The relationship between GIS technology and the rest of the IT infrastructure is crucial. ESRI has evolved tools in its software to support and integrate with virtually all of the commonly accepted standards. For our users, this means compatibility and interoperability support with major enterprise systems such as enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer resource management (CRM), enterprise application integration (EAI), work management systems, and others.
ArcGIS 9 supports all the leading IT development and application environments as well as OGC and ISO GIS. Some of the supported standards include
Operating Systems including Windows, UNIX, and Linux. Learn more
DBMSs, such as IBM DB2 Universal Database and Informix Dynamic Server, Oracle, and Microsoft SQL Server, including support for all spatial types
Spatial Data Formats including translators; direct read and data access via SQL, OLE COM, XML, and GML; Web services; published APIs; CAD data; and other GIS formats.
Network Protocols such as TCP/IP, HTTP, and HTTPS
Developer Environments including VB, C#, C++, Visual Studio .NET, and Java (J2ME, J2SE, J2EE, ASP/JSP)
Handheld Devices, including Windows CE and Pocket PC, within the 802.11 standard IT Solutions from organizations such as Autodesk, Bentley, Intergraph, Leica, MapInfo, and Trimble
Enterprise Applications such as SAS, IBM DB2, Oracle, SAP, IBI, and FileNET
Web Services such as XML, SOAP, UDDI, and WSDL; OGC specifications such as WFS, WMS, and GML; and application servers such as Oracle and WebSphere
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