DEPRECATION PLAN FOR ARCGIS 9.3.1 AND ARCGIS 10We assess the required platforms and functionality of the ArcGIS platform at each release to account forchanges in technologies and markets. As a result, we add and drop some platforms and functionality ateach release based on customer needs and technology trends.
This document outlines the changes in platform and functionality in the ArcGIS 9.3.1 and the upcoming
ArcGIS 10.0 releases.
CONTENTS
Deprecation Plan for ArcGIS 9.3.1 and ArcGIS 10 ......................................................................................... 1
ArcGIS 9.3.1 .............................................................................................................................................. 1
ArcGIS Desktop 9.3.1............................................................................................................................. 1
ArcInfo Workstation 9.3.1 ..................................................................................................................... 3
ArcIMS 9.3.1 .......................................................................................................................................... 3
ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 ............................................................................................................................... 4
ArcGIS Mobile 9.3.1 .............................................................................................................................. 5
ArcGIS 10.0 ............................................................................................................................................... 5
ArcGIS Desktop 10.0.............................................................................................................................. 5
ArcInfo Workstation 10.0 ...................................................................................................................... 5
ArcIMS 10.0 ........................................................................................................................................... 6
ArcGIS Server 10.0 ................................................................................................................................ 6

ARCGIS 9.3.1
ARCGIS DESKTOP 9.3.1•

ArcGIS 9.3.1 contained the last release of the Crystal Report Wizard in ArcGIS Desktop; we will
no longer provide this technology in ArcGIS 10.0. In ArcGIS 10.0, we have included improved

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reporting tools and users still have the ability to export data and design reports directly in
Crystal Reports, but we will no longer provide any direct exchange technology.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 Desktop was the last release to include the ArcPad 6 Toolbar; we will no longer ship
this technology with ArcGIS 10.0. ArcPad 7.x and ArcPad 8.x each shipped with their own
updated toolbars for use with those versions of the software, as such we no longer provide theolder ArcPad 6 support in ArcGIS Desktop.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release to have the Survey Editor Component and Survey Dataset
within the Survey Analyst Extension, we will no longer support this functionality and data type in
ArcGIS 10.0. The few existing users of this functionality can continue to use this functionality in
ArcGIS 9.3.1.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release to support CASE tools and the Import Schema Wizard
functionality in the box. At ArcGIS 10 we will continue to allow users to use CASE functionality
to design and implement geodatabase schema with Microsoft Visio and Rational Rose. This CASE
functionality will be available as a separate setup that will be included in the media for ArcGIS
10 Final. This CASE functionality will be provided as an “Add‐On” to ArcCatalog, which willconsist of the Schema Wizard and Semantics Checker. This CASE “ADD‐On” will be fully
supported by ESRI Technical Support. Beyond ArcGIS 10, we continue to see a need for tools todiagram and define geodatabase schemas, and we will be looking at the best patterns andpractices for supporting this in the future.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release supporting Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (VB6). Microsoft no longer
supplies or supports VB6, and we can no longer support this development platform. Users who
have custom functionality built using VB6 will need to rewrite their applications using asupported development language (e.g. VB.NET, C#) for their applications to be supported in10.0.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release supporting the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system for
all ArcGIS products. We will no longer support Windows 2000 in ArcGIS 10.0.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release supporting Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. We will no longersupport Visual Studio 2005 at ArcGIS 10.0 due to Microsoft’s lack of support on this platform.
We recommend that users use Visual Studio 2008 or higher.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release to support Internet Explorer 6 (IE6); we will no longer support
this browser with the release after ArcGIS 9.3.1. Microsoft will be two releases ahead of IE6 by
the time ArcGIS 10.0 is available, and IE6 is no longer being actively maintained by Microsoft.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release supporting Sun Solaris 9 for ArcReader and ArcGIS Engine. Sun
has announced the end of life plans for Sun Solaris 9 and given the lack of availability in 2010,
ESRI will no longer support this operating system.

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ARCINFO WORKSTATION 9.3.1••••

ArcGIS 9.3 was the last release of ArcInfo Workstation on AIX; we will no longer support thisplatform at ArcGIS 10.0. We are dropping this platform as we no longer see demand for it.
ArcGIS 9.3 was the last release of the Database Integrator (DBI) in ArcInfo Workstation. We canno longer update this technology to meet the needs of current database platforms.
ArcGIS 9.3 was the last release supporting the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system for all
ArcGIS products. We will no longer support Windows 2000 in ArcGIS 10.0.
Beyond ArcGIS 9.3, the supported platforms for ArcInfo Workstation will be Microsoft Windows(XP, Vista, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, and Windows 7) and Sun Solaris.

ARCIMS 9.3.1••••••••ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release supporting the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system forall ArcGIS products. We will no longer support Windows 2000 in ArcGIS 10.0.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release of the ArcMap Server Extension to ArcIMS; we will no longer
provide it in ArcGIS 10.0 release. The ArcGIS Server 9.3.1 release with the optimized map server
provides a better and more scalable alternative to the ArcIMS ArcMap Server functionality and is
the direction we want users to focus on moving forward.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release of ArcIMS on AIX; we no longer support it in ArcGIS 10.0. AIX is
not a popular platform for ArcIMS and will be retired due to limited demand.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release of ArcIMS on HP‐UX; we no longer support it in ArcGIS 10.0.
HP‐UX is not a popular platform for ArcIMS and will be retired due to limited demand.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release where IIS with ServletExec 5.0 and 6.0 ISAPI were supported for
ArcIMS. Beginning with ArcIMS 10.0, support will be replaced by IIS with ServletExec 6.0 AS.
This is the recommended direction of New Atlanta based on their development efforts on
ServletExec.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release supporting Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. We will no longer
support Visual Studio 2005 at ArcGIS 10.0 due to Microsoft’s lack of support of this platform. We
recommend that users use Visual Studio 2008 or higher.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release supporting the ArcIMS Route server extension. The last releaseof the ArcIMS Route Server Extension was 9.3 and is compatible with ArcGIS 9.3.1. At 10.0 thefunctionality of the Route Server Extension will be available by using the ArcGIS Server with theNetwork Analyst extension.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release to support Internet Explorer 6 (IE6); we will no longer support
this browser with the release after ArcGIS 9.3.1. Microsoft will be two releases ahead of IE6 by
the time ArcGIS 10.0 is available, and IE6 is no longer being actively maintained by Microsoft.

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Last updated April 23, 2010ARCGIS SERVER 9.3.1•••••••••••ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release supporting the Microsoft Windows 2000 operating system for
all ArcGIS products. We will no longer support Windows 2000 in ArcGIS 10.0.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release with support for ArcSDE for 32‐bit Informix on the AIX andSolaris platforms; we will no longer support these in ArcGIS 10.0 due to limited support fromIBM for these platforms.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release of ArcSDE for Microsoft SQL Server 2000. We no longersupport SQL Server 2000 in ArcGIS 10.0 due to this platform no longer being actively supportedby Microsoft.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release of ArcSDE on HP‐UX on the PA‐RISC processor; we nolonger support it in ArcGIS 10.0 due to limited demand for the HP‐UX platform on this processor.
We continue to support ArcSDE technology on HP‐UX on the Itanium processor.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release of ArcSDE for PostgreSQL on Red Hat 4; we no longer support
PostgreSQL on this operating system at ArcGIS 10.0, but we will continue to support PostgreSQL
on newer versions of Red Hat Linux.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release of ArcSDE for Oracle 9i. We no longer support it in ArcGIS 10.0
due to this platform no longer being actively supported by Oracle.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release supporting server‐side geocoding in ArcSDE. ArcGIS continues
to work with address locators stored in ArcSDE. ArcGIS Server geocode services have replaced
the server‐side geocoding functionality in ArcSDE as the recommended practice for performancegeocoding.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release supporting Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. We will no longer
support Visual Studio 2005 at ArcGIS 10.0 due to Microsoft’s lack of support on this platform.
We recommend that users use Visual Studio 2008 or higher.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last ArcGIS Server Enterprise Java release with support for the Enterprise
Application Developer Framework (EADF). EADF provided out‐of‐the box Enterprise Java Beans(EJBs) that were ready to use and deploy across supported J2EE 1.4 application servers. Users
can still take advantage of EJBs by following patterns highlighting the ArcGIS Java Web Services
Toolkit (AgsJWS) and EJB3, but we will no longer provide out‐of‐the box EJBs as part of a Java
Application Developer Framework (ADF).
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release to support Internet Explorer 6 (IE6); we will no longer support
this browser with the release after ArcGIS 9.3.1. Microsoft will be two releases ahead of IE6 by
the time ArcGIS 10.0 is available, and IE6 is no longer being actively maintained by Microsoft.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release supporting Sun Solaris 9 for ArcGIS Server Solaris (with theexception of the ArcSDE technology component);. Sun has announced the end of life plans for
Sun Solaris 9 and given the lack of availability in 2010, ESRI will no longer support this operating
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ARCGIS MOBILE 9.3.1••

ArcGIS Mobile 9.3 was the last ArcGIS Mobile release with support for the Windows CE .NETplatform. We no longer support Windows CE .NET (including Windows CE .NET 4.2 and 5.0) inArcGIS Mobile 9.3.1 due to limited demand and lack of support for the older CE platforms.
ArcGIS 9.3.1 was the last release supporting Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. We will no longer
support Visual Studio 2005 at ArcGIS 10.0 due to Microsoft’s lack of support on this platform.
The standard development language for ArcGIS Mobile 10.0 is Visual Studio 2008 SP1.

ARCGIS 10.0
ARCGIS DESKTOP 10.0••

ArcGIS 10.0 will be the last release of Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications (VBA); we will nolonger support VBA beyond the ArcGIS 10.0 release. Microsoft no longer promotes or updates
VBA. ESRI strongly recommends that no further development occur on this platform. Beyond
ArcGIS 10.0, ESRI will no longer be able to support VBA as a development platform. Users who
have custom functionality built using VBA should actively plan strategies to rewrite theirapplications using a supported development language such as Python, VB.NET, or C# so theirapplications continue to be operational and supported in future releases of ArcGIS.
ArcGIS 10.0 will be the last release of Solaris support for ArcReader and ArcGIS Engine; we will
no longer support the Solaris platform for this functionality beyond ArcGIS 10.0 due to limited
demand for this platform.

ARCINFO WORKSTATION 10.0
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At ArcGIS 10.0, ArcInfo Workstation will be decoupled from ArcGIS Desktop 10.0, so users will beable to upgrade to newer versions of ArcGIS Desktop without impacting ArcInfo Workstation.
At ArcGIS 10.0 ArcInfo Workstation will be supported on Windows 7 (this will be the last
expected Windows platform upgrade).
ArcGIS 10.0 will be the last release of ArcInfo Workstation on Solaris; we will no longer support
this platform after ArcGIS 10.0. We feel that the demand for the Solaris platform has diminishedsignificantly and plan on ArcGIS 10.0 being the final release of Solaris support for all products,
with the exception of ArcSDE technology, which will continue to be supported on this platform.
ArcGIS 10.0 will be the last release of ArcInfo Workstation with support for ArcSDE; we will nolonger support this functionality after ArcGIS 10.0. Based on support feedback we have learned,
there are very few ArcInfo to ArcSDE connections in use anymore.

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•The next major release after ArcGIS 10.0 will be the last planned release for ArcInfo Workstation
on Windows, which will be the last supported platforms. Users will continue to be able to use
their existing versions, but we will not release newer versions.

ARCIMS 10.0•••

ArcGIS 10.0 will be the last release of ArcIMS on Solaris; we will no longer support it after ArcGIS
10.0. We feel the demand for the Solaris platform has diminished significantly and plan on
ArcGIS 10.0 being the final release of Solaris support for all products, with the exception of SDE
technology, which will continue to be supported on this platform.
ArcGIS 10.0 will be the last release of the ArcIMS Metadata Server; we will no longer support
this functionality after ArcGIS 10.0. With the advent of the new search technology in the ArcGIS
Geoportal Extension 9.3.1, and in ArcGIS Server 10.0, we no longer see a need to maintain thistechnology.
The next major release after ArcGIS 10.0 will be the last planned release for ArcIMS on Windowsand Linux, which are the last supported platforms. Users can continue to use existing versions ofArcIMS after this time; however, we will no longer provide new releases.

ARCGIS SERVER 10.0•

ArcGIS 10.0 will be the last ArcGIS Server release with support for Solaris (with the exception ofthe ArcSDE technology component); we will not support this platform after ArcGIS 10.0 due tolimited demand for the Solaris server platform. We will continue to support the ArcSDEcomponent of ArcGIS Server on the Solaris platform beyond the ArcGIS 10.0 release.

ARCGIS IMAGE SERVER 10.0•

ArcGIS 10.0 is the last release of the standalone ArcGIS Image Server product as it has been
replaced with the Image Extension for ArcGIS Server at ArcGIS 10.0•

Existing ArcGIS Image Server users should migrate from using ISDef file to using the Mosaic
Datasets, a new data model in the geodatabase for managing collections of imagery and rasters,in ArcGIS 10. Mosaic Datasets are created and edited with ArcGIS Desktop (ArcEditor andArcInfo) and published using ArcGIS Server with the Image Extension. Existing ISDef files can beadded to Mosaic Datasets for conversion.

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