Bentley announces Discovery Day for MicroStation 95; Over 10,000 users at over 200 sites will gather for first public showing of "Productivity Upgrade" and its "Class of 95" applications.EXTON, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 1995 - 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 Discovery Day for its new MicroStation(R) 95 product. On Thursday, November 16, 1995, the company will unveil this "productivity upgrade" and its "Class of 95" applications to over 10,000 users at over 200 worldwide sites, including aboard the Queen Mary Queen Mary, Queen Marie, or Queen Maria may refer to: Queens Britain England
Existing and prospective MicroStation users are drawn to the gathering because it will be their first chance to view and use the new and highly productive MicroStation 95. Also, each attendee will receive a free copy of the new MicroStation 95 Discovery CD, which contains a full-featured evaluation version of MicroStation 95 and demonstrations of over ten new "Class of 95" applications. Expert MicroStation value-added resellers A value-added reseller (VAR) is a company that adds some feature(s) to an existing product(s), then resells it (usually to end-users) as an integrated product or complete "turn-key" solution. (MVARs) and Bentley personnel will be on-hand at each site to detail MicroStation 95 and answer all questions. Jean-Baptiste Monnier, vice president of communications and planning at Bentley, comments, "Existing and prospective users want to see how MicroStation 95 can boost their productivity. Discovery Day is a comprehensive, one-stop event for users to experience MicroStation 95 and the applications optimized for it." He adds, "This is the first-ever such 'discovery' event in the CAD industry. Based on the positive user response, we'll likely do this for each major release." Hundreds of companies and organizations are co-sponsoring Discovery Day. Bentley Strategic Affiliates and application providers, including Softdesk, Jacobus, HMR HMR Hazardous Materials Regulations HMR Human Resources HMR Home Meal Replacement HMR Hamrun (postal locality, Malta) HMR Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont (Montréal, Canada) , GEOPAK, Opti Inter-Consult, Brics, and Baystate have joined in the content of Discovery Day. Their upgraded applications, optimized for MicroStation 95, will be showcased. Early-to-market "Class of 95" products include PowerArchitect(TM), MicroStation Masterpiece(TM), DRAFT-PAK(R) Mechanical, JT/P&ID(TM), PipeMaster(TM), MicroStation Modeler(TM), MicroStation Geographics(TM), CivilDraft(TM), TerraModeler(TM), EcE-Mechanics, and BricsWork. Attendees of Discovery Day will also receive the MicroStation 95 Productivity Report. The study, certified by industry consultant Evan Yares and based on empirical tests defined by Autodesk, found MicroStation 95 consistently 2X more productive than AutoCAD R13c3. The study also includes measurements of user productivity across operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . More on MicroStation 95 MicroStation 95 is a major productivity upgrade to MicroStation. It features technology that dramatically increases user productivity, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. industry tests, and readies user environments for the latest MicroStation applications. MicroStation 95 features a streamlined graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to , the new Bentley-exclusive AccuDraw(TM) (patent pending) and SmartLine(TM) drawing technologies, as well as a multi-platform MicroStation BASIC language and development environment. The standout AccuDraw technology enhances productivity in almost all user design tasks by speeding placement of precise data points, a continual action in CAD. For current MicroStation users, the upgrade represents a "no pain" transition to increased productivity, with no change to file formats. MicroStation 95 can co-exist and share all data with existing MicroStation V5 products. MicroStation V5 applications run on MicroStation 95. MicroStation 95 is the first major CAD release that will have optimized applications available immediately. "Class of 95" applications that fully leverage the new product capabilities of MicroStation 95 will be available in all major application areas, including AEC AEC US Atomic Energy Commission Noun 1. AEC - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States Atomic Energy Commission , GIS (1) (Geographic Information System) An information system that deals with spatial information. Often called "mapping software," it links attributes and characteristics of an area to its geographic location. , and mechanical design. More on Attending Discovery Day Discovery Day attendees can select from a morning session or an afternoon session for Thursday, November 16, 1995. Users wishing to participate should contact Bentley at 1-800-BENTLEY, +1 610-458-5000 (US), +31 2503-85588 (Europe), +61 3-699-8699 (Asia), via e-mail at jen.mcwilliams@bentley.com, or through the World Wide Web at http://www.bentley.com/. Users can also receive invitations and event details through their local MicroStation VAR. More on Bentley Bentley Systems, Inc. is the leader in professional computer-aided design computer-aided design (CAD) or computer-aided design and drafting (CADD), form of automation that helps designers prepare drawings, specifications, parts lists, and other design-related elements using special graphics- and calculations-intensive products and services to engineering organizations where CAD is mission-critical. The company's MicroStation product range is relied upon by over 200,000 professional users and over 600 commercial application developers worldwide in the architecture/engineering/construction (AEC), geographic information systems geographic information system (GIS) Computerized system that relates and displays data collected from a geographic entity in the form of a map. The ability of GIS to overlay existing data with new information and display it in colour on a computer screen is used primarily to (GIS), and mechanical design markets. Founded in 1984, Bentley has now become one of the world's fastest growing software companies. -0- MicroStation is a registered trademark; MicroStation Modeler, MicroStation GeoGraphics, MicroStation Masterpiece, MicroStation PowerTools, AccuDraw, and SmartLine are trademarks of Bentley Systems, Incorporated. CivilDraft is a trademark of GEOPAK, Incorporated. PowerArchitect is a trademark of Softdesk, Incorporated. JT/P&ID and PipeMaster are trademarks of Jacobus Technology. DRAFT-PAK is a registered trademark of Baystate Technologies, Inc. TerraModeler is a trademark of Terrasolid Ltd. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. CONTACT: Michelle Allard Boston Communications 617/247-1112 E-mail: mallard mallard: see duck. mallard Abundant “wild duck” (Anas platyrhynchos, family Anatidae) of the Northern Hemisphere, ancestor of most domestic ducks. The mallard is a typical dabbling duck in its general habits and courtship display. @bcomm.com |
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