# Map Suite Desktop Edition 6.0 Available Now

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**Created:** [May 18, 2012, 9:47am UTC](https://community.thinkgeo.com/t/map-suite-desktop-edition-6-0-available-now/1975 "2012-05-18T09:47:33Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 18, 2012, 9:47am UTC](https://community.thinkgeo.com/t/map-suite-desktop-edition-6-0-available-now/1975/1 "2012-05-18T09:47:33Z")

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Greetings&nbsp;Map&nbsp;Suite&nbsp;developers,

Today&nbsp;we&nbsp;are&nbsp;proud&nbsp;to&nbsp;announce&nbsp;the&nbsp;release&nbsp;of&nbsp;Map&nbsp;Suite&nbsp;6.0,&nbsp;a&nbsp;major&nbsp;upgrade&nbsp;with&nbsp;many&nbsp;improvements,&nbsp;including&nbsp;some&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;significant&nbsp;performance&nbsp;enhancements&nbsp;that&nbsp;we've&nbsp;made&nbsp;to&nbsp;date.&nbsp;&nbsp;The&nbsp;new&nbsp;features&nbsp;that&nbsp;we&nbsp;recently&nbsp;made&nbsp;available&nbsp;to&nbsp;you&nbsp;via&nbsp;our&nbsp;daily&nbsp;builds&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;fully&nbsp;integrated,&nbsp;along&nbsp;with&nbsp;other&nbsp;improvements,&nbsp;bug&nbsp;fixes&nbsp;and&nbsp;optimizations&nbsp;that&nbsp;come&nbsp;together&nbsp;to&nbsp;make&nbsp;Map&nbsp;Suite&nbsp;6.0&nbsp;the&nbsp;best&nbsp;version&nbsp;we've&nbsp;ever&nbsp;released.

**Here's&nbsp;where&nbsp;to&nbsp;get&nbsp;it:**

  
- To&nbsp;update&nbsp;your&nbsp;evaluation&nbsp;edition,&nbsp;download&nbsp;and&nbsp;install&nbsp;a&nbsp;new&nbsp;copy&nbsp;from&nbsp;our&nbsp;[**Evaluation&nbsp;Downloads**](http://gis.thinkgeo.com/Products/MapSuiteFreeTrialDownloads/tabid/152/Default.aspx)&nbsp;page.
  
- If&nbsp;you've&nbsp;purchased&nbsp;your&nbsp;Map&nbsp;Suite&nbsp;product(s),&nbsp;login&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;[**Customer&nbsp;Portal**](http://helpdesk.thinkgeo.com)&nbsp;to&nbsp;download&nbsp;an&nbsp;updated&nbsp;licensed&nbsp;copy.&nbsp;(A&nbsp;current&nbsp;Software&nbsp;Assurance&nbsp;Plan&nbsp;is&nbsp;required.)
  

  
  

You&nbsp;can&nbsp;install&nbsp;Map&nbsp;Suite&nbsp;6.0&nbsp;alongside&nbsp;earlier&nbsp;versions;&nbsp;as&nbsp;per&nbsp;our&nbsp;usual&nbsp;release&nbsp;strategy,&nbsp;we've&nbsp;included&nbsp;both&nbsp;strong-named&nbsp;and&nbsp;weak-named&nbsp;assembles&nbsp;so&nbsp;that&nbsp;you&nbsp;have&nbsp;the&nbsp;flexibility&nbsp;to&nbsp;choose&nbsp;how&nbsp;you&nbsp;want&nbsp;to&nbsp;develop.

For&nbsp;a&nbsp;detailed&nbsp;list&nbsp;of&nbsp;what's&nbsp;new,&nbsp;please&nbsp;see&nbsp;our&nbsp;[**Map&nbsp;Suite&nbsp;6.0&nbsp;announcement**](http://gis.thinkgeo.com/Support/DiscussionForums/tabid/143/aff/16/aft/10336/afv/topic/Default.aspx).&nbsp;&nbsp;It&nbsp;lists&nbsp;the&nbsp;highlights&nbsp;of&nbsp;what's&nbsp;new&nbsp;in&nbsp;each&nbsp;edition&nbsp;of&nbsp;Map&nbsp;Suite&nbsp;6.0&nbsp;and&nbsp;provides&nbsp;links&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;complete&nbsp;change&nbsp;logs,&nbsp;which&nbsp;you'll&nbsp;find&nbsp;in&nbsp;our&nbsp;[**wiki**](http://wiki.thinkgeo.com).

We're&nbsp;excited&nbsp;to&nbsp;make&nbsp;Map&nbsp;Suite&nbsp;6.0&nbsp;available&nbsp;to&nbsp;you&nbsp;and&nbsp;hope&nbsp;you&nbsp;enjoy&nbsp;working&nbsp;with&nbsp;it!&nbsp;&nbsp;Please&nbsp;feel&nbsp;free&nbsp;to&nbsp;post&nbsp;your&nbsp;questions,&nbsp;comments&nbsp;and&nbsp;experiences&nbsp;with&nbsp;Map&nbsp;Suite&nbsp;6.0&nbsp;here&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;forum.

Thanks&nbsp;for&nbsp;choosing&nbsp;Map&nbsp;Suite,  
  
The&nbsp;ThinkGeo&nbsp;Team