Foster Wheeler Joins Bentley Enterprise License Subscription Program.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers daratechPLANT2004 HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 20, 2004 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, today announced that Foster Wheeler, the international engineering and construction contractor, has joined Bentley's Enterprise License Subscription(SM) (ELS) program. The Bentley ELS program grants organizations unlimited access to the company's entire software portfolio for a fixed annual fee. The portfolio covers all the architectural, engineering, and construction (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 ) software needs of subscribers, providing building, plant, civil, and geospatial Geospatial is a term widely used to describe the combination of spatial software and analytical methods with terrestrial or geographic datasets. The term is often used in conjunction with geographic information systems and geomatics. solutions and supporting a managed environment for their AEC IT. The total coverage at a fixed, discounted price means that organizations can increase their software productivity and reduce their total AEC software costs simultaneously. The unlimited access streamlines AEC software administration while the annual term simplifies budgeting and accounting. Immediately, the Bentley ELS program will provide Foster Wheeler with a quick and cost-effective way to create a managed CAD CAD: see computer-aided design. (Computer-Aided Design) Using computers to design products. CAD systems are high-speed workstations or desktop computers with CAD software. environment for its AEC IT worldwide. Foster Wheeler's managed CAD environment is being built on Bentley ProjectWise(R), the collaboration server within the Bentley(R) portfolio. A managed CAD environment allows valuable AEC information to be confidently shared, synchronized syn·chro·nize v. syn·chro·nized, syn·chro·niz·ing, syn·chro·niz·es v.intr. 1. To occur at the same time; be simultaneous. 2. To operate in unison. v.tr. 1. , and secured. Legacy data can be leveraged throughout an asset's lifecycle and on future projects. Fast-track projects can be managed better by ensuring that project teams can work on separate project components in parallel. As a strategic benefit, Bentley ELS helps organizations such as Foster Wheeler become more agile. Project starts can happen faster and teams can reconfigure To change the status of something. more quickly for new opportunities. No-charge pilots allow new technology to be infused into projects more readily. ELS agreements can include partners, extending the agility and multiplying mul·ti·ply 1 v. mul·ti·plied, mul·ti·ply·ing, mul·ti·plies v.tr. 1. To increase the amount, number, or degree of. 2. Mathematics To perform multiplication on. the benefits in global projects. About Foster Wheeler Foster Wheeler Ltd. is a global company offering a broad range of design engineering, construction, manufacturing, project development and management, research, and plant operation services. Foster Wheeler serves the refining refining, any of various processes for separating impurities from crude or semifinished materials. It includes the finer processes of metallurgy, the fractional distillation of petroleum into its commercial products, and the purifying of cane, beet, and maple sugar , oil and gas, chemicals and petrochemicals, power, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and healthcare industries. Foster Wheeler Ltd. is based in Hamilton, Bermuda, and its operational headquarters are in Clinton, New Jersey
Clinton is a Town in Hunterdon County, New Jersey on the South Branch of the Raritan River. As of the United States 2000 Census, the town population was 2,632. . For more information about Foster Wheeler Ltd. and its affiliates, visit its Web site at www.fwc.com. 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 2003 revenues reaching $260 million, Bentley is the leading provider of AEC software to the Engineering News-Record Engineering News-Record (widely known as ENR) is a weekly magazine that provides news, analysis, data and opinion for the construction industry worldwide. It has been published since 1874. It is owned by The McGraw-Hill Companies. Design 500 and major owner-operators. Bentley Plant is the company's organization that provides vertical solutions for industrial and process plants. For more information, visit www.bentley.com. Bentley, the "B" logo, and ProjectWise are registered trademarks and Enterprise License Subscription is a service mark of Bentley Systems, Incorporated, or Bentley Software, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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