ArcGIS Server 9.2 Web Mapping Application Compared To ArcIMS 9.2 Viewers

This is an interesting whitepaper that has been posted. It’s a whitepaper comparing an ArcGIS Server 9.2 Web Mapping Application to a ArcIMS 9.2 Viewer/s.

“At ArcGIS 9.2, hundreds of enhancements, including better quality,
productivity, and documentation, were implemented to make it quicker
and easier to get effective results across all areas of ArcGIS. A new Web-
based Manager in ArcGIS Server 9.2 makes it much easier to set up and
administer your server; create Web applications; and publish geographic
information system (GIS) services such as high-performance cached map
services, 3D globe services, geoprocessing services, and KML. ArcIMS
9.2 enhancements include better performance, better data
security, and new platform support.”

The whitepaper compares the tools and goes into comparing the web mapping application against the ArcIMS Viewers.

You can have a read of the whitepaper here: http://feeds.esri.com/~r/Esri-News/~3/109988479/arcgis-server-arcims.pdf.