Bentley Named Top Private Company on Softletter 100 List.CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 4, 1998-- Bentley Ranks No. 15 on Overall List Which Includes Microsoft, Adobe, and Netscape 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) , Incorporated (Exton, Pa.) today announced that Softletter has ranked Bentley as No. 1 among private companies and No. 15 on the overall 1998 Softletter 100. The 1998 Softletter 100 is the newest listing of U.S. independent companies with a majority of revenue in software for personal computers. This marks the third consecutive year that Bentley has risen on this esteemed list that includes Microsoft (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 : 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 ), Adobe (NASDAQ: ADBE ADBE Adobe Systems, Inc. (stock symbol) ), and Netscape (NASDAQ: NSCP NSCP National Schistosomiasis Control Program NSCP National Space Communications Program NSCP Native (Mode) Service Control Point (Tandem) ). Bentley was also recently named to the Upside Hot 100 that looks at emerging private companies within the computer industry. Bentley's revenue for 1997 grew over 35 percent from 1996 to over $150M. Jeffrey Tarter, editor and publisher of Softletter, notes, "Despite a highly competitive marketplace,Bentley has clearly figured out how to achieve sustained growth." He continues, "The company has been innovative, but the real secret of Bentley's success is simple--high-value products, good service solutions, and a reseller channel that customers respect." Such accolades are a result of Bentley's strong vision within the engineering market. Like other fast-growing companies on the Softletter 100 but unique in engineering IT, Bentley has focused its efforts on providing solutions for the extended enterprise. In addition, major contributors to Bentley's continued growth include the rising popularity of Bentley SELECT(SM) technology and service subscription program and the successful launch of the Bentley Continuum, its comprehensive engineering IT strategy comprising products, services, and Strategic Affiliates. Bentley has an impressive list of users in disciplines ranging from architecture and mechanical engineering to geoengineering. Bentley's users include: NBBJ NBBJ Naramore, Bain, Brady & Johanson (Seattle, Washington Architectural & Planning Firm) , CH2MHill, Bell Atlantic, Canadian Occidental Petroleum Occidental Petroleum Corporation ("Oxy") NYSE: OXY is an international oil and gas exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Middle East/North Africa and Latin America regions. , City of Newark, Federal Highway Administration The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in highway transportation. The agency's major activities are grouped into two "programs," The Federal-aid Highway Program and the Federal Lands Highway , US Army Corps of Engineers, Southern California Gas This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. , Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. Utility Services, Sverdrup, the Ohio DOT, and Potomac Electric Power Company (PEPCO PEPCO Potomac Electric Power Company (Washington, DC, USA) PEPCO Pakistan Electric Power Company PEPCO Professional Electric Products Company ). For more information on Bentley, please contact Bentley at 1-800/BENTLEY, 610/458-5000 (Americas), +31 23-556-0560 (Europe, Middle East, Africa), +61 3-9699-8699 (Asia/Pacific), through E-mail at rachael.schroeder@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 Softletter Softletter is a twice-monthly insider's newsletter that reports on trends in personal computer software publishing. Written for an audience of senior-level industry executives, Softletter tracks emerging technologies, marketing and distribution tactics, company operations, finance, and product development. The Softletter 100, published annually since 1984, is defined formally as "a ranking of the top 100 personal computer software companies in the U.S., based on calendar year revenues." For more information, please visit the Softletter web site at http:\\www.softletter.com. More on Bentley Bentley Systems, Incorporated, 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 a quarter million professionals in building/plant engineering, geoengineering, and mechanical engineering. With revenues now over $150M annually, Bentley was listed as the 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 1998 Softletter 100 and named to the 1998 Upside Hot 100. Bentley's MicroStation(R) desktop and ModelServer 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(SM) technology and service subscription program now reaches over 150,000 users. Bentley Strategic Affiliates, including GEOPAK Transportation, HMR HMR Hazardous Materials Regulations HMR Human Resources HMR Home Meal Replacement HMR Hamrun (postal locality, Malta) HMR Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (Montréal, Canada) , Jacobus Technology, NetSpace Systems, and WorkPlace System Solutions, provide project services and the world's best and most interoperable engineering applications to Bentley users. More information about Bentley and Bentley Strategic Affiliates is available at www.bentley.com. -0- Bentley and MicroStation are registered trademarks; ModelServer is a trademark; and Bentley SELECT is a service mark of Bentley Systems, Incorporated. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.
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