23 Nov 07 by Dan

Leopard CRM has existed in some shape of form since the year 2000.  We thought that it would be great to blog about the history of the software so that everyone can get an idea of the philosophy behind the product.

I intend to write about important moments in Leopard CRM history in more detail.  However, here is a brief timeline:

• 2000 - The very first Leopard CRM version is released.
• 2001 - Leopard CRM is revamped with faster and more flexible database server technology.
• 2002 - Leopard CRM gains traction with users.
• 2003 - Leopard CRM is expanded in scope to automate more business processes.
• 2004 - Leopard CRM is ported to the Windows Server platform and the source code is made Open Source.
• 2004-2005 - Some maintenance versions of Leopard CRM are released, but no new development work.
• June 2006 - An opportunity presents itself where Leopard CRM could be resurrected!
• June 2006 - Leopard Software decides to begin development on an entirely new customer relationship management system.
• July 2006 - The first version (v1.0) of the new Leopard CRM is released.
• August 2006 - v1.1.0 of Leopard CRM is released.
• November 2006 - v1.2.0 of Leopard CRM is released.
• January 2007 - v1.2.2 of Leopard CRM is released.
• March  2007 - v1.3.0 of Leopard CRM is released.
• August 2007 - v1.3.1 of Leopard CRM is released.
• November 2007 - v1.4.0 of Leopard CRM is released.

So that covers the timeline from 2000 to present at version 1.4.0.  In future blog posts, I'll be going through the releases to describe what has been released and when.  This gives an in depth look at the development process for Leopard CRM.  We prefer to take an agile approach to development which I think works out great for customers.

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