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15 March 2007

Implementation Investments

Chengda Engineering Corporation of China Joins Bentley's Power Program

Bentley Systems, Incorporated announced that Chengda Engineering Corporation of China, a leading full-service engineering corporation specializing in engineering design, has joined Bentley's Power Program and has selected the PowerDraft Enterprise subscription option.

Bentley's Power Program, which was launched less than a year ago and is available only in China, offers the MicroStation PowerDraft professional computer-aided drafting and detailing (CADD) product through a subscription-based model. The PowerDraft Enterprise option is an add-on service for enterprises that is designed for users with large quantities of MicroStation PowerDraft licenses. Enterprises receive full technical support, pooled licenses, single enterprise registration, home licenses, and tailored on-site training and OnDemand eLearning.

Commenting on the firm's new five-year PowerDraft Enterprise subscription, Deng Xiang, deputy chief engineer of Chengda/IT director, said, "Among the many reasons why we standardized on the MicroStation PowerDraft solution for our staff of 500 are the ability it provides to read and write DWG files and its ease of use. Each staff member was trained in the software's many features and functionality and became adept in its use in less than two weeks.

"In addition, Bentley's Power Program eliminates the administrative overhead involved in dealing with licenses, upgrades, and the like across distributed enterprises. As a result, the program makes it possible for us to confidently base our business on this solution."

The MicroStation PowerDraft solution will replace Chengda's AutoCAD 2D drafting products and be deployed in a variety of projects. Among them will be chemical as well as oil and gas plant engineering design projects in China, in other parts of Asia, and in Europe.

MicroStation PowerDraft

MicroStation PowerDraft is professional-level CADD used for 2D/3D production drafting and detailing. It is the world's easiest-to-use CADD product, reads and writes more versions of DGN and DWG than any other CADD product, and works for plant, building, civil, and geospatial users.

In a recent survey of MicroStation PowerDraft CADD users in China, many said that their favorite features of MicroStation PowerDraft include its extensive plotting support, its ability to generate PDF files, its support for Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, and its full suite of referencing tools for both MicroStation reference files and AutoCAD xref files.

PowerDraft Private Option

The Power Program also includes the PowerDraft Private option, which offers users and developers in China a first-year subscription to MicroStation PowerDraft for free; the price for future years is 200 RMB per year. The software is supplied as a full product (not a demo) in the Chinese language. It can be downloaded from the Bentley Web site at http://www.bentley.com.cn and is also available on a CD. The subscription includes all updates, email support, and Web-based OnDemand eLearning.

Because Bentley offers a comprehensive portfolio of software for infrastructure, PowerDraft Private users and PowerDraft Enterprise organizations can easily expand their solutions to meet the needs of distributed enterprises developing major infrastructure.

Partnering with Chinese Developers

The Power Program also offers local software developers a platform for building local applications. Through this platform and the Bentley Developer Network (BDN), developers will benefit from Bentley's success in the region. Bentley is supporting a number of BDN members in their development efforts. Recent applications include the Intelligent Electrical Design on PowerDraft (Promis.e 2007) from ECT China and the TSSD Structure Detailing system for PowerDraft from TSZ.

Developers from the building, civil, geospatial, and plant verticals are welcome to join BDN. Members have access to local technical and training support services, and their users also receive a free year's subscription to MicroStation PowerDraft.

Next Steps for Interested Parties

End users can subscribe to MicroStation PowerDraft online at http://www.bentley.com.cn Third-party developers can join the BDN by contacting Terry Teng at china.bdn@bentley.com or by calling +86 10 6569 3060. General information on all of Bentley's products and services can be found online at http://www.bentley.com.cn .

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