Bentley to launch GeoEngineering initiative at upcoming executive summit; All seats taken as...

EXTON, Penn. --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 20, 1996--An illustrious group of over 60 analysts, editors, professors, and executives from the engineering and GIS industries will gather at Copper Mountain, Colorado on February 24-25 for the GeoEngineering Executive Summit, sponsored by Bentley Systems Inc.

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Highlighting the filled-to-capacity Summit are presentations by Greg Bentley, president of Bentley, Kathey Hale, senior analyst at Dataquest, and Yoav Etiel, the chief visionary of GeoEngineering and vice president at Bentley. Attendees will also hear opinions from two industry panels on the new business and technological opportunities offered by GeoEngineering. Already a strong player in GIS and mapping, Bentley will also detail its 1996 entry into the GeoEngineering market -- MicroStation GeoGraphics (TM).

Etiel comments, "We believe that 1996 will be marked by considerable GIS market expansion, much of it driven by GeoEngineering. We believe that the ideas, announcements, and interactions at the Summit will create bold, new opportunities throughout the GIS and CAD industries." He continues, "Given the overwhelming interest in the Summit, I believe the luminaries agree on the need for and power of GeoEngineering."

For more information on Bentley or GeoEngineering, please contact Bentley at 1-800-BENTLEY, +1 610-458-5000 (US), +31 2503-85588 (Europe), +61 3-9699-8699 (Asia), via e-mail at jen.mcwilliams@bentley.com, or through the World Wide Web at http://www.bentley.com/.

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Bentley Systems Inc. is a worldwide leader in engineering software products, user services, and overall quality. The company now serves over 200,000 professionals in building/plant engineering, GeoEngineering, and mechanical engineering. Its MicroStation products are proven at over 70% of the largest U.S. engineering firms and are the software foundation behind the engineering of well-known buildings, airports, hospitals, highways, machines, bridges, and industrial plants throughout the world. Founded in 1984, Bentley has now become one of the world's fastest growing software companies. -0-

MicroStation GeoGraphics is a trademark of Bentley Systems, Incorporated.

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