Bentley Appoints Vice President of MechanicalEngineering.

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 1997--Daratech CAD/CAM, CAE Workshop--Bentley Systems, Inc., a leader in engineering software, today announced the appointment of Peter Brooks to vice president of mechanical engineering. Brooks, who for two years served as director of the mechanical engineering

Brooks' role will now encompass directing mechanical product development, marketing the MechanicalSpace(TM) line of products, and spear-heading partnerships with other leading software providers. Brooks will report directly to Yoav Etiel, senior vice president, marketing, at Bentley.

"Under Peter's tenure, Bentley's mechanical engineering position has grown substantially," said Etiel. "Just under 20 percent of our users are in mechanical engineering. The Bentley management team and these users are looking forward to his contributions in a role of increasing responsibility."

Brooks began his tenure at Bentley in September 1994 to lead the company's worldwide strategy in the mechanical engineering market. He has sixteen years experience in the engineering and technical software industries. From 1987 to 1994, Mr. Brooks was a marketing manager at ANSYS, Inc. where he launched their business efforts directed at simulation and optimization tools for design engineers.

"We are steadily building up momentum in the mechanical market," said Brooks. "Designers and manufacturers are responding to our combination of innovative technology, value-adding industry partnerships, and the recent Engineering Back Office(TM) strategy. Our goal for 1997 is to have MicroStation Modeler(R) and MechanicalSpace be among the top three choices for desktop mechanical engineering."

Mr. Brooks holds a B.A. in Mathematics, Physics, and Music from Wesleyan University, an M.S. in Engineering Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.

For more information on Bentley, please contact the company at 1-800-BENTLEY, 1-610-458-5000 (US), +31 23-556-0560 (Europe), +61 3-9699-8699 (Asia), through E-mail at jen.mcwilliams@bentley.com , or through www.bentley.com .

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Bentley Systems, Inc. is a worldwide leader in engineering software and user services. The company now serves over 250,000 professionals in geoengineering, building/plant engineering, and mechanical engineering. Its MicroStation(R) desktop products are proven at over 70% of the largest U.S. engineering firms and are the software foundations of well-known buildings, roadways, machines, and industrial plants around the world. Its new line of Internet/intranet-based ModelServer(TM) products are the first to unite engineering and the enterprise. With revenues now over $120M annually, Bentley was listed as the fourth fastest growing on the 1996 Softletter 100 and named 1996 Growth Company of the Year by the Eastern Technology Council. -0-

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