11/03/09–ArcGIS Online maps, tasks, and APIs received some good press coverage in October. Here are excerpts from a few of the articles: From the ESRI press release, ESRI Brings GIS to the Public with Mapping for Everyone Web Site ESRI has launched a Web site that allows users to create maps for free with simple geographic information system ...

10/27/09–Developers can build Web mapping applications by accessing ArcGIS Online maps and tasks through the free ArcGIS Web Mapping APIs. There are APIs for JavaScript, Silverlight, and Flex (as well as Web application developer frameworks for .NET and Java), all with similar functionality. Given this, how do you decide which API to use? In ...

10/09/09–If you missed last month's live webinar about building applications with the ArcGIS Web Mapping APIs, you can now view a recording. During the one-hour session, you'll see and hear Rob Shanks highlight a number of live user sites built with the ArcGIS Web Mapping APIs for Flex, JavaScript, and Silverlight. Many of these applications, by ...

9/17/09–Users of the free ArcGIS Online map services now have the option to access these services via an HTTPS connection. The use of HTTPS to access the map services encrypts the communication with the server and provides an added level of security for requests. There is some performance overhead to an HTTPS request, so it’s not recommended when ...

9/15/09–On Thursday, September 17 at 11:00am PDT, you can participate in a free one hour Webinar and learn how to leverage ArcGIS Online's cloud computing services to build effective cross-platform solutions. With ESRI’s ArcGIS Web Mapping APIs for Flex, JavaScript, and Silverlight developers now have access to free tools and ...