ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 is scheduled to be released in June! This is an announcement for ArcGIS 9.3.1 SP2, planned to be available in June 2010, and contains a list of issues targeted for this upcoming release. While ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 1 addressed hundreds of issues across the products, ArcGIS 9.3.1 Service Pack 2 addresses a few key issues while we wait for ArcGIS 10 to be released later this year. The current count of issues are as follows: ArcGIS Desktop ~ 18 ArcGIS Engine ~ 2 ArcGIS Server ~5 ArcSDE ~ 16 .NET ADF ~ 2 Other ~ 1 The list issues being address with SP2 is being...

If you are using ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 for Java then please read the following alert. Description In ArcGIS Server, failover and round-robin are two methods for configuring multiple server object manager (SOM) machines. After applying Service Pack 1 to ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 for the Java Platform, unexpected behavior has been experienced with round-robin and/or failover in the server environment. With round-robin, the request is always sent to the secondary host. With failover, if a failure occurs with the primary host SOM machine, the initial failover from the primary host machine to a secondary SOM...

The ArcGIS API for JavaScript 1.6 is now available. This is currently live and can be referenced. Concepts, samples and reference documentation for the ArcGIS API for JavaScript has been updated as well. There are a few bug fixes along with a some new features. Some of the highlights of what’s new in this latest release include: Support for Dojo 1.4.1 Ability to rename Dojo namespaces Web Mercator Auxiliary Sphere (102100) In addition to the enhancements above this latest version contains various bug fixes to improve the stability and performance. There have also been some updates to the extensions...

Last week as part of the ESRI Federal User Conference 2010, ESRI announced a new and existing relationship with Amazon Web Services. Information on this announcement can be found here: http://geo.geek.nz/esri/… There were a few other notes that those interested should be aware of. Very soon we’ll see ArcGIS Server running in the cloud I think this is a significant development and a great move forward from ESRI. Initially ESRI will offer ArcGIS Server Enterprise Advanced v10, along with a few extensions, on AWS. “The ArcGIS Server Amazon Machine Images, hosted in the AWS cloud, will not be...

The TDC Group has been working hard on their latest offering called Freeance View. Freeance View is a cut down version of Freeance Mobile and like the other Freeance Mobile offerings, Freeance View is specifically designed for the BlackBerry platform. Now there’s no reason not to have your GIS on BlackBerry smartphones. Freeance View software allows any organization running ESRI’s ArcGIS Server to publish their maps live to an unlimited number of BlackBerry smartphones. And it’s free. Create GIS maps on BlackBerry for public use, field workers, executives – anyone. Whether...