ESRI’s ArcGIS Server is a very powerful product, also very expensive. I’ve heard for a couple years they had plans to address this and thanks to a reader who didn’t want to be named they have finally decided what do to. Say hello to ArcGIS Server Basic Edition, ArcGIS Server Standard Edition, and ArcGIS Server Advanced Edition.
There are three editions for ArcGIS 9.2 Server: Basic, Standard, and Advanced. To better assist the geographic data management needs and requirements of server users, ArcSDE technology is included with all three editions of the ArcGIS Server product:
ArcGIS Server Basic Edition—ArcGIS Server Basic Edition is designed for GIS users who want shared access to geographic data. It provides core geodatabase management tools and technology for data storage, management (ArcSDE), and distribution (Web-based data replication).
ArcGIS Server Standard Edition—ArcGIS Server Standard Edition is designed for GIS users who want to visualize and publish geographic data as maps and globes. ArcGIS Server Standard Edition includes all of the functionality of the Basic edition plus a collection of 2D and 3D Web mapping/geopublishing tools, applications, and services. Application developers will have access to components (objects, Web controls, and services) for building solutions on both the Java and .NET frameworks.
ArcGIS Server Advanced Edition—ArcGIS Server Advanced Edition is designed for GIS organizations that want to provide a central, server-based GIS for distributing GIS services across the organization or over the Internet. ArcGIS Server Advanced Edition is the most functionally rich edition of ArcGIS Server. It includes all the capabilities of the Basic and Standard editions, plus it offers a collection of advanced Web applications and services. These applications and services include a browser-based editing application, numerous geoprocessing services, the ability to supply custom tasks to ArcGIS Explorer clients, and much more. For developers, ArcGIS Server Advanced Edition includes multitiered components for building and deploying both J2EE and .NET 2.0 applications and services for traditional desktop, mobile, Smart Client, and enterprise deployments.
Click image below for comparison of server editions.
But that isn’t all.
ArcIMS will continue to be available and supported with the release of ArcGIS 9.2. In fact, ArcIMS 9.2 has many significant enhancements, including a new Web application and new developer components. ArcIMS users will receive ArcGIS Server Standard Edition as part of their maintenance, which means that ArcIMS users can use both ArcIMS and ArcGIS Server Standard Edition on the same machine. Also, all existing ArcIMS applications will continue to work at version 9.2.
So you get ArcGIS Server Standard Edition with your ArcIMS license.
I need to spend some more time digesting all this new info. A little information overload, but I’m suddenly really jazzed about going to the UC this year.
17 responses so far ↓
1 ѕcrарраd // Jul 25, 2006 at 9:09 pm
Streamlining Server Technology At ArcGIS 9.2 + ArcGIS Server 9.2 Versions!
Well I was talking to James Fee and he pointed me in the direction of this article. After reading the…
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Kirk Mower
// Jul 25, 2006 at 11:16 pm
Your ‘reader’ must have read my blog…
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Kirk Mower
// Jul 26, 2006 at 12:05 am
I think I know why he didn’t want to be mentioned, It is very unfortunate that people behave like that and are trying to weasel their way into your good books, but I know how these people operate, It’s all anti-ESRI whining, until they see something like this…
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Mike
// Jul 26, 2006 at 5:28 am
My first impression when I read this news is that ESRI is going to drop the ArcIMS moniker and simply start marketing it as ArcGIS Server Basic. Then again, it’s difficult to judge without actually seeing anything.
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Mike
// Jul 26, 2006 at 5:29 am
Sorry, in that last post I said ArcGIS Server Basic when I meant ArcGIS Server Standard (the naming confusion continues).
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Smarty
// Jul 26, 2006 at 6:11 am
A couple things.
First these names are brutal. Too long.
Second, I’m sure they are not including ArcSDE 9.2, but the workgroup edition that I believe is included with ArcGIS Desktop 9.2. I see mention of SQL Server Express so I’m sure this is just the workgroup edition.
Third, I guess this is the way to get all those ArcIMS users to migrate to ArcGIS Server.
Fouth, hey Kirk. Went to your blog and I see you use ColdFusion. Better stop banging ESRI about ArcIMS and ColdFusion and start on ArcGIS Server huh?
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Dave
// Jul 26, 2006 at 6:13 am
I had heard about this, but the details were vague. and when ArcIMS failed to ship with Beta 2, I was pretty sure something was afoot.
This is great news though - Server is a great product, and setting things up like this allows many more people to use it (which = many more clients for us to work with!). Although this makes me wish I was going to the UC so I could get the skinny on this myself.
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Brian Flood
// Jul 26, 2006 at 6:33 am
FYI - at the DevCon I talked to one of the ESRI devs about the workgroup edition of ArcSDE (based on SQL Express) and he said there is an ESRI based governor that is independent of the SQL Express one. That is, I’m not sure if it will be suitable for web based work…it would be nice to hear about the governors they are using so we can all plan accordingly.
that being said, splitting AGS into different editions is “a really good thing” in my book.
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Mark
// Jul 26, 2006 at 10:09 am
I get the impression that ESRI has had a hard time selling SDE and Server the past couple years, which IMO 99% of the reason is the outrageous cost. So now they’ve gone to the “offer stripped down versions trying to get users hooked and then upgraded” approach (what’s the business jargon term for this?).
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Adam Hill
// Jul 26, 2006 at 11:59 am
The problems is that ESRI’s WMS/WFS support is still spotty after all these years.
http://forums.esri.com/Thread.asp?c=64&f=784&t=196192&mc=0
“Mike Gregotski at ESRI: “I’ve confirmed with the Developers that you cannot use ArcMap Services
with SLDs in ArcIMS 9.2.”
Mike Gregotski at ESRI: “The GetActiveLegend will not be available at 9.2.”
How can the OGC give them a stamp of approval and yet they dont support these two parts of the spec. C’mon, not supporting legends…. how much more basic can you get than that?
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Doug
// Jul 26, 2006 at 12:58 pm
Pretty service area polygon in the ArcExplorer screenshot (from the ESRI announcement). Nice to see AGX consuming complex services like this.
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mapperz
// Jul 27, 2006 at 7:58 am
Just want to be able to edit Geographical Data from anywhere.
Confused naming conventions, yes is has seemed to be breeding at ESRI.
Try explaining ArcGIS (ArcView, ArcEditor and Arc/Info) to a non GIS savvy client.
but mention ArcExplorer and Free works!
Will it crash and have to have IE installed?
-yes…
waiting for 9.2.1
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David E. Wright
// Jul 27, 2006 at 8:14 am
Its great to see the new structure of things, but the kicker is still going to be the price. If Standard isn’t in the sub 10K range, they are going to have a hard time selling it. Since you still need to pay the cost of the ArcSDE.
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Doug
// Jul 27, 2006 at 10:04 am
Mapperz, how exactly would you not have IE installed if you are using AGX? You are aware that (for better or worse) it is part of the Windows OS, aren’t you? (note: I use firefox).
As for explaining that ESRI splits ArcGIS into three products, talk about Photoshop, PhotoshopCS and Adobe lightroom… ESRI is hardly the only software provider to split their product lineup.
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Mapperz
// Jul 27, 2006 at 4:15 pm
Doug to Unistall IE is straight forward.
http://farm.tucows.com/blog/_archives/2004/7/29/114593.html
FireFox and IE7 user but not on work PC
ArcGIS products run on Linux
http://www.esri.com/software/arcgis/about/whats-new.html
and 9.2 (should be 10)
http://events.esri.com/uc/QandA/index.cfm?ConferenceID=D396D1B1-C04F-B070-2433249136G0A1D4
more stable too…
Mapperz
http://www.mapperz.blogspot.com
x never marks the spot. x,y does.
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Akshat
// Apr 3, 2007 at 6:18 am
Is there a place i can find a comparison of merits / demerits of using ArcGIS server vs ArcIMS for a web GIS application, both from a technical / functional and licensing perspective.
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