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ArcGIS Licensing Concepts and Strategies (9.0)


This document explains ESRI product licensing in detail and provides you with some strategic options for implementation. Its primary focus is on the licensing schemes used in ArcGIS 9, with a discussion of 8.x and update procedures. Products covered are Concurrent Use ArcGIS Desktop (ArcInfo, ArcEditor, and ArcView), ArcInfo Workstation, ArcView and ArcEditor Single Use, ArcIMS, ArcSDE, ArcGIS Server, ArcGIS Engine Developer Kit, and ArcGIS Engine Runtime.

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