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ESRI’s ArcIMS 4 Is Now Shipping
www.esri.com
Latest Version of ESRI’s GIS for the Internet Offers Significant New
Capabilities
Redlands, California-ESRI, the world leader in geographic information system (GIS)
solutions, today announced that ArcIMS 4 is available. With the release of ArcIMS 4,
ESRI offers major new enhancements to the software in addition to new ArcIMS
extensions.
ArcIMS is ESRI’s solution for distributing mapping and GIS data and services on the
Web. It is a powerful, scalable, standards-based tool that lets you quickly design and
manage Internet mapping services.
One of the most significant features included in ArcIMS 4 is the ability to create a
central repository for publishing and browsing metadata over the Internet using ArcIMS
in conjunction with ESRI’s ArcSDE and ArcGIS Desktop. Metadata can easily be
authored using the ArcGIS ArcCatalog application, published to a metadata server, and
then quickly searched by others. Along with ArcIMS software’s metadata services, users
also receive the Metadata Explorer, which is a Java Server Pages (JSP) application that
can be used to build a customized, browser-based means of searching for data.
As part of ESRI’s strategy of offering more GIS capabilities for the Java developer,
ArcIMS now comes with a Java Connector, which allows developers to program Java
clients and applications that use a set of JavaBeans. A new object model, JSP tag libraries
based on the new object model, and a full range of samples are included.
ArcIMS 4 also includes new JSP-based administration tools along with the standard
HTML-based tools for greater flexibility and cross-platform support.
ArcIMS 4 supports two new optional extensions: the ArcIMS ArcMap Server and the
ArcIMS Route Server. The ArcMap Server ties ESRI’s ArcGIS family of products and
ArcIMS more closely together. ArcMap Server allows files created in the ArcGIS
ArcMap application or ArcGIS Publisher to be shared over the Internet using ArcIMS.
With the ArcMap Server, users can leverage all the data access and cartographic
capabilities of ArcMap.
The ArcIMS Route Server offers the ability to incorporate fast, accurate routing and
point-to-point driving directions into Web sites built with ArcIMS. It is compatible with
both ArcIMS 3.1 and ArcIMS 4.
Users now have an even wider choice of operating systems on which to run ArcIMS.
With the release of ArcIMS 4, the software is supported with Linux and HP-UX
operating systems in addition to existing ArcIMS support on the IBM AIX, Microsoft
Windows, and Sun Solaris platforms.
Coupled with the release of ArcIMS 4 is the release of ArcExplorer 4-Java Edition.
This new version of ArcExplorer, which comes in the box with ArcIMS 4, is supported
on all the same platforms as ArcIMS 4. It can be downloaded free of charge from
www.esri.com/arcexplorer.
ArcIMS offers the following key capabilities:
Ability to use and integrate data from multiple sources. ArcIMS provides support
for a variety of data types and image formats.
Wide range of GIS capabilities. ArcIMS lets you incorporate a variety of GIS
capabilities into your Web site including image rendering, feature streaming, data
extraction, geocoding, data querying, and much more.
Highly scalable architecture. Specifically designed to grow with an organization,
ArcIMS is a completely scalable solution for publishing GIS data, maps, and
applications.
Standards-based communication. ArcIMS clients and servers communicate using
ArcXML, which is a GIS extension to standard Extensible Markup Language
(XML).
Support for a wide range of clients. ArcIMS allows you to select the client that
best suits your needs from wireless appliances, such as cellular phones and
personal digital assistants, to lightweight browser-based clients or a full-featured
GIS desktop client.
For more information on all of these new ArcIMS capabilities, visit
www.esri.com/arcims or call ESRI at 800-447-9778. Outside the United States, please
contact your local ESRI distributor; see www.esri.com/international for a current
distributor list.
For more than 30 years, ESRI has been the leading developer of GIS software with more
than 300,000 clients worldwide. ESRI also provides consulting, implementation, and
technical support services. In addition to its headquarters in California, ESRI has regional
offices throughout the United States, international distributors in more than 90 countries,
and more than 1,400 business partners. ESRI’s goal is to provide users with
comprehensive tools to help them quickly and efficiently manage and use geographic
information to make a real difference in the world around them. ESRI can be found on
the Web at www.esri.com.
ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, ArcIMS, ArcSDE, ArcGIS, ArcCatalog, ArcMap, ArcExplorer, GIS by ESRI,
www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the
United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products
mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.
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