ArcGIS 9.4 Is Now ArcGIS 10
ArcGIS 9.4 is now going to be ArcGIS 10. Jack announced this in a podcast today. I didn’t hear much new than we’ve hard before about 9.4 so it appears it is a name change right now. I’m wondering if there isn’t more out there we don’t know about yet that will make it into the ArcGIS 10 release, but Jack says the name change is the smallest thing about this ArcGIS 10 release. I guess we’ll learn at the FedUC and the Business Partner/DevSummit and it is still scheduled to release before the User Conference.
ArcGIS 10 in '10
Is it that ESRI will finally support Mac OS X?
I don’t bet on that, but I would love to hear it.
It is difficult enough to get it working correctly in Windows. Most programs take advantage of the File System of the Operating system but ArcCatalog does its own thing (and subsequently doesn’t update when the file system does). grrr.
I had always hoped that ArcGIS 10 would be a rewrite of ArcObjects that would take advantage of x64 and multi-cores and have a better rendering system but I doubt that just magically took place.
I think they just did it for the spiffy GISX logo…
Yes – sounds like ArcPhysics but with less ‘fizz’ and more ‘jizz’!
Fizz = 64 bit multithread, multiple layouts etc.
Jizz = well you know
“At this release ArcGIS become a full 3D GIS”
I hope he meant volumetric 3D support
Eu tinha certeza que essa nova versão do ArcGIS teria que ser a 10, tanto que quando vi a quantidade de atualizações e mudanças na plataforma indiquei no meu blog que seria o “Super poderoso ArcGIS 10″ http://bit.ly/6ybATm Algumas pessoas embarcaram na minha opinião e outras me criticaram, por especulação… Quando foi anunciado o ArcGIS 9.4, fiquei frustrado! Mas mesmo assim continuei achando que o melhor nome para a nova versão era “10″. Agora parece que o povo da ESRI percebeu e voltou atrás… É muito bom saber disso. Acho que ainda hoje publicarei um post sobre isso em meu Blog.
Um abraço.
Isn’t it a licensing trick.
I don’t know about licenses for ArcGIS in general, but I think the Arcpad licenses is sold for the whole major release serie. If it is the case with other ArcGIS products the next update might be expensive …
Nah, that isn’t going to be the case. If prices change they would have changed no matter if it is 9.4 or 10. Most people are on maintenance anyway so they’ll get the version no matter what ESRI calls it.
maintenance = subscription
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Will the system requirements change? More cores, more ram, more etc.? Unable to find documentation if the OS and hardware requirements changed. Currently using MS2003x64 and 2008×64
I thought a .X upgrade wasn’t right with this. The interface is so different and the dropping of VBA, etc. Since it was a ground-up rewrite, it makes sense. I’m all for it. And yes, if there are a new set of better resolution icons for our desktops….just icing on the cake!
According to deprecation plans, ArcGIS 9.4 (now 10 I suppose) supports VBA.
I hadn’t heard anything about a ground-up rewrite, and I assume when/if they rewrite ArcObjects it will be 64-bit compatible.
I remember when ESRI was rolling out 8.2. It was billed as a major, major, MAJOR release. Back then I asked a top ESRI official (not Jack): “Since it is so major, why don’t you call it 9?” The answer: “Marketing had already announced it as 8.2″
I guess this time it didn’t matter.
The counting has commenced, and the number shall be known.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ioXrZT9Ric
Great reverence and importance shall be shown to this number, for verily it hath taken on a Roman form. Yet alas pray tell, how must thine intermediate forms be known, those withal a dot, for example?
Looking forward to referring to this series as X.x
I can see the whiteboard in Redlands:
Top beta tester demands:
1. Change name to 10
2. See my census tracts in 3D
3. Everything in “the cloud”
…
103. Multiple layouts
104. 64-bit
At this rate they will be up to ArcGIS 64 when they finally get to a fully multi-threaded 64-bit desktop, so things will work out nicely.
Watch those maintanence fees rise with the change from 32-bit to 64-bit, sorry I mean 9.3 to 10. Someone’s got to pay for their new HQ.
Just make ArcGIS install faster, and display accurate progress figures.
I wonder if the fact that MapInfo Professional 10 was released a few months ago has anything to do with it…
Jack to Chris -
“I’ll bet those guys in Albany will think this has something to do with them.”
Chris to Jack -
“Aah ha ha ha ha. They probably will, that’s great. I’m worried more about the cover article on ArcNews that just dropped into the mail.”
Jack to Chris -
“Whatever.”
10 comes after 9. In retrospect when has ESRI shipped a .4 release?
MapObjects 2.4
Ah, MapObjects doesn’t count.
Never say that to a MapObjects Developer!
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I wonder if ESRI has OTA (One True Architecture) ready for primetime? I know that they have been working on it for a while and something like that would be worthy of bumping up to 10.
Many softwares go in versions up to about 10 and then they start to go by the year. Maybe they figured since they are releasing it in 2010 it will make more sense to just call it 10. I predict the next version may be ArcGIS 2012 or just 12.
“Many softwares go in versions up to about 10 “
yes, but this one goes to 11.
I wonder how many people got that?
11 is louder than 10
Previous to this re-naming of 9.4 to 10 I had already heard reference to certain features being worked on for the ArcGIS 10 release. I am curious if that will remain a major release maybe Arc 11 or if that will become more of an interim 10.1 type release. Not that it really matters as it is only a name. Maybe ESRI should start using quirky code names like some of the other software companies? I can only imagine what type of names they would come up with.
I really don’t care what version ESRI calls their product. The fact is the prices are becoming increasingly difficult to maintain at small organizations. Most of the product used can be accomplished using Open Source (MapWindow). I like ESRI but it’s been hard for small organizations to conjure up the doe. I agree with Mark, there needs to be a sense of urgency within ESRI. The software backend is lacking in utilizing the technologies of today (see Marks post for more detail with the addition of multi-core). Hopefully, they deliver what the GIS and user community wants. Also, ESRI should take their time with this release to fix the bugs unlike 9.0. Multiple beta versions would be nice and don’t let Marketing dictate the roll-out.
Sorry, aber das bezweifel ich ganz stark…
In my opinion the renaming of ArcGIS 9.4 in 10 requires a big new thing. What do you thnink will there be something big? Here is my list (and chance) what might come in 10:
http://joesonic.com/blog/2010/01/18/arcgis-9-4-transformed-to-arcgis-x-10-what-is-esri-secret/
My guess is they are preparing for a buyout by either google or MS. It’s getting to the point in our office where we are using GE for nearly 50% of the jobs that we used to use ArGIS for. The only thing that GE is missing is Arc’s database functionality and extensibility, and I’m sure adding such features to GE would be childsplay for the google engineers.
You must not have any power users. GE doesn’t even compare to ArcGIS. Labeling and printing is a joke in GE. Your not going to create and print a Storm Water atlas from GE.