A Wealth of Choices Available for ArcGIS 9.2 Training

Redlands, California—People apply geographic information system (GIS) technology in many different ways, often limited only by their imagination. That’s why ESRI offers a broad range of training choices for the new ArcGIS 9.2 release, providing more than a dozen courses, seminars, and podcasts to suit a variety of job roles, project goals, and learning styles.
Training covers ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Server, and the geodatabase in formats that include instructor-led courses in traditional classroom settings, Web-based seminars, a workbook, downloadable podcasts, and online self-study classes.
“With this major release of ArcGIS, we want to make sure our customers have access to the most comprehensive training program available,” said Nick Frunzi, director of ESRI Educational Services.
ArcGIS 9.2 contains new productivity tools, improved data visualization and analysis capabilities, sophisticated cartographic tools, high-precision coordinate storage, and expanded support for standards. ESRI training covers all these bases plus provides a strong foundation for people who work with ArcGIS Desktop, ArcGIS Server, and geodatabases.
Software users can take advantage of the following educational options for ArcGIS 9.2, many at no cost, to fully leverage their investment in GIS.
ArcGIS Desktop

-What’s New in ArcGIS Desktop at 9.2 (free Web training seminar)
-Migrating from ArcView 3.x to ArcGIS Desktop (free Web course)
-Introduction to Cartographic Representations in ArcGIS 9.2 (free Web training seminar)
-Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop: Basics of ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo, Second Edition (workbook)
-Managing Cartographic Data in the Geodatabase (instructor-led course)
ArcGIS Server

-What’s New in ArcGIS Server at 9.2 (free Web training seminar)
-Introduction to ArcGIS Server (instructor-led course)
-Developing Applications with ArcGIS Server Using the Microsoft .NET Framework (instructor-led course)
-Developing Applications with ArcGIS Server Using the Java Platform (instructor-led course)
-Building Applications with ArcGIS Server Using the Microsoft .NET Framework (free Web training seminar)
-ArcGIS Server Enterprise Configuration and Tuning for Oracle (instructor-led course)
-ArcGIS Server Enterprise Configuration and Tuning for SQL Server (instructor-led course)
-How ArcSDE Fits into ArcGIS 9.2 (free podcast)
The Geodatabase

What’s New in the Geodatabase at ArcGIS 9.2 (free Web training seminar)
Introduction to Geodatabase Replication at ArcGIS 9.2 (free Web training seminar)
Geodatabase Replication: An Overview (free podcast)
Building Geodatabases (instructor-led course)
Geodatabase Archiving: Introduction to Concepts and Capabilities (free podcast)
Geodatabase Archiving: Working with Archived Data (free podcast)
Planning Your Geodatabase for Cartography with ArcGIS 9.2 (free podcast)
To learn more about these courses, seminars, and podcasts or other ArcGIS 9.2 educational opportunities, visit www.esri.com/training. To buy the second edition of Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop: Basics of ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo, visitwww.esri.com/esripress.