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What's new in ArcGIS Server 9.3

ArcGIS 9.3 has been shipping for several weeks now. You can read about some of the enhancements to ArcGIS Server in the “Putting GIS on the Web” section of What’s new in ArcGIS 9.3. We’ll be talking about some of these enhancements on this blog in the coming weeks.

Here are a few examples of new things you can do that are explained in the What’s New document:

  • Add printing capability to your Web applications and format map tips in Manager
  • Build and deploy mobile projects directly from .NET Manager
  • Build .NET Web ADF applications whose client and server-side components leverage ASP.NET AJAX
  • Publish raster imagery directly to the server using the new image service
  • Build map caches based on the boundary of a feature class and cache the rest on demand
  • Administer security through Manager
  • Publish OGC Web Feature Services (WFS) and Web Coverage Services (WCS)
  • Make your server contents searchable on the Web with the new Services Directory application that works off REST
  • Embed maps in your Web sites with JavaScript
  • Create Google Maps API applications, Google Mapplets, and Microsoft Virtual Earth mashups that use your services
Published Wednesday, July 16, 2008 9:15 AM by sterlingdq
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# re: What's new in ArcGIS Server 9.3

That great, sounds like a lot of effort has been put into the 9.3 version of the software. Thank you. However, one thing I would have like to see is a simplified licensing scheme with the server products. I have a very difficult time understanding, much less explaining the different Standard/Enterprise/Workgroup versions of ArcGIS server. It bad enough that all of ESRI’s products now have almost identical names (ArcSDE is now in ArcGIS server – but we still get a separate install CD?!). ESRI should flatten its server licensing offerings into one or maybe two groups. Processor or core based licensing should be done away with. Its too confusing and too hard to conform to. I am a programmer, not a lawyer.
Friday, July 18, 2008 6:48 AM by Chris

# re: What's new in ArcGIS Server 9.3

I understand that at the 2008 ESRI Developer Summit, Rex Hansen showed an integration effort to put a 9.3 ADF map control into a Sharepoint web part. This was difficult in 9.2, of course, and I am looking forward to seeing how this is done in 9.3. Hopefully Rex will write up a version of his sample on this Server Development blog. I will look forward to reading it.
Friday, July 25, 2008 12:30 PM by TJ

# re: What's new in ArcGIS Server 9.3

The code for the Dev Summit SharePoint demo is available here: http://arcscripts.esri.com/details.asp?dbid=15561 The code was eventually wrapped into a new sample for the 9.3 Server SDK (Common_CustomControls) which will be available with 9.3 sp1. I'd like to update the Server Dev blog with the sample code and step-by-step instructions for SharePoint integration. This should be available after the user conference. Thanks, -Rex
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 1:04 PM by Rex Hansen

# re: What's new in ArcGIS Server 9.3

Does GridResults 1.3.1 work with ArcGIS server 9.3? Or has ESRI added to 9.3 realease a new control that provides equivalent functionality?
Thursday, August 14, 2008 8:13 AM by Lema

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