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Bentley Systems, Incorporated is an American-based software development company that develops, manufactures, licenses, sells and supports
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and services for the
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, and operation of infrastructure. The company's software serves the building, plant, civil, and geospatial markets in the areas of
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(AEC) and operations. Their software products are used to design, engineer, build, and operate large constructed assets such as
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s, buildings,
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s, and
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networks. The company re-invests 20% of their revenues in research and developmenthttp://www.bentleyannualreport-digital.com/bentleyannualreport/annual_report_2014?search_term=revenue&doc_id=-1&search_term=revenue&pg=4#pg4 2014 Bentley Systems Annual Report Bentley Systems is headquartered in
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, United States, but has development, sales and other departments in over 50 countries. In 2021, the company generated revenue of $1 billion in 186 countries.


Software

Bentley has three principal software product lines: MicroStation,
ProjectWise ProjectWise is a suite of engineering project collaboration software from Bentley Systems designed for the architecture, engineering, construction, and owners/operator (AECO) industries. It helps project teams design, manage, review, share, and dis ...
, and AssetWise. Since 2014, some products have been based on the Microsoft Azure
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platform.SPAR 3D
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History

Keith A. Bentley and Barry J. Bentley founded Bentley Systems in 1984.Section 10: CAD/CAM/CAE/CADD

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They introduced the commercial version of PseudoStation in 1985, which allowed users of
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's
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systems to use low-cost graphics terminals to view and modify the designs on their Intergraph IGDS (
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) installations. Their first product was shown to potential users who were polled as to what they would be willing to pay for it. They averaged the answers, arriving at a price of $7,943. A
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-based version of MicroStation was introduced in 1986.


Acquisitions

*On June 18, 1997, Bentley acquired IdeaGraphix, a developer of MicroStation-based application software for architecture, engineering, and facilities management. *On January 15, 1998, Bentley acquired Jacobus. *On January 2, 2001, Bentley acquired
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's civil engineering, plot-services and raster conversion software businesses. *On October 17, 2001, Bentley Systems bought Geopak design software for road and rail infrastructure. *On July 30, 2002, Bentley Systems acquired Rebis. *On January 6, 2003, Bentley announced it would acquire Infrasoft Corporation. *On August 2, 2004, Bentley acquired Haestad Methods, Inc. *On August 31, 2005, Bentley agreed to acquire netGuru's Research Engineers International (REI) business which included its
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structural analysis and design product line. *On June 6, 2006, Bentley acquired GEF-RIS AG. *On January 29, 2007, Bentley acquired KIWI Software. *On May 12, 2007, Bentley acquired C.W. Beilfuss and Associates. *On May 9, 2007, Bentley acquired TDV GmbH, an analysis and design software provider for bridge engineering.Geospatial World
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*On January 22, 2008, Bentley acquired Hevacomp, Ltd. *On January 24, 2008, Bentley acquired LEAP Software, Inc. *On January 29, 2008, Bentley acquired promis•e product line from ECT International. *On May 28, 2008, Bentley Systems acquired Common Point for mainstream construction simulation. *On October 13, 2009, Bentley added geotechnical and geoenvironmental capabilities with the acquisition of gINT Software. *On February 9, 2010, Bentley Systems announced two acquisitions: Exor Corporation and Enterprise Informatics. *On March 2, 2011, Bentley Systems acquired SACS™ software for offshore structural analysis from Engineering Dynamics, Inc. *On December 10, 2011, Bentley acquired FormSys. *On November 8, 2011, Bentley acquired Pointools Ltd., a British developer of point-cloud software technology. *On March 7, 2012, Bentley acquired the elcoSystem software business of Hannappel Software. *On May 18, 2012, Bentley acquired InspectTech Systems, USA, a provider of field inspection applications and asset management services for bridges and other transportation assets. *On September 19, 2012, Bentley acquired Canadian-based Ivara.ConstructionWeekOnline.com: Bentley acquires Canadian-based Ivar
Bentley acquire Canadian-based Ivara , ConstructionWeekOnline.com
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*On November 12, 2012, Bentley acquired the Microprotol pressure vessel design and analysis software from EuResearch.Two Bentley acquisitions highlight emerging infrastructure data tsunami : GraphicSpeak
Two Bentley acquisitions highlight emerging infrastructure data tsunami : GraphicSpeak
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*On November 13, 2012, Bentley acquired SpecWave. *On March 14, 2013, Bentley acquired topoGRAPH, a provider of surveying software. *On October 8, 2013, Bentley acquired the MOSES software business from Ultramarine.World Maritime News
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*On February 25, 2014, Bentley acquired DocQnet Systems’ eB Services BizDocQnet Systems. *On September 26, 2014, Bentley acquired SITEOPS, optimization software for enhanced land development site design, from Blueridge Analytics.Geospatial World
Bentley acquires SITEOPS for BIM advancement - Geospatial World
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*On January 14, 2015, Bentley acquired C3global for predictive modeling. *On February 10, 2015, Bentley acquired Acute3D. *On February 15, 2015, Bentley acquired reality modeling creator e-on. *On January 23, 2018, Bentley acquired S-Cube Futuretech Pvt Ltd. to expand its offerings specific to the concrete engineering design and documentation software users in India, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. *On April 26, 2018, Bentley acquired Dutch geotechnical modelling company Plaxis B.V. *On July 15, 2018, Bentley acquired Canadian geotechnical modeling company SOILVISION Systems Ltd. in order to enhance its 3D geotechnical offerings. *On June 20, 2018, Bentley acquired Synchro. *On October 15, 2018, Bentley acquired Agency9. *On October 15, 2018, Bentley acquired ''LEGION.'' *On November 12, 2018, Bentley acquired ACE enterprise Slovakia. *On November 13, 2018, Bentley acquired Alworx. *On February 11, 2019, Bentley acquired SignCAD Systems. *On May 13, 2019, Bentley acquired Keynetix. *On October 22, 2019, Bentley acquired Citilabs, Inc. & Orbit GeoSpatial Technologies. *On October 18, 2020, Bentley acquired UK based consultancy Professional Construction Strategies Group (PCSG). *On December 1, 2020, Bentley acquired SRO Solutions. *On March 23, 2021, Bentley acquired Ontracks Consulting. *On April 14, 2021, Bentley acquired INRO Software. *On June 14, 2021, Bentley acquired SPIDA Software. *On June 17, 2021, Bentley acquired Seequent Holdings Limited. *On January 31, 2022, Bentley acquired Power Line Systems. *On April 7, 2022, Bentley acquired ADINA R&D, Inc. *On August 9, 2022, Bentley acquired Eagle.io In April 2002, Bentley filed for an
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, but it was withdrawn before taking effect. In November 2016, German-based Siemens announced it would pay about $76 million for a minority stake in Bentley, as well as invest in developing joint software with it. In September 2020, Bentley Systems sets terms of its IPO valuing the company at about $4.96 billion. The company would offer 10.75 million shares priced between $17 and $19 per share.


Bentley Institute Press

Bentley Systems also is a
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of textbooks and professional references for the architectural,
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, and
construction Construction is a general term meaning the art and science to form Physical object, objects, systems, or organizations,"Construction" def. 1.a. 1.b. and 1.c. ''Oxford English Dictionary'' Second Edition on CD-ROM (v. 4.0) Oxford University Pr ...
(AEC), operations,
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communities, under the name Bentley Institute Press.Google Search
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Bentley Infrastructure 500

Since 2010, Bentley annually published a ranking of the top owners of infrastructure from both the public and private sectors.


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