ArcGIS Server has two licensing options. You can choose to license by the number of cores on either the physical or virtual servers (as described below), whichever is the smaller number.

Option 1: Licensed by the number of cores on the virtual server—When creating a virtual server, a specific hardware server emulation configuration is typically defined. For example, a virtual server could be configured to run on a 2-, 4-, 8-, or 16-core physical server (the physical server does not matter for this option) or could be configured to use the cores from multiple physical servers. If the virtual server is configured as a 4-core virtual server, the license (and the license fee for it) would be a 4-core license. If the virtual server is configured as an 8-core virtual server, then the license and license fee would be a 4-core license with 4 additional cores. In this license model, the number of cores for the virtual server configuration is used to determine the license fee. The number of cores on any physical servers that support the virtual server are not used to determine the license fee.

Option 2: Licensed by the number of cores on the physical servers on which the virtual server is defined—Customers can license the physical servers on which virtual servers are configured. Generally, this model requires that all cores on the physical servers supporting virtual server configurations must be licensed. However, some virtualisation technology now supports hardware partitioning. If the customer can document that their virtualization technology supports hardware partitioning, ESRI allows licensing based on the specific hardware resources being utilized by the hardware partition. For example, if the virtualisation software supports creating a virtual server that utilizes a particular socket, or specific cores on a socket, then licensing is based on the specific number of physical hardware cores specified. Note: fractional partitioning below the core level still requires that the entire core be counted for licensing purposes. When licensing by the physical server, customers are free to install and run any number of instances of ESRI server software in any virtual servers that they create without the need for additional software licenses, provided that the physical server they are using is properly licensed to run this server software.
In summary, customers can choose whichever option provides the least number of cores to be licensed.

ArcGIS Server includes:

• ArcGIS Server for the Microsoft .NET Framework and the Java Platform
• ArcGIS Help System
• ESRI Data & Maps
• Web Mapping APIs

First-year maintenance is included in the license of ArcGIS Server. Maintenance includes technical support, updates, and many other benefits. For example, you may be eligible to receive a complimentary registration to the annual ESRI International User Conference.

As a member of the ArcGIS Server community, you have access to online content, as well as blogs, online software development kits (SDKs), and more, at the ArcGIS Server Resource Center.

If you need ArcGIS Servertraining, you have many training options available to you.

ArcGIS Server is supported on the following platforms:

• Microsoft Windows Server
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

The following integrated development environments are supported:

• Microsoft Visual Studio
• Eclipse
• NetBeans

You can choose from three editions of ArcGIS Server - Basic, Standard, and Advanced.

Basic—This edition provides users with a comprehensive GIS server for spatial data management. It focuses on organizing and managing geographic datasets.

Standard—This edition provides all the features of the Basic edition plus visualization (mapping) and spatial analysis. It also allows you to publish GIS services; support browser-based editing capabilities; and a suite of related features such as geocoding, gazetteer, and routing.

Advanced—This edition provides all the features of the Standard edition, along with advanced spatial analysis and modeling and a configurable mobile GIS application. The Advanced edition also includes four advanced analysis extensions (3D, Spatial, Network, and Geostatistical) at no additional cost.

Furthermore, each functional edition has levels that define capacity. These levels are:

Workgroup—This level is designed and limited to run on a single machine and includes a SQL Server Express database engine. The Workgroup level supports 10 simultaneous connections to a multiuser geodatabase and 10 GB of data storage on a multiuser geodatabase.

Enterprise—This level is designed to run and optionally deploy on multiple machines and on a user-defined multiuser database (IBM DB2, Informix Dynamic Server, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL). The Enterprise level supports unlimited simultaneous connections to a multiuser geodatabase and unlimited storage capacity.

For more information about ArcGIS Server editions and levels, see the ArcGIS Server 10 Functionality Matrix.

Yes. For more information, visit ArcGIS for iPhone.

Yes. For more information, visit ArcGIS Mapping for SharePoint.

Yes. ESRI offers APIs for Web application development on various platforms. For more information, visit the ArcGIS Server Resource Center.

es. ArcPad in includes the ArcGIS Server ArcPad Extension so that you can publish ArcPad projects to ArcGIS Server. For more information, visit ArcPad.

Yes. For more information, visit ArcGIS for AutoCAD.

Yes. For more information, visit ArcGIS for Imagery.

Yes. ESRI, along with strategic business partners, is committed to building interoperable and open commercial off-the-shelf software products. Open access to geographic data and software functionality using widely adopted, practical standards is our primary focus.

ESRI's ArcGIS Products:

• Support all relevant GIS and IT standards
• Provide open application programming interfaces
• Comply with Web services standards
• Support key data interchange formats