Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced that Franklin
County, Washington, has joined Bentley's Municipal License
Subscription (MLS) program. The county will use its new MLS to help
increase the level of service to its citizens in areas such as GIS,
construction and maintenance support, road and bridge construction and
maintenance, and irrigation.
Bentley's MLS offers municipalities all the software they need to
design and manage all their infrastructure for a fixed annual fee
based on population. The breakthrough program enables them to improve
productivity and reduce administrative costs by outfitting their
entire mapping and engineering organizations with fully integrated
software for GIS and engineering workflows. This leads to improved
services and more efficient government.
Said Matt Mahoney, design engineer for Franklin County, "Our
decision to go with Bentley's MLS program was all about economics and
easier, broader access to Bentley's products. We were already
convinced that Bentley's software solutions are best able to meet our
needs, which is why we've long used MicroStation, InterPlot, Bentley
I/RAS B, and most of Bentley's Haestad Methods product line.
"In addition, the service and technical support we receive from
Bentley are second to none, and this is a must for a small agency like
ours. It's what enables us to get our work completed
cost-effectively."
According to Mahoney, one of the most important benefits of the
MLS to Franklin County is budgeting efficiency. "We know what our
software is going to cost us each year," said Mahoney. "We don't have
to forecast software needs for each subsequent year, or amend our
budgets should we need to increase seats or acquire another product to
satisfy new requirements.
"And this translates into another important benefit of our MLS: We
can deploy whatever software we want whenever and wherever we need to.
Because there are no shared network licenses, we no longer have to
wait for someone to exit an application before we can complete our
work. If we need another seat or a different software solution, it is
available immediately at no additional cost to us."
Bentley's MLS program provides municipalities with unlimited
access to a comprehensive portfolio of integrated GIS and engineering
software for all of their infrastructure, including:
-- Public works - roads, bridges, water, sewer, and storm
-- Land development
-- E-government
-- Light rail design
-- Community broadband
-- Water and wastewater treatment plant design
-- Electric and gas distribution networks
-- Urban planning
-- Cadastre management
-- Public safety
-- Municipal building design
-- Mapping and 3D modeling
Because program fees are fixed, Bentley's MLS guarantees
predictable software costs and budgeting. In addition, it removes the
administrative burden of complex software licenses, shortens
procurement cycles, speeds project starts, and ultimately leads to
more efficient government.
Added Mahoney, "Our goal is to deploy new seats of the software we
are using currently and to add new software to our solutions set so
that we can provide the most efficient and cost-effective services to
the citizens within our administrative area. For example, in the near
future we are planning to deploy more geospatial solutions, HAMMER for
our water infrastructure, PowerSurvey, PowerCivil, InRoads, and
DigitalPlant solutions. Without our MLS, and given the realities of
tight budgets in a rural county like ours, it's unlikely that these
solutions would even be on the table for consideration."
For more information about Bentley's MLS program initiative and
software or to contact a Bentley representative, visit
www.bentley.com/MLS.
About Franklin County
Franklin County, Washington, has a total area of 1265 square miles
and more than 63,000 citizens. It is the fastest-growing county in the
state, experiencing a population increase of more than 20 percent
between 2000 and 2004.
Franklin County is a rural county based on agriculture with highly
productive farmland, both irrigated and non-irrigated. It is
characterized by its open spaces, quality development, and
agriculturally related industries. The county enjoys a diversity of
population and is a good place to live, with quality education in its
schools, a low crime rate, clean, fresh air, and friendly neighbors.
For more information, visit www.co.franklin.wa.us.
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 2400
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 recent Daratech research study.
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www.bentley.com. To view a copy of Bentley's May 2006 Annual Report
online, go to www.bentley.com/May2006annualreport.
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