Factory IT & Deployment
Backbone MRP is a native desktop application built for the factory. This page explains how it is distributed and how your company decides which version your people run and when it changes — the questions factory IT and software decision-makers ask before they roll anything out.
By default the app keeps itself current: when a new release ships, a workstation offers a one-click in-app update. That's ideal for small teams — but a factory usually wants to test and time upgrades. Backbone MRP supports both, controlled per company.
Your company administrator decides which version your people run and when it changes:
Workstations follow the latest release and offer a one-click update when a newer version is available. Best for small teams.
Turn on managed updates and pin a specific version you've tested. Every workstation converges to exactly that version on launch and stops prompting for newer releases — so nothing changes underneath your users until you decide to move them.
When a company is managed, the pinned version is authoritative. On each launch a workstation asks the server which version it should be running and, if it differs, installs the pinned build before opening — including rolling back to an older version if you decide a release needs to be pulled. The download is verified against its published SHA-256 checksum before it is applied, and the working copy is never replaced until a verified replacement is in hand, so an interrupted or bad download can't leave a machine unable to launch.
An app downloaded from your company's branded portal opens locked to that company. Ideal for shared factory workstations: the machine always opens the same company, even if the person signing in belongs to several.
The download reached from the Backbone MRP home page is the standard, company-switching app — for staff who work across multiple companies.
Every installer publishes its SHA-256 checksum, and the Windows build is code-signed by Custom Intelligence, LLC via SSL.com — the verified publisher shown in the Windows install prompt. Each managed version is likewise checksummed and verified on the client before it is applied.