Bentley to AutoCAD Users: "Help Us Help You" 

Bentley Is Surveying AutoCAD Users Facing Autodesk's Forced Retirement Program; Respondents Will Receive a Free Gift 

Exton, Pa. 22 November 2004 -- "Help us help you by taking a two-minute survey online," said Bentley Systems, Incorporated, today to all AutoCAD users facing Autodesk's forced retirement of their AutoCAD 2000i and AutoCAD LT 2000i products. Bentley will use the survey responses to tailor its upgrade program, which will include special program pricing and services, to the needs of these AutoCAD users.

Survey respondents will receive a free gift of a subscription to BE Magazine plus a copy of PDF Composer. PDF Composer lets users easily package all of their AEC drawings, including MicroStation and AutoCAD files, into a single PDF document. These interactive PDFs make it possible to quickly navigate through an AEC project using hyperlinks, bookmarks, and pages to access information.

To fill out the AutoCAD user survey, visit www.bentley.com/AutoCADusers/retirementsurvey

Complete details of Bentley's special upgrade program for AutoCAD users will be announced in the coming weeks. To sign up in advance for one of two half-day program preview seminars being held next month (December 1, 2004, in Tampa, Fla., and December 8, 2004, in Tulsa, Okla.), visit www.bentley.com/AutoCADusers .

About Autodesk's Forced Retirement Program 

Autodesk states on its Web site: "After January 15, 2005, Autodesk will no longer sell upgrades or crossgrades from any AutoCAD 2000i-based products or Autodesk Inventor Series 6. Additionally, Autodesk will no longer provide technical support, apart from existing maintenance patches that are downloadable from www.autodesk.com."

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 vertical markets spans architecture, engineering, construction (AEC) and operations. With 2003 revenues reaching $260 million, Bentley is the leading provider of AEC software to the Engineering News-Record Design 500 and major owner-operators.

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