Bentley Publishes Digital Version of ´The Year in Infrastructure 2007´



    Bentley Systems, Incorporated today published the digital version
    of "The Year in Infrastructure 2007," Bentley´s 180-page project
    yearbook highlighting the extraordinary work of Bentley users
    improving the world´s infrastructure. The yearbook features
    descriptions and color illustrations of the more than 230 project
    nominations recognized and 36 winners honored in the Building, Plant,
    Civil, Geospatial, IT and Training, and Academic categories of the
    2007 BE Awards of Excellence program. New this year is a category for
    Sustainable Design.

    The BE Awards of Excellence, which are judged by an independent,
    international panel of industry experts, honor the projects of Bentley
    users - projects that set benchmarks and showcase the imagination and
    technical mastery of the organizations that created them. Exemplifying
    technological leadership, this inspiring work has improved the quality
    of life around the globe. Robust infrastructure benefits people and
    their communities, sustaining and invigorating human enterprises and
    systems that shape and enrich all of our lives. These enterprises and
    systems span commerce, industry, health, shelter, communications,
    transportation, government, education, and culture.

    Jay McGraw, group publisher, McGraw-Hill Construction, which
    sponsors the BE Awards ceremony, said, "Bentley´s ´Year in
    Infrastructure 2007´ captures the best of the best in building, plant,
    civil, and geospatial project work. I highly recommend this
    extraordinary publication to everyone interested in the infrastructure
    that sustains us, especially those engaged in the architectural,
    engineering, construction, and geospatial professions. It provides the
    opportunity to learn about the accomplishments and challenges faced by
    some of the most innovative project teams in the world."

    To view "The Year in Infrastructure 2007," visit
    www.bentley.com/projectyearbook. To search the more than 800
    world-class projects acknowledged in the 2004-2007 BE Awards of
    Excellence programs using a special Web tool, visit
    www.bentley.com/projectsearch. Searches can be conducted using terms,
    titles, or keywords to find projects of special interest.

    About BE

    BE is the community of "Bentley Empowered" architects, civil
    engineers, structural engineers, plant engineers, and construction and
    geospatial professionals who create, innovate, and improve the world´s
    infrastructure. Bentley support for the BE community includes an
    annual user conference, the BE Awards of Excellence, BE Magazine, BE
    Newsletter, the BE Careers Network, and more.

    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 verticals spans
    architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and operations. With
    revenues now surpassing $400 million annually, and more than 2,400
    colleagues globally, Bentley is the leading provider of AEC software
    to the Engineering News-Record Top Design Firms and major
    owner-operators, and was named the world´s No. 2 provider of
    GIS/geospatial software solutions in a Daratech research study.

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