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Bentley Systems speaks internally of the ‘integration tax’ that they pay in developing their software with an eye toward cross-platform interoperability and their continued commitment to backward compatibility of their software. Bentley is unique in this regard as most software companies of their tenure have had complete code base transitions that have broken the ability [...]
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Greg Bentley discusses the next wave of digital city modeling as the “Semantic City,” where connections and interactions between systems accomplishes better continuity and better performance. With greater interoperability, there is also the opportunity to better model and simulate the holistic performance of the city, particularly in response to events. The key to achieve this [...]
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At today’s BeInspired 2011 presentation day, Bentley Systems displayed the ability to extend online mapping functionality beyond the 2D map or imagery view. The offering provides a 3D immersive view of models from wherever they originate, such as Oracle Spatial 3D, cad files, and point clouds. Interactive navigation capabilities within the context of the map [...]
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Pat McCrory, the former seven-term mayor of Charlotte, is now working with Bentley Systems as an ambassador for the benefits of intelligent infrastructure approaches. McCrory is known for large-scale infrastructure improvements in this city, including a $500M light rail line. Selling infrastructure in his city was a sales job that he called, creating the best [...]
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This morning Bentley held a press briefing regarding the release of Bentley Map V8i product lineup with Richard Zambuni, global marketing director, and Bob Mankowski, vice president, software development. The new three-tiered offering of Bentley Map products simplifies the product offering and adds a number of new features and improved workflows from desktop to enterprise [...]
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Richard Zambuni, global marketing director-geospatial at Bentley Systems gave an address this morning at the Geospatial World Forum about the creation of intelligent cities. Getting cities right means that we achieve the best possible environments for man, with improved social interaction, better business, better education, better health, and greater cultural interaction. We’ve been through positive [...]
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In the Technology Futures Zone on the show floor of the Be Together event there are a number of different technology prototypes that harness different technologies in concert with Bentley software. Augmented reality is a big push of the Bentley Applied Research Group, and there are a number of interesting takes on the utility of [...]
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Update: Videos of these presentations are now available online here. The Bentley Be Together event kicked off today in Philadelphia. Greg Bentley, CEO of Bentley Systems, provided a keynote address that highlighted the company’s 2010 Annual Report. The company saw a bit of a decline last year, mirroring the 12% decline that occurred in the [...]
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Bentley is gearing up their 3D modeling capabilities and workflows to tackle the needs of city-scale geographies. The emphasis here is on model creation as well as on 3D analysis and simulation for better city management. There are a number of sessions on 3D City workflows using Bentley products at the upcoming Be Together: The [...]
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Today Bentley announced the acquisition of Enterprise Informatics, Incorporated (www.enterpriseinformatics.com) and Exor Corporation (www.exorcorp.com), two key providers of infrastructure asset management software. The eB Insight software provides configuration and change management capabilities for mission-critical infrastructure asset operations for the energy, nuclear, rail, and government sectors. Exor information modeling software provides for the management and operations [...]
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