ArcPad 8 and Maintenance

ArcPad 8 will be released soon. While it contains many new features and enhancements, the most significant change viewed by many will be its change to a maintenance-based application.

Previously ArcPad was sold without 'free' software upgrades. If you wanted a upgrade to the next version, you had to buy the next version complete. Now with version 8, you can put ArcPad on maintenance - complete with regular updates and technical support just like many of the other 'Arc' products. This is likely to be a welcome change, as it may bring about much more frequent software updates to the fast changing world of mobile GIS.