Bentley Provides Assistance to Design and Construction Firms Displaced by Hurricane Katrina or Helping With Rebuilding Efforts; No-Charge, 60-Day Renewable Software Licenses Can Be Downloaded Immediately at www.bentley.com/Katrina.

EXTON, Pa. -- Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced that it will provide special assistance to architectural, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms that have been displaced by Hurricane Katrina or are contributing to rebuilding efforts in the Gulf Coast region.

Realizing that AEC professionals in communities hard hit by Katrina have undoubtedly lost most or all of their technology resources, Bentley will make available to them, at no charge, the design software they'll need to get back to work. In addition, the company will extend this assistance to organizations helping restore infrastructure along the Gulf Coast.

The software, which includes MicroStation, and 60-day renewable licenses are available for immediate download. All that's required is the completion of a simple registration process. For details, go to www.bentley.com/Katrina.

About Bentley

Bentley Systems, Incorporated provides software for the lifecycle of the world's infrastructure. The company's comprehensive portfolio for the building, plant, civil, and geospatial vertical markets spans architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and operations. With 2004 revenues exceeding $300 million, Bentley is the leading provider of AEC software to the Engineering News-Record Design 500 and major owner-operators.

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