PALM SPRINGS, Calif--(BUSINESS WIRE)--October 16, 1997--Proactive Engineering Symposium--

New Product Manages MicroStation-based Engineering Files and

Projects and Serves Up Information to an Expanded Audience

Bentley Systems, Inc. (Exton, PA), today launched ModelServer TeamMate(TM), a server product for the management of MicroStation(R)-based engineering files and projects. ModelServer TeamMate provides project-based file check-in/check-out, revision and workflow coordination. This server product offers this management to any size client - from browsers to full-fledged MicroStation seats.

ModelServer TeamMate is the third product of the Engineering Back Office(TM), Bentley's initiative to redistribute some of the software load from desktops to servers. Now all engineers, reviewers, viewers, consulting engineers, and asset owners can easily locate information and participate in well-managed projects using the Internet, intranets, or extranets.

Yoav Etiel, senior vice president of marketing at Bentley, states, "The Engineering Back Office strategy is perfectly suited for engineering document management, since this management is most efficient at a server level. An expanded client audience can do their work and get to the project information they need using ModelServer TeamMate. And all the while, project information and data is indexed automatically from the server." He adds, "The broadened connectivity for the 'engineering continuum' is an example of the benefit of our Bentley Continuum."

ModelServer TeamMate works in tandem with the popular ModelServer Publisher(TM), which publishes engineering files to a browser on demand. The new combination means managers can navigate projects and view files from the browser. ModelServer TeamMate also serves as a natural extension to MicroStation TeamMate(TM), the company's existing desktop document management system.

For more information on ModelServer TeamMate, please contact Bentley at 1-800-BENTLEY, +1 610-458-5000 (Americas), +31 23-556-0560 (Europe, Middle East, Africa), +61 3-9699-8699 (Asia/Pacific), through E-mail at jen.mcwilliams@bentley.com, 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/ .

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Bentley Systems, Inc., is a worldwide leader in engineering software and user services. The Bentley Continuum is the company's comprehensive engineering IT strategy comprising products, services, and strategic affiliations. The company now serves over 250,000 professionals in building/plant engineering, geoengineering, and mechanical engineering. With revenues now over $150M annually, Bentley was listed as the second largest privately held company on the 1997 Softletter 100.

Bentley's MicroStation desktop and ModelServer(TM) Internet/intranet/extranet-based products are used at over 70% of the largest U.S. engineering firms. They form the software foundation of well-known buildings, roadways, machines, and industrial plants around the world. The Bentley SELECT(SM) technology and service subscription program now reaches over 135,000 users. -0-

MicroStation is a registered trademark; Bentley, ModelServer TeamMate, Engineering Back Office, ModelServer Publisher, TeamMate, and ModelServer are trademarks; and Bentley SELECT is a service mark of Bentley Systems, Incorporated. Other brands and product names are trademarks of their respective owners.

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