Release strategy
Thermo Scientific Chromeleon CDS is used by laboratories in a wide range of different industries around the world. Many of our customers are challenged to improve efficiency and productivity while meeting the ever-increasing demands for regulatory compliance, data integrity and flawless operation.
To better meet the wide range of requirements from our customers, Thermo Fisher Scientific employs a release strategy that provides customers with a choice of how to deploy Chromeleon CDS. Starting with Chromeleon 7.2 CDS SR5 and all subsequent releases, the strategy entails:
- The Feature Release (FR) channel (major (7.X) and minor (7.X.Y)) introducing new innovations and enabling customers to stay up-to-date with the newest technologies and latest advancements. Maintenance Updates (MU) are released to maintain stability. A given Feature Release is supported until the next major or minor Feature Release.
- The Long-Term Support (LTS) channel provides a base Chromeleon version enabling customers to maintain utmost stability and robustness over an extended period with minimized validation efforts. Maintenance Updates (MU) are released regularly. These updates include fixes for high priority defects that can be made with a low risk for compromising stability.
- The Extended Support (ES) channel provides a base Chromeleon software version enabling customers to use newer functionality than the LTS channel while focusing on maintaining stability. Maintenance Updates (MU) are released regularly.
Support status tables1
Chromeleon 7 CDS - Current releases
| Version | Channel | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 7.3.1 | FR | December 2021 |
| 7.2.10 MUe | ES | December 2021 |
| SR5 MUI | LTS | April 2021 |
Chromeleon 7 CDS - Current release strategy3
| Major | Minor | Channel | Release date | Support |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.3 | 7.3.1 | FR | December 2021 | Until next feature release |
| 7.3 | 7.3.0 | FR | March 2020 | No |
| 7.2 | 7.2.10 MUd 7.2.10 | ES2 | May 2021 May 2019 | Until August 20244 |
| 7.2 | 7.2.9 | FR | September 2018 | No |
| 7.2 | 7.2.8 | FR | April 2018 | No |
| 7.2 | 7.2.7 | FR | November 2017 | No |
| 7.2 | SR5 MUI 7.2 SR5 | LTS2 | April 2021 March 2017 | Until August 20224 |
Previous release strategy
| Major release | Recent release | Release date | Workstation OS support |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.2 | SR5 MUb | July 2017 | Windows 10 (64 bit) Enterprise Edition Professional Edition Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Professional Edition Windows 7 SP1 (64 bit) Professional Edition |
| 7.2 | SR4 MUb | June 2016 | Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Professional Edition Windows 7 SP1 (64 bit) Professional Edition Ultimate Edition |
| 7.2 | SR3 MUa SR2 MUc | October 2015 April 2016 | Windows 8.1 (64 bit) Professional Edition Windows 7 SP1 (64 bit) Professional Edition Ultimate Edition Windows Vista SP2 and above (32 bit) Business Edition Ultimate Edition |
| 7.2 | SR1 MUb | June 2016 | Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit) Professional Edition SP1 Ultimate Edition SP1 |
| 7.2 | MUd | July 2016 | Windows 7 SP1 (32 bit and 64 bit) Professional Edition SP1 Ultimate Edition SP1 Windows XP (32 bit) Professional Edition |
| 7.1 | SR3 | March 2014 | Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit) Professional Edition Ultimate Edition Windows XP (32 bit) Professional Edition |
| 7.0 | SR1 | May 2010 | Windows Vista SP1 and above Business Edition Ultimate Edition Windows XP (32 bit) Professional Edition |
Thermo Scientific Dionex Chromeleon 6 Chromatography Data System
| Release5 | Recent release | Date | OS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.80 | SR165 | December 2017 | Windows 7 SP1 (32 and 64 bit) Professional Edition Ultimate Edition Windows 2008 Server R2 Windows 2008 Server SP1 Windows 2003 Server SP2 |
| 6.80 | DU15b DU15a SR15 | April 2016 May 2015 October 2014 | Windows 7 SP1 (32 and 64 bit) Professional Edition Ultimate Edition Windows Vista SP2 (32-bit) Business Edition Ultimate Edition Windows 2008 Server R2 Windows 2008 Server SP1 Windows 2003 Server SP2 |
- 1 For more details about supported operating systems, such as exceptions for specific instruments or instrument combinations, please refer to the release notes, list of supported instruments, and installation guides for the specific release version, along with the relevant enterprise documentation.
- 2 For LTS and ES releases only the most recent maintenance update is mentioned.
- 3 For supported operating systems and other system components, please refer to the Supported Operating Systems document found on the distribution media for the Chromeleon software.
- 4 Dates will be revisited each year and may be subject to change.
- 5 Discontinuance notice: Chromeleon 6.8 CDS version SR16 was the final release of the Chromeleon 6.8 software platform and it was discontinued as of January 1, 2020. We will no longer be able to provide bug fixes although support and services will continue on a best effort basis.
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