Bentley Ships MicroStation GeoOutlook for Accessing and Analyzing Geoengineering Data.

EXTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 13, 1997--

New Decision-making Tool Boosts Productivity of Planners,

Managers, and Field-based Workers

Bentley Systems, Inc., today announced the shipment of MicroStation GeoOutlook(TM), a decision-making tool for people viewing geoengineering data. MicroStation GeoOutlook is a low-cost, easy-to-use desktop and mobile tool for accessing and analyzing geoengineering data. A stand-alone product, it is intended for planners, managers, and field-based workers who participate in geoengineering projects but don't need the data creation abilities or full power of MicroStation GeoGraphics(TM).

The shipment of MicroStation GeoOutlook is part of a continued expansion of the company's fast-growing geoengineering product line with tools that increase the value of geoengineering data and boost the productivity of geoengineering environments.

Dr. Jean-Baptiste Monnier, vice president of geoengineering at Bentley, states, "Many managers and workers in the field have difficulty viewing the data they need to accomplish their geoengineering work - they want a simple to use environment, but require high-level query and interaction capabilities. Now with MicroStation GeoOutlook, users in public works, for example, can easily and quickly access the data they require." He adds, "This approach opens up geoengineering data to the enterprise and gives them intelligent data access for scheduled maintenance queries, analysis of values, events, and transactions."

"MicroStation GeoOutlook gives our engineers and field technicians instant access to all the data they need," notes Peter van Muyden, GIS systems analyst at Edmonton Power (Alberta, Canada). "While working from a field vehicle, they can easily access tabular information in our Oracle database and view Edmonton Power GIS data along with telephone, gas, water, drainage, and traffic data. We've started with twenty copies of MicroStation GeoOutlook and find the implementation to be very straightforward. It provides a low-cost way for us to expand access to engineering information."

MicroStation GeoOutlook offers map data querying, basic spatial analysis, graphical presentation, feature management, and reporting. Users can simultaneously view vector and raster image data. Also, the tool connects to a variety of desktop or enterprise databases, including Oracle, Informix, and Microsoft Access, providing powerful RDBMS and SQL access.

It serves as both an end-user tool and a platform for other applications and customizations in the MicroStation Development Language (MDL(TM)) or MicroStation(R) BASIC environments. With application development and customization capabilities, users gain intelligent data access.

Pricing and Availability

MicroStation GeoOutlook is priced at $995 (US). Special pricing is available for Bentley SELECT(SM) subscribers. The product is available on the Windows(R) 95 and Windows NT(R) platforms.

For more information on MicroStation GeoOutlook or other geoengineering products, please contact Bentley at 1-800-BENTLEY, [phone] (Americas), [phone] (Europe, Middle East, Africa), [phone] (Asia Pacific), through E-mail at [e-mail], 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 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/extranet-based ModelServer(TM) products are the first to unite engineering and the enterprise. The Bentley SELECT technology and service subscription program now reaches over 135,000 users.

With revenues now over $150M annually, Bentley was listed as the second largest privately held company on the 1997 Softletter 100 and named 1996 Growth Company of the Year by the Eastern Technology Council. -0-

MicroStation is a registered trademark; GeoOutlook, MicroStation GeoGraphics, ModelServer, MDL and Bentley are trademarks; and Bentley SELECT is a service mark of Bentley Systems, Inc. Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

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