EXTON, Pennsylvania, July 27, 2004 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated today announced that pre-registration is open for its inaugural series of BE Meetings.

BE Meetings are Bentley’s professional training events, now held worldwide. They include scores of professional training courses and technology updates, keynote presentations by Bentley executives, project presentations by Bentley users including BE Award winners, and a wide range of networking opportunities. Much of the content of BE Meetings is sourced from the BE Conference, the company’s annual, international professional training event, which this year achieved a 99 percent satisfaction rating. BE Meetings will occur in these countries on the dates listed:

Germany: October 5 and 6
Bad Neuenahr at the Dorint Hotel, Germany

United Kingdom: October 25 to 27
The Oxford Paramount Hotel, Oxford, U.K.

China: November 9 and 10
Guangzhou province - Location to be determined

Japan: November 11 and 12
Intercontinental Tokyo Bay Hotel, Tokyo, Japan

The “BE” in “BE Meeting” reflects the Bentley Empowered nature of users and their projects that improve the world's infrastructure and increase quality of life. The BE Awards of Excellence, presented annually at the BE Conference, honor Bentley users and their extraordinary work.

To pre-register, send an E-mail with your contact information to events@bentley.com. Be sure to indicate which of the four BE Meetings you want to attend. More information on BE Meetings is located at www.be.org/.

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.