Earlier this year ESRI announced ArcPad 7.2. A few weeks later the beta program was opened to a select few users allowing those accepted into the program to test the software. As at the latest beta release, ArcPad 7.2 has been renamed to ArcPad 8. ESRI has published a bundle of information on what we can expect from ArcPad 8. ArcPad 8 will include new capabilities, performance improvements and quality enhancements. ArcPad Application Builder, the development framework to customize ArcPad, will be included with every ArcPad 8 license. At version 8, ArcPad will become a maintenance-based product and...

Something that slipped past was the announcement of ArcPad 7.2 and the beta program which is now open. ArcPad 7.2 beta program is now accepting applications. So what’s some of the new features coming in ArcPad 7.2?   Well it sounds like the ArcPad Development Team has been very busy making some great changes. A Fresh new Look! – new modern icons are used in ArcPad 7.2, which allows ArcPad to take advantage of different screen resolutions New Open Map Dialog – the open map dialog has been enhanced for easier navigation of map documents ArcPad Toolbar Manager – a new...