Bentley Publishes The Year in Infrastructure 2009

Annual Publication Features More Than 250 Outstanding Infrastructure Projects, Plus Links to Special Online Seminars Presented by Be Inspired Award Winners and Finalists

EXTON, Pennsylvania, December 17 - Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading company dedicated to providing
comprehensive software solutions for the infrastructure that sustains our
world, today announced that the digital version of The Year in Infrastructure
2009 is immediately available at www.bentley.com/YearInInfrastructure, and
print copies are available upon request at www.bentley.com/2009Yearbook. This
200-page yearbook highlights the extraordinary work of Bentley users
improving the world's infrastructure and the quality of life for us all. It
features descriptions and color images of the more than 250 project
nominations recognized, 17 winners honored in the 2009 Be Inspired Awards
competition, and four recipients of Be Inspired Special Recognition Awards.
In addition, it provides links to special Be Connected online seminars
presented by Be Inspired Award winners and finalists. Each seminar offers
insight into the design innovations and best practices employed to achieve
the outstanding results that placed these projects among the top choices of
the Be Inspired Awards judges.

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James H. McGraw IV, group publisher, McGraw-Hill Construction, said, "The
projects that infrastructure professionals design and build are changing and
improving the lives of people everywhere. I am truly amazed at the impact
these projects have on communities. This work is enhancing the lives of
millions, and we congratulate these architectural, engineering, construction,
and geospatial professionals on their remarkable achievements."

CEO Greg Bentley said, "The extraordinary projects in our Year in
Infrastructure 2009, like those in previous editions, are testament to the
imagination, innovation, and dedication our users demonstrate in
accomplishing the crucial task of sustaining the world's infrastructure.
Through this publication, we proudly recognize and share these remarkable
achievements, which combine higher-performing infrastructure and more
cost-effective project realization, with business entities, government
officials, industry organizations, and the media. We want the world to
appreciate, as we do, the incredible value of our users' work to our society,
to our environment, and to our global economy."

To view the digital version of The Year in Infrastructure 2009, along
with all previous editions of this publication, visit
www.bentley.com/YearInInfrastructure. Searches can be conducted by year
and/or through terms, titles, or keywords to find projects of special
interest. To request a print copy of The Year in Infrastructure 2009, visit
www.bentley.com/2009Yearbook.

About the Be Inspired Awards

The Be Inspired Awards, which are judged by independent panels of
industry experts, honor the extraordinary work of Bentley users improving and
sustaining the world's infrastructure. These projects set benchmarks and
showcase the imagination and technical mastery of the organizations that
created them.

For information about how to enter projects for consideration in the 2010
Be Inspired Awards competition, visit www.bentley.com/BeInspired2010.

About Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Bentley is the global leader dedicated to providing architects,
engineers, constructors, and owner-operators with comprehensive software
solutions for sustaining infrastructure. Founded in 1984, Bentley has more
than 2,700 colleagues and offices in more than 45 countries, achieved in 2008
the milestone of US$500 million in revenues, and, since 1995, has invested
more than US$1 billion in research, development, and acquisitions.

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    Press Contact:
    Ron Kuhfeld
    +1-610-321-6493
    ron.kuhfeld@bentley.com

Ron Kuhfeld of Bentley Systems, Incorporated, +1-610-321-6493, ron.kuhfeld at bentley.com