Introducing Geocortex Essentials 4

After eighteen months of infrastructure development, we have reached an important milestone in the ongoing evolution of Geocortex technology with the release of Geocortex Essentials 4.   Geocortex Essentials 4 represents the biggest leap forward in the platform since Geocortex Essentials was first released in 2007. Geocortex Essentials 4 has been fundamentally engineered for the modern and future ArcGIS platform (Online, Server, and hybrid deployment patterns).    Geocortex Essentials 4.0 , coupled with supporting releases of the Geocortex Viewer for HTML5 2.0 and Geocortex Viewer for Silverlight 2.0 , introduce a number of great new capabilities and enhancements you can start leveraging right away in your current applications.    The (http://www.geocortex.com/essentials4) Geocortex Essentials 4 launch webpage provides a synopsis of the following major new capabilities provided as part of Geocortex Essentials 4.0 and the 2.0 releases of our HTML5 and Silverlight viewers, including:   1.    Next-generation architecture for the cloud era 2.    Even more integration with ArcGIS Online 3.    Instant search for amazing results 4.    Charting to enrich and inform 5.    Enhanced security options  6.    Modernized user interfaces  7.    Significant tool & feature additions  8.    Service discovery to bring data together like never before 9.    Enriched OGC capabilities now standard   Keep your eye out for upcoming (https://support.geocortex.com/video-recordings) feature videos to learn more about the new features and components introduced in Geocortex Essentials 4 (and related) releases.    In addition to the great features we’ve listed here, please make sure that you review the release notes for (https://support.geocortex.com/SharedFiles/Download.aspx?pageid=12&mid=14&fileid=816) Geocortex Essentials Manager and the (https://support.geocortex.com/SharedFiles/Download.aspx?pageid=12&mid=14&fileid=824) HTML5 and (https://support.geocortex.com/SharedFiles/Download.aspx?pageid=12&mid=14&fileid=820) Silverlight Viewers . Not only will you learn even more about the great new features in this release, you’ll also see the Important Changes section. Taking your time to review these changes will ensure that upgrades to 4.0 are as smooth as possible.     Software Download Ready to get started?  You’ll find everything you’ll need, right here in the Support Center; from the installation packages to release notes and supporting documentation. From our (http://support.geocortex.com/downloads) Downloads page we invite you to explore Geocortex Essentials, Geocortex Viewer for HTML5 and Geocortex Viewer for Silverlight to learn more today.   Webinar For a fast-paced, demo-rich introduction to Geocortex Essentials 4.0, we invite you to join us for a free 45-minute webinar on Wednesday, February 19th, 2014 . To maximize participation around the globe, we’ll be delivering live presentations at 7AM Pacific Standard Time (10AM EST, 4PM CET) and 1PM Pacific Standard Time (4PM EST, 8AM AEDT).    For more information about Geocortex Essentials 4, and to register for the upcoming webinar, visit http://www.geocortex.com/essentials4/