Bentley Brings Suns Java to Engineering.EXTON, Penn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 11, 1997-- Java Becomes Native Language for New MicroStation/J Software and its Engineering Modeling Applications Bentley Systems Bentley Systems, Incorporated, provides software for the "Design, construction and operation of the world's infrastructure". The company’s software serves the building, plant, civil, and geospatial vertical markets in the areas of architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) , Inc., today announced that it has licensed the Java(TM) Virtual Machine from Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. , Inc., and is incorporating it in the upcoming MicroStation/J edition of its flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. . This landmark development for engineering means that Java thus becomes a native application development language for Bentley's popular engineering software. Engineering users and IT groups both benefit from native Java support in MicroStation(R). Developers can now build complete engineering applications using the enterprise-preferred language of the software industry. Engineering software users can use native Java applets A Java program that is downloaded from the server and run from the browser. The Java Virtual Machine built into the browser is interpreting the instructions. Contrast with Java application. and applications that allow them to connect far better to enterprise applications and the Internet. Engineering organizations can consolidate around Java and thus optimize IT administration and flexibility through the renowned Write Once, Run Anywhere(TM) capability of Java. Keith Bentley, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Bentley, comments, "The real challenge for engineering software developers today is not to incrementally improve existing tools, but rather to enable enterprise systems that leverage engineering information. Native Java in MicroStation/J will be a tremendous benefit to enterprises for incorporating engineering information into management decision support systems." He adds, "This and other recent Bentley-led initiatives are focused on bridging the gap between engineering groups and the IT infrastructures of the enterprises that employ them." "We are delighted that Bentley, a worldwide leader in engineering software and user services, has licensed Java technologies from Sun," says Jon Kannegaard, vice president of software products at JavaSoft, a business unit of Sun Microsystems, Inc. "Bentley's unique plans to combine Java with their modeling environment underscores the strength of Bentley's software approach. With Java embedded Inserted into. See embedded system. in MicroStation, users will gain the advantage of Java seamlessly and compatibly integrated into a world-class engineering modeling system." In MicroStation/J, the Java VM Java VM - Java Virtual Machine will be coupled with the ProActiveM(TM) Virtual Machine, the basis of the company's object-oriented development of the past two years. Models created using the ProActiveM VM can understand how an engineering component looks (form) as well as how it operates (function). This two-fold capability offers true "engineering modeling." Java can now be used to fully describe and share engineering components. Bruce Jenkins, vice president at CAD/CAM/CAE market research firm Daratech, Inc. (Cambridge, MA), remarks, "The combination of engineering modeling and Java is extremely compelling for designers and owners of engineered assets. It offers the promise of a much richer data model one that can now provide value throughout the life of the asset. For example, architects will be much better connected to building owners and owners will be able to use the model in operating the delivered asset." The new Java capability of MicroStation/J enhances Bentley's overall three-tier client/server A three-way interaction in a client/server environment, in which the user interface is stored in the client, the bulk of the business application logic is stored in one or more servers, and the data are stored in a database server. See client/server. approach to engineering software. Native Java capability will be added to all MicroStation clients as well as ModelServer(TM) middleware Software that functions as a conversion or translation layer. It is also a consolidator and integrator. Custom-programmed middleware solutions have been developed for decades to enable one application to communicate with another that either runs on a different platform or comes from a products. MicroStation/J will continue to provide full support for the MicroStation Development Language (MDL MDL - (Originally "Muddle"). C. Reeve, Carl Hewitt and Gerald Sussman, Dynamic Modeling Group, MIT ca. 1971. Intended as a successor to Lisp, and a possible base for Planner-70. Basically LISP 1.5 with data types and arrays. (TM)) and MDL applications. Starting with MicroStation/J in early 1998, Bentley will provide enhancements to users via frequent, incremental Additional or increased growth, bulk, quantity, number, or value; enlarged. Incremental cost is additional or increased cost of an item or service apart from its actual cost. "editions" rather than monolithic, two-year "releases." A stream of regular enhancements will begin in the following weeks, delivered to users as easy-to-administrate Java applets and MDL programs. For more information on MicroStation/J, please contact Bentley at 1-800-BENTLEY, +1 610-458-5000 (US), +31 23-556-0560 (Europe), +61 3-9699-8699 (Asia), through E-mail at jen.mcwilliams@bentley.com, or through http://www.bentley.com More on Bentley Bentley Systems, Inc., is a worldwide leader in engineering software and user services. The company now serves over 250,000 professionals in building/plant engineering, geoengineering, and mechanical engineering. Its MicroStation desktop products are used at over 70% of the largest U.S. engineering firms and are the software foundation of well-known buildings, roadways, machines, and industrial plants around the world. Its new Internet/intranet-based ModelServer products are the first to unite engineering and the enterprise. The Bentley SELECT(SM) subscription program now reaches over 100,000 users. With revenues now over $120M annually, Bentley was listed as the second largest privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. on the 1997 Softletter 100 and named 1996 Growth Company of the Year by the Eastern Technology Council. -0- MicroStation is a registered trademark; Bentley, MDL, ProActiveM, and ModelServer are trademarks; and Bentley SELECT of Bentley Systems, Inc. Sun, Sun Microsystems, Write Once, Run Anywhere, and Java are trademarks of Sun Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. 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