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Learn How to Quickly Deploy GIS to the Field with the New ArcGIS Mobile 9.3 Application

Web Seminar Focuses on the New Out-of-the-Box ArcGIS Mobile Application and Enhancements to the ArcGIS Mobile Software Development Kit

Redlands, California—September 24, 2008—
A new, ready-to-use ArcGIS Mobile 9.3 application designed for Windows Mobile devices will make creating and deploying geographic information system (GIS) data, maps, tasks, and projects fast and easy. To learn more about the application and other feature enhancements the ESRI mobile GIS software platform will offer, tune in to the no-cost live training seminar, Introduction to ArcGIS Mobile 9.3, on October 2, 2008, at www.esri.com/lts. The seminar will air at 9:00 a.m., 11:00 a.m., and 3:00 p.m. (Pacific daylight time).

ArcGIS Mobile is a software platform that gives organizations the ability to deliver GIS capabilities and data to and from the field via ArcGIS Server over wireless networks to a range of mobile devices. The latest release, ArcGIS Mobile 9.3, includes a configurable, out-of-the-box application designed to use on Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 and 6.0 Pocket PCs to create and deploy GIS data, maps, tasks, and projects. The seminar presenters will describe how the mobile application works with ArcGIS Server to centrally manage data and maps, allowing users to update and share their information immediately.

The seminar also will cover what's new in the ArcGIS Mobile Software Development Kit (SDK). The SDK now comes with enhanced map control rendering to support multiple data sources and graphic layers, improved data storage capabilities with support for large compressed basemaps, and expanded projections for nongrid-based ArcGIS projects.

The presenters will

A broadband Internet connection and an ESRI Global Account are needed to watch the seminar. Creating a global account is easy and free; visit www.esri.com/lts, click Login, and register your name and address. A few weeks after the live presentation, the seminar will be archived and available for viewing on the ESRI Training and Education Web site.

For more information about this free live training seminar as well as upcoming classes, visit www.esri.com/training.

About ESRI Educational Services

With more than 180 courses to choose from, ESRI Educational Services is a recognized leader in geographic information system training. Courses cover a variety of topics related to ESRI software, the theory underlying GIS technology, and applying GIS tools to find solutions in particular fields, all while combining hands-on experience, interactivity, and instructional support to create an effective learning environment. Visit www.esri.com/training for more information.

About ESRI

Since 1969, ESRI has been giving customers around the world the power to think and plan geographically. The market leader in GIS, ESRI software is used in more than 300,000 organizations worldwide including each of the 200 largest cities in the United States, most national governments, more than two-thirds of Fortune 500 companies, and more than 7,000 colleges and universities. ESRI applications, running on more than one million desktops and thousands of Web and enterprise servers, provide the backbone for the world's mapping and spatial analysis. ESRI is the only vendor that provides complete technical solutions for desktop, mobile, server, and Internet platforms. Visit us at www.esri.com.


Contact:

Carla Wheeler
ESRI
Tel.: 909-793-2853, extension 1-2448
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