ESRI Developer Summit 2008

Q & A

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Dear Developer:

I want to thank you for your feedback on the summit questionnaire. Please read the responses to your questions below before attending the ESRI Developer Summit (DevSummit).

Although you share many concerns with the broader ESRI user community, I also understand that, as a developer, you have some unique challenges. I urge you to share insight into your interests and suggestions with the ESRI staff at the summit.

While developing with ESRI technology will be the major focus at this summit, there will also be opportunities to share and learn about applications and successful GIS implementations. As always, reach out to those who are new to the ESRI developer community and make them feel welcome and connected.

Best regards,

Jack Dangermond

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Product Releases

1. What are the highlights of ArcGIS 9.3? When will it be available?

2. What are future plans for releases following ArcGIS 9.3?

3. What’s new at ArcGIS Mobile 9.3?

4. What are ESRI’s plans for future releases of ArcIMS?

5. Are you planning 64-bit versions of ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Server?

Desktop GIS

1. Will there be a replacement for MapObjects? In other words, will there be options for desktop deployments that don’t require the full functionality of ArcGIS Engine?

2. Will ArcGIS Engine 9.3 include the geodatabase based on Microsoft SQL Server Express?

Server GIS

1. We are looking for improved ease of use and connectivity out of the box. The faster we can get GIS data back into the hands of those who are paying for it (not usually GIS savvy), the better.

2. Discuss performance improvements in ArcGIS Server 9.3.

3. Can you give best practices for getting the maximum performance from our Web mapping applications using ArcGIS Server and ArcIMS?

4. Will ArcGIS 9.3 support backwards direct connect compatibility?

5. Summarize connectivity to Google Maps and Microsoft Virtual Earth.

6. ArcGIS Image Server was released a little more than a year ago; what does the future hold for ArcGIS Image Server?

7. Describe the new image services in ArcGIS Server 9.3.

Development Topics

1. Discuss compatibility with Visual Studio 2008.

2. Please keep us updated on new developments in the form of periodic news e-mails.

3. Where is ESRI heading with Java?

4. When will you support a multithreaded application server like JBoss?

Software Quality and Support

1. What is ESRI doing to improve software quality and stability?

2. How are you improving software documentation especially for developers? More sample code is required.

General

1. How many people are registered for the summit?

2. I attended a previous DevSummit; what are some of the changes this year?

3. Can you share any results from the 2008 ESRI Developer Survey conducted in February?

4. I’m considering attending the ESRI International User Conference (ESRI UC) in San Diego. What can a developer expect to get out of that conference?

Interoperability and Standards

1. How does ESRI software support open standards?

2. What is ESRI’s relationship with the Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC)?

3. How and when will ESRI support the spatial types in Microsoft SQL Server 2008?

4. What are the plans for supporting PostgreSQL with ArcGIS Server, and when will it be available?

5. To what extent does ESRI support interoperability with KML?