The ArcGIS API for Silverlight 2.0 Public Beta has now been made available for download. There were a number of demonstrations and sessions at the ESRI Developer Summit 2010 showcasing the ArcGIS API for Silverlight 2.0 and now you can try it for yourself. Version 2.0 beta of the ArcGIS API for Microsoft Silverlight/WPF is now available for download on the new ArcGIS Resource Center.   This is the first public beta release for version 2.0 that supports new features and functionality included with the ArcGIS Server 10 platform. There are bundles of new features/changes/enhancements in this...

The ArcGIS API for Flex 2.0 Public Beta has now been made available for use. There were a number of demonstrations and sessions at the ESRI Developer Summit 2010 showcasing the ArcGIS API for Flex 2.0 and now you can try it yourself. Like its JavaScript counterpart, version 2.0 of the ArcGIS API for Flex introduces support for Web editing, a "feature layer" for working with client-side graphics, support for time-aware layers, an expanded geometry service, new components, faster queries, and many other features. There are bundles of new features in this latest version. Some of these...

The ArcGIS 10 Resource Centres are now available! This comes as part of ArcGIS 10 Prerelease which will be made available for download later today. The new look resource centres were talked about and showcased at both the ESRI Business Partner Conference 2010 and the ESRI Developer Summit 2010. The new resource centres not only provide an updated look and feel but also and introduction into arcgis.com, looking at ArcGIS as an online system rather than a specific product. ArcGIS is an online system for using geographic information everywhere – in desktop applications, Web browsers, and mobile...

ArcGIS 10 is coming soon and as we ramp up to this latest feature packed release many users have been wanting to know what’s new. ArcGIS 10 Makes GIS Available Everywhere Regardless of whether you are using ArcGIS in a desktop, mobile, or server environment, the new enhancements will improve how geographic information is leveraged throughout your enterprise. ArcGIS 10 is expected to be available in June 2010. An updated What’s Coming In ArcGIS 10 site has now gone live. This site provides a great high-level overview of what’s coming in this latest release as well as demonstration videos which...

Technical session videos for the ESRI Developer Summit 2010 are now available for viewing. If you were unable to attend a particular technical session or unable to attend the ESRI Developer Summit 2010 these videos will be very useful in being able to see what each of the technical sessions covered. These technical session videos can be downloaded here: http://www.esri.com/events/… Videos are being added as they become available.

The ESRI Developer Summit 2010 has now come to an end and for those that were not able to attend, videos from the Plenary Session are now available for viewing. A detailed write up of the Plenary Session can be found here: http://geo.geek.nz/events/… The videos cover the Plenary Session demonstrations and include the following topics: Opening ArcGIS 10 And Beyond ArcGIS Online And ArcGIS Explorer ArcGIS Server Part One ArcGIS Server Part Two Developer Community ArcGIS Mobile ArcGIS Desktop Part One ArcGIS Desktop Part Two ArcGIS Desktop Part Three If you missed the Plenary Session or were not...

Well its been a busy morning as the ESRI Developer Summit 2010 kicked into full swing. The ESRI Developer Summit 2010 kicked off yesterday morning with a number of pre-summit seminars. Information around this can be found here: http://geo.geek.nz/events/… This morning though was all about the Plenary Session and showcasing the developer message to attendees. Once again the social media pipe’s were going crazy with almost real-time information flooding over Twitter. Many individuals were posting about what was being talked about and shown at the Plenary Session. My summary of this is as...

The ArcGIS API for JavaScript 2.0 Public Beta has now been made available for use. There are a number of pre-summit seminar demonstrations currently underway at the ESRI Developer Summit 2010 showcasing the ArcGIS API for JavaScript 2.0 and now you can try it yourself. The next generation of the ArcGIS API for JavaScript, version 2.0, is now available to everyone through a public beta release. Visit the ArcGIS API for JavaScript 2.0 online SDK page to explore the new API. You’ll find a full set of help, samples, and developer reference topics to help you get started. Version 2.0 introduces...

The ESRI Developer Summit 2010 kicked off this morning. This is running side-by-side the ESRI Business Partner Conference 2010 which had an amazing Plenary Session yesterday. Information about this can be found here: http://geo.geek.nz/events/… Today is all about the pre-summit seminars for the ESRI Developer Summit 2010 while preparations are underway for tomorrows Plenary Session. As per Jim Barry’s tweet earlier: Estimating there were about 800-900 folks in the pre- #devsummit seminars today. This is an amazing turnout for the pre-summit seminars. As attendees are collecting their...

The ESRI Business Partner Conference 2010 has kicked off in Palm Springs and as the attendees watch the main Plenary Session information has been flooding through over social media. One of the best ways to stay up to speed with what’s happening is to follow the latest news on Twitter. Lots of good information is has been flowing through in real-time on Twitter. I am sure we will see blog posts as the day draws to a close but while the event is currently underway you would want to stay on Twitter to get the latest updates. Follow: @esri_bpc or monitor the hashtag: #esri_bpc. This can be found here:...