Bentley Announces Training Subscription Program.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

Bentley International User Conference

BALTIMORE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 19, 2003

Bentley Systems, Incorporated--

-- Innovative Program from Bentley Institute Offers User

Organizations Virtually Unlimited Training on Bentley Products

for Fixed, Attractive Price

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, today announced Bentley Institute's Training Subscription program.

A first in AEC software, these annual subscriptions offer user organizations convenient, virtually unlimited training on Bentley products for a fixed, attractive price. AEC managers can more easily maintain well-trained organizations and gain the associated, powerful competitive advantages.

Greg Bentley, company CEO, comments, "Given that increased productivity of most AEC software users has a direct impact on the financial performance of their organizations, one would expect that user training would be a top priority. However, our studies show the rate of user training in mission-critical AEC software is surprisingly low. The disconnect, we believe, is all about convenience." He explains, "Previously, five stars had to line up for a user to attend a course -- open time for the user, budgeting, approval, course availability, and course location. With our Training Subscriptions, these stars are now aligned - training is made convenient and cost effective."

The Bentley Institute Training Subscription program is defined by the following key points:

-- Training from the source

-- Virtually unlimited, cost effective training

-- Comprehensive training

-- Organization-wide consulting and curriculum development

-- Streamlined administration and budgeting

First, the program provides training from the source. All courses are delivered by expert, Bentley-certified instructors and all training includes the latest innovations and enhancements to Bentley products.

Second, the training is cost-effective, convenient, and virtually unlimited. All users under Bentley SELECT(R) can attend an unlimited number of open enrollment training courses as available. The courses are taught at over 100 Bentley Institute Centers worldwide. The program also includes a certain number of onsite training days, as well as online training. And the program is priced at approximately 50 percent of existing Bentley SELECT fees for the site or organization (minimums apply).

Third, the program includes a comprehensive curriculum. Courses cover Bentley desktop and server products, as well as advanced workflows. Training is specific to building, civil, plant, and geospatial vertical markets. Training is tailored to existing users to increase throughput, to new users to learn new products, and for system administrators to optimize organizational productivity.

Fourth, beyond the healthy mix of courses, Training Subscriptions includes consultants that develop a training program that supports the business goals of the user organization. Program consultants can: perform a quantitative analysis of the training situation, develop a training mission statement and program plan, create customized courses, maintain user credentials for career development, measure training effectiveness and organizational progress with pre and post-training evaluation, and set focused goals like group migration to latest versions and group upgrade to advanced technologies.

And lastly, the Bentley Institute Training Subscription program is a consolidated program that streamlines user-training administration. The annual program cuts administration overhead and costs, simplifies budgeting, and maximizes training opportunities for users.

The ROI and competitive advantages of a well-trained AEC organization are compelling, including increased productivity, revenue, and profits; higher employee satisfaction and retention; faster adoption of advanced methodologies like fast track projects and reuse; improved collaboration with partners; and improved organizational agility from just-in-time training.

Enrollment for Training Subscription courses opens June 2, and courses begin on July 1, 2003. For more information on Training Subscriptions, visit the Bentley Institute booth at the Bentley International User Conference, go to bentleyinstitute.bentley.com, or E-mail [e-mail].

About Bentley

Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a global software vendor founded in 1984, provides software solutions to create, manage, and publish architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) content. Bentley enables leading AEC firms and owners to design, build, and operate facilities, industrial plants, roadways, and other essential infrastructure assets. Bentley delivers integrated building design, plant design, civil engineering, and geospatial solutions for transportation, process and discrete manufacturing, government and public works, building, and utilities.

Bentley's 2002 revenues reached $230 million. Bentley software plays a mission-critical role in over two-thirds of the work of the Engineering News-Record Top 500 Design Firms.

For more information, call 1-800-BENTLEY or visit us on the Web at www.bentley.com.

Bentley and the "B" logo are registered trademarks and Bentley SELECT is a registered service mark of Bentley Systems, Incorporated or Bentley Software, Inc. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.