Richard, We sincerely apologize about the delay in getting back to you regarding web sites that are using GeoObjects. I know it's a poor excuse, but we've been absolutely swamped with our GeoObjects Competitive Upgrade offer, having upgraded several hundred MapObjects and MapX developers in the last few weeks. As we informed you of earlier, our GeoObjects Internet Map Server product simply doesn't exist yet. Information isn't available on our website at this point, we'll let you know when detailed information and pricing is available. We are in fact compiling a list of sites that are using the component as we move towards the formal launch of our GeoObjects Internet Map Server product. We've always found it hard to promote a product until it actually ships. Things are just easier for both our users and us that way. We're happy to hear that GeoObjects meets the task for you. Of course, our documentation is targeted towards developers as they are ultimately the users of the product. Please get me a list of issues with the Getting Started Guide documentation, we'll incorporate them into the next release. We strive to make it better daily. If you haven't noticed, the GeoObjects Getting Started Guide is patterned after the ESRI MapObjects Getting Started Guide demo and documentation, focused primarily on upgrading MO developers to the Blue Marble GeoObjects component. The documentation was quite simplified as the underlying product is quite a bit simplier to use. Richard, I know this is a long post but I have a quick story for you that may be somewhat relevant. While I was in college I frequented a shop that made canoe paddles and oars (Shaw and Tenney in Old Town, Maine) . I got to know the Mr. Tenney (the "master" maker) very well. They made "firsts" which were perfect, and "seconds" which were slightly imperfect. The company name only went on the firsts, never the seconds. I asked Mr. Tenney why he never put his company name on a "second". He explained to me that someone seeing the paddle lying about in a canoe would never know it wasn't a first and would assume that it was his best effort. Blue Marble will put it's name on its internet map server solution as soon as it's available (as a "first") and do it's best to tell the world about it. Jeff [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> I am trying to try out GeoObjects 2 by Bluemarble Geographics >> www.bluemarblegeo.com And I say "try" because Bluemarble seems pretty >> thin >> on getting you started. >> They have a competitive upgrade from MapXtreme and MapObjects. It all >> looks >> appealing, but I found the documentation in the demo and the downloaded >> product to be very thin. Having said that I am not a developer, terribly >> internet savvy - although I have a grasp of GIS and certainly about what I >> want to do. Responses to questions to BLuemarble appear as eMAIL form >> letters with little to do with my original question. I am surprised. >> I have asked Bluemarble, I guess, 20 times about the locations of sites >> that >> use GeoObjects. No response. So ... do YOU know of sites? I can't spend >> time >> and money on the product, appealing as it is, until I get some critique >> and >> see if anyone is actually using it. The demo I downloaded is exactly what >> I >> need but of course that is not enough to proceed with a development >> effort. >> For the site I am planning, a disease atlas, we plan to use MapXteme (but >> with limited seats) for high end users that need all that MapXtreme claims >> to do (emphasis on claims) and maybe Bluemarble's creation for other >> things. >> The demo worked great (once I decoded the documentation) but the people >> don't seem to really be there. >> Anyone out there know of sites, have comments, or explain why BLuemarble >> can't fax me price quotes, or respond to several questions I have asked >> them? If they do not have their act together, I need to know it - maybe >> they >> are just all on vacation - it there is some other problem I need to know >> that too. I am wondering if they are really in business! But I emphasize >> that what I have seen looks very positive and there might really be >> something there to seriously consider for GIS internet wannabes. Hopefully >> you all have good news for me. >> My eMAIL is below if you don't want to comment "on-line" >> Thanks a lot >> Richard E. Hoskins >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put >> "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and put "unsubscribe MAPINFO-L" in the message body, or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
