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NEWS REPORT
MANAGEservices is said to
extend Bentley’s cloud services
reach more comprehensively
with customisable service level
agreements and “innovative,
budget-friendly, and predictable
commercial models”.
Bentley said it was now
making available its ProjectWise
MANAGEservices
Essentials
Template for projects of up
to 25 users, and ProjectWise
MANAGEservices
Enterprise
Template for design collaboration
and work-share for up to 1,000
users with per user pricing.
CEOGreg Bentley said,“In effect,
we’ve always treated software
as a service. Bentley Systems’
ownership by our colleagues
provides
a
longer-term
perspective than the quarterly
performance orientation of our
publicly-held software industry
peers.”
LIFECYCLE
Bentley Systems also revealed
that its forthcoming ProjectWise
Construction Work Package
Server, said to be the first
commercial off-the-shelf system
for managing the lifecycle of
construction work packages, was
being validated by engineering,
procurement, and construction
firms through their participation
in Bentley’s early access program.
The software is scheduled for
commercial release in early 2014.
Speakers at the Year in
Infrastructure 2013 Conference
included representatives of two
CONSTRUCTION EUROPE
DECEMBER 2013-JANUARY 2014
Software challenges
The annual conference staged by
infrastructure software company
Bentley Systems was held in London
this year.
Sandy Guthrie
was there
A
survey of US contractors
found
that
more
than
two
thirds
of
respondents were experiencing
significant
improvements
in
project information mobility on
construction projects.
Advances in the exchange
of project information have
helped support productivity
improvements in the construction
industry, such as collaboration
and the use of BIM (building
information modelling).
However, the survey found
that many firms were still
experiencing
challenges,
especially with improving the
flow of information to and from
the jobsite.
The survey, conducted by
McGraw Hill Construction, found
that better collaboration and
improved productivity were
the top benefits identified by
respondents.
The details of the survey
were presented to the Year in
Infrastructure 2013 Conference,
organised annually by software
company Bentley Systems.
The conference this year was
held in London, UK, and featured
the company’s Be Inspired
Awards, as well as details of a
number of software launches.
Among the new products
from Bentley were two that the
company said would “extend the
reach of Bentley’s comprehensive
portfolio and expedite access for
Bentley users” – SELECT Open
Access and MANAGEservices
SELECT Open Access is a no-cost
opt-in program for existing
SELECT subscribers. It provides
access to any Bentley information
modelling application at any
time.
COO Malcolm Walter said,
“For over a decade, subscribers
of Bentley’s Enterprise Licence
Subscription (ELS) have had
full access to our portfolio,
without incremental licensing
requirements, and they’ve told
us how well this aligns with their
project needs.
“Now, with SELECT Open
Access, we can bring the same
benefits to every user in every
subscriber organisation.”
Bentley, “We’ve always treated
software as a service”
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