Bentley Launches MicroStation SE.PALM SPRINGS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 17, 1997--Proactive Engineering Symposium-- New "SELECT Edition" for MicroStation Includes Host of New Features, Including Digital Signatures, Imaging, and Engineering Visualization 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. (Exton, PA), today announced the new SELECT Edition for MicroStation(R). It contains the host of enhancements made for SELECT subscribers over the past 18 months, including digital signatures, as well as functionality incorporated from two other products for engineering visualization and imaging. This combined functionality is available on a CD at no charge to new users and existing Bentley SELECT(SM) subscribers. Digital signatures provide improved security in large-scale engineering projects on intranets and is based on technology licensed from Netscape Communications (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :NSCP NSCP National Schistosomiasis Control Program NSCP National Space Communications Program NSCP Native (Mode) Service Control Point (Tandem) ). The annexed products available through MicroStation SE are MicroStation MasterPiece(TM) for engineering visualization, and Image Manager(TM) for display, management, and plotting of images created in MicroStation(R) Descartes(TM) and MicroStation(R) ReproGraphics Duplicating printed materials using various kinds of printing presses and high-speed copiers. (TM). The new edition also boasts enhanced batch plotting and the Web-enabling features of integrated URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. support, Web-authoring tools, and an integrated browser. Yoav Etiel, senior vice president of marketing at Bentley, states, "The functionality of MicroStation SE amounts to what others might call a new release. However, in our world of continuous improvement, SELECT subscribers can expect and get these types of enhancements regularly." He adds, "MicroStation has improved by two products and a host of enhancements in this new edition. The steady advances and compatibility highlight the unique technology and service continuity of the Bentley Continuum." Tomas Hernandez, Jr., associate partner at the architectural firm An architectural firm is a company which employs one or more licensed architects and practices the profession of architecture. History Architects (master builders) have existed since early in recorded history. The earliest recorded architects include Imhotep (c. of Kohn, Pederson, Fox Associates, agrees, "MicroStation users who tap into MicroStation SE stand to gain numerous benefits over those that do not. It offers new leading-edge functionality that our organization needs and can start using today." He emphasizes, "We plan to make it available to our more than 50 users immediately." Digital signatures allow users to electronically "seal" and verify the authenticity of MicroStation-based engineering drawings and models. Managers can release electronic copies of drawings or models at milestones, whereas managers were previously forced to plot, sign, and maintain paper copies. MicroStation MasterPiece provides integrated engineering Integrated Engineering is a multi-disciplinary, design project based engineering degree program. Integrated Engnineering is a program created to meet the demand for engineers who are able to deal with a wide range of problems, often involving knowledge from several visualization including ray tracing A rendering method that simulates light reflections, refractions and shadows. It follows a light path from a specific source and computes each pixel in the image to simulate the effect of the light. It is a very process-intensive operation. See reflection mapping and radiosity. , radiosity, photomatching, and solid texturing. It serves as a strategic decision and communication tool for architects and engineers. Users can gain considerable realism in their presentations and present designs in the context of existing sites. The addition of Image Manager to MicroStation SE gives users access to MicroStation Descartes or MicroStation ReproGraphics engineering images. The Image Manager functionality now allows display, management, and plotting of images created in MicroStation Descartes and previously confined con·fine v. con·fined, con·fin·ing, con·fines v.tr. 1. To keep within bounds; restrict: Please confine your remarks to the issues at hand. See Synonyms at limit. to the desktops of imaging specialists. MicroStation SE also includes enhancements such as AccuDraw(R), OLE 2 Server, and a Microsoft Office Microsoft's primary desktop applications for Windows and Mac. Depending on the package, it includes some combination of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook along with various Internet and other utilities. 97 by Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) look and feel. There are also improved constraint tools for dimension-driven design, updates to the 3D tools, and enhancements to SmartLine(R) and the Key-in Browser among the collection of enhancements. MicroStation SE is available only to Bentley SELECT subscribers and new users of MicroStation. Shipments will begin this month. For more information on MicroStation SE or Bentley SELECT, please contact Bentley at 1-800-BENTLEY, +1 610-458-5000 (Americas), +31 23-556-0560 (Europe, Middle East, Africa), +61 3-9699-8699 (Asia/Pacific), through E-mail at jen.mcwilliams@bentley.com, or through http://www.bentley.com . The Bentley Wire automatically delivers company press releases through E-mail within minutes of being issued. To subscribe, click http://www.bentley.com/news/bwire/ More on Bentley Bentley Systems, Inc., is a worldwide leader in engineering software and user services. The Bentley Continuum is the company's comprehensive engineering IT strategy comprising products, services, and strategic affiliations. The company now serves over 250,000 professionals in building/plant engineering, geoengineering, and mechanical engineering. With revenues now over $150M 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. Bentley's MicroStation desktop and ModelServer(TM) Internet/intranet/extranet-based products are used at over 70% of the largest U.S. engineering firms. They form the software foundation of well-known buildings, roadways, machines, and industrial plants around the world. The Bentley SELECT technology and service subscription program now reaches over 135,000 users. -0- MicroStation, SmartLine, and AccuDraw are registered trademarks; Bentley, MicroStation MasterPiece, ReproGraphics, and ModelServer are trademarks; and Bentley SELECT is a service mark of Bentley Systems, Incorporated. Descartes and Image Manager are trademarks of HMR HMR Hazardous Materials Regulations HMR Human Resources HMR Home Meal Replacement HMR Hamrun (postal locality, Malta) HMR Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (Montréal, Canada) Inc. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Boston Communications Michelle Allard, 617/912-1100 mallard mallard: see duck. mallard Abundant “wild duck” (Anas platyrhynchos, family Anatidae) of the Northern Hemisphere, ancestor of most domestic ducks. 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