Many users have been asking questions about ArcGIS 9.4 with some wondering about the dot release and the naming. Should it even be called ArcGIS 9.4? Well there have been some new changes.  The public announcement should be available soon but since James has already posted it here http://www.spatiallyadjusted.com/2010/… you can listen to the podcast that Jack Dangermond recorded on this topic. ArcGIS 9.4 has been worked on now for over three years and it’s going to be a very big release. Larger than any of the previous dot releases and in some cases larger than some of the numerical...

The ArcGIS Web Mapping API’s Product Life Cycle has been released and is now available. The ArcGIS Web Mapping API’s consists of the following: ArcGIS API for JavaScript ArcGIS API for Flex ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/Flex To the effect of their Product Release Cycle, the release date for the ArcGIS Web Mapping APIs matches that of ArcGIS. For example, the release date of version 1.x of the ArcGIS Web Mapping APIs is June 2008 (coinciding with 9.3). The release date of version 2.x of the ArcGIS Web Mapping APIs will coincide with ArcGIS 9.4. Something to note as we head closer...

ArcGIS Server 9.4 is currently in beta stage and growing strongly for a release next year. As we work our way to this latest release you should know what’s coming with ArcGIS Server 9.4. As part of the ESRI Speaker Series a new podcast has been posted which talks about what’s coming and provides you a nice preview of the new features. Ismael Chivite, ArcGIS Server Product Manager, previews the new features and improvements to the next version of ArcGIS Server Check out the podcast here:...

The deprecation plans for ArcGIS 9.3.1 and ArcGIS 9.4 have now been released. With every release, platforms not being used as much anymore or at the end of their supportability are assessed. With platforms, these can include operating systems, databases, development environments, hardware and the like. We assess the required platforms and functionality of the ArcGIS platform at each release to account for changes in technologies and markets. As a result, we add and drop some platforms and functionality at each release based on customer needs and technology trends. This document outlines the...

The ESRI International User Conference 2009 is in full swing after a massive Plenary session yesterday. Coverage of what went on at the Plenary session can be found in my write up here: http://mandown.co.nz/events/… The Plenary introduced some of the new concepts that are coming with ArcGIS 9.4. Many of these were similar to those showcased at the ESRI Business Partner Conference 2009 and the ESRI Developer Summit 2009 earlier this year. ESRI has made good way with the platform since then and I was really interested to see what they had to offer. I collated a bundle of the information that has...

This is a question that I have been getting ask a lot over the last few weeks. With ArcGIS 9.3.1 and ArcGIS 9.4 being showcased at the ESRI Developer Summit 2009, users have been wanting to know what the future support of Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) and Visual Basic 6 (VB6) in ArcGIS is. The EDN Team has posted some information about the future of these. Visual Basic 6 Support This development environment is fully tested, documented, and supported for use with ArcGIS through version 9.3.1. The v9.3.1 release will include a version of the VB6 Software Developer Kit (SDK) for both ArcGIS Desktop...

The ESRI Business Partner Conference 2009 kicked off yesterday in a very sunny Palm Springs. While everyone made their way into the main plenary area I looked around and noticed that there wasn’t many people there. I don’t know if this is just me but numbers looked down compared to last year. The main plenary session was quite a WOW. I was very impressed with a number of the announcements and demonstrations. In fact I came out energised! There was a new stage layout for this year. Angled screens which switched from presentations to videos. This years plenary was broken up into a number of different...