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November 21, 2008
Issue #92
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V8i Product Portfolio Announcement
V8i is the most comprehensive software portfolio for infrastructure ever assembled in a single release.
Encompassing products for all of the solution communities served by Bentley, the V8i portfolio leverages the capabilities of its new interoperability platform to provide the technology needed for fully integrated project delivery. V8i creates a project environment that offers engineers, architects, GIS professionals, constructors, and owner-operators unprecedented choices across discipline-specific integrated software and services incorporated in Bentley solutions. Developed as a collective whole, the V8i software portfolio facilitates streamlined workflows among multiple disciplines and across project teams throughout the infrastructure lifecycle.
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V8i Addresses User Needs
Bentley developed the V8i software portfolio in direct response to the needs articulated by infrastructure professionals around the world:
- “Help us work better, work smarter, and speed our projects’ time to market.”
- “Help us improve the flow of information – not just in our firm, but among the extended project team.”
- “Help us find the way to lower an asset’s total installed and operating cost by reusing design and construction information throughout our operations.”
Answering these needs, V8i is:
- More intuitive to learn and interactive in its use,
- Intrinsically coordinates project information from different sources,
- Facilitates improved collaboration across distributed teams.
V8i Core Capabilities
The core capabilities of V8i include:
- Design modeling – Project teams can easily take designs from concept to completion in the same software environment. Conceptual tools make it easier to intuitively sculpt solids and surfaces. Generative tools make it easier to iterate through many design alternatives.
- Dynamic views – V8i leapfrogs competing software. Users can work in 2D or 3D views and see both update dynamically. With interactive dynamic views, users can save time coordinating plan sets, improve the quality of deliverables, and simplify the 3D modeling experience.
- Geo-coordination – V8i’s intrinsic geo-coordination lets users coordinate information spatially from many sources using common coordinate systems. Users can locate files spatially with real-world context in ProjectWise for content management or in Google Earth for visual review. This enables V8i users to: save time coordinating data from various sources, improve information quality, and reduce the risk of errors on site caused by poorly coordinated data.
- Project performance – With Delta File Transfer (DFT), V8i solves the “big file” problem that traditionally slows productivity across distributed project teams. Transferring only changes to files, DFT makes ProjectWise V8i the killer app for project team collaboration – with 10x performance gains being the norm for average file sizes.
- Interoperability in V8i – V8i software includes a core technology to persist, share, and visualize infrastructure asset data in a common way. This enables practitioners to reuse project and asset information throughout the infrastructure lifecycle. The benefits of this interoperability to practitioners include reduced data translation costs, reduced project rework, and the ability to create better-performing assets.
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What People Are Saying About V8i
- The emphasis of V8i is on collaborative tools for creating, maintaining, and operating infrastructure. Maintaining data interoperability throughout all of the products—and there are dozens—is a key feature..."
- Architectural Record
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- “Saving time and working faster is really what it’s all about. MicroStation V8i makes it easy to move around projects and find precisely what we need. We can find the right design or sheet and get working fast with project explorer, and interact with models within drawing sheets with reference activation. . . . If we can do it all from within one package, it’s a definite plus for us. There’s no better way of working.”
Stuart Willows, Wm Saunders Partnership LLP, Newark, Nottinghamshire, U.K.
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V8i User Experience Videos
Hear how V8i can help IT managers, CIOs, structural engineers, construction managers, city planners, hydrologic engineers, mining executives, communications network designers, architects, civil engineers, and students.
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Launch Event Broadcast Videos
On Thursday, Nov. 6, Bentley hosted a global broadcast of the V8i launch event, live from Philadelphia. The agenda featured corporate, solutions, and technology keynotes by Greg Bentley, Bhupinder Singh, and Keith Bentley, with closing comments by Malcolm Walter. Watch the full video broadcast or selected portions.
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Products Unveiled in the V8i Software Portfolio
To date, 62 products in the V8i portfolio have been unveiled and the list grows daily. The entire portfolio will be rolled out within 60 days of the launch. Click More to see what applications have been released and when.
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Special V8i Launch Offers
24-month, no-interest financing: Realize the benefits of V8i while watching your cash flow. For a limited time, enjoy 24-month, interest-free financing (APR of 0 percent) on almost all Bentley software. This offer is valid through Dec. 31, 2008
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The Bentley SELECT Subscription Welcome program: For a limited time, sign up for Bentley SELECT and we’ll waive all back fees. Bentley users not currently on SELECT, or whose SELECT benefits have lapsed, can begin to enjoy all the benefits of Bentley SELECT during this special end-of-year opportunity.
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Interoperability Platform White Paper
Interoperability is one of the core capabilities of the V8i portfolio. For a thoughtful consideration of what kind of platform best supports interoperability in architecture, engineering, construction, and other infrastructure professions working to increase the performance of projects and assets, read the white paper written by Buddy Cleveland, senior vice president, Bentley's Applied Research Group.
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The Year in Infrastructure 2008
The annual Be Awards of Excellence competition was launched in 2004 to honor the extraordinary work of Bentley users sustaining the world’s infrastructure. The more than 800 projects nominated for Be Awards of Excellence over the last five years demonstrate the superior vision, innovation, and unwavering commitment to best practices of the infrastructure professionals who designed, built, and/or operate infrastructure assets in fulfilling their mission to sustain infrastructure and improve the quality of life for people everywhere
Bentley publishes an annual compendium of the Be Award nominees for the year. It includes descriptions and images of the projects and acknowledges the organizations responsible for their successful completion. Read about some of the world’s greatest projects. You can view the projects organized by year or search by terms, titles, or keywords.
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Sponsors
HP delivers workstation technologies that help you work efficiently and reduce costs.
The HP workstation line includes mobile, desktop, and blade workstations. HP offers a choice of processors including Intel dual-core processors or quad-core processors or AMD processors. In addition, HP offers highly secure Blade Workstations, which provide the capability of remote engineering from centralized server-based workstations with powerful 3D performance.
>> Learn more about HP and great deals on HP workstations
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Building Design+Construction’s LogInAndLearn
www.LogInAndLearn.com is a free eLearning platform serving architects, engineers, contractors, equipment managers, building owners, and developers involved in the commercial, industrial, institutional, and multifamily markets. Visit LogInAndLearn.com anytime to participate in various forward-thinking webcasts, podcasts, and other general courses to fulfill all of your continuing education requirements.
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FIATECH's 2009 Technology Conference & Showcase, Where the Best Get Better, is open to the public and will be held April 6-8, 2009, at the Green Valley Ranch near Las Vegas, Nev. The conference will be chaired by Jerry Gipson, director, Engineering Solutions Technology Center, The Dow Chemical Company. Attendees will explore which technologies they should and shouldn’t be gambling on.
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Training Certificates of Completion
Bentley Institute has expanded the features of its online professional training transcripts to include Certificates of Completion. These certificates, which provide a record of individual training courses each user has completed, can be used to:
- Measure skill development and professional credentials,
- Communicate users’ increasing value and contributions to their organizations,
- Provide verification of continuing education efforts for professional licensing,
- Showcase learning achievements
Users who would like to display their professional development accomplishments can print a certificate right from their transcripts.
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More learning paths
Several new learning paths are now available from the Bentley Institute. Learning paths for Haestad Methods water and sewer products, GEOPAK, InRoads, and MicroStation provide online training roadmaps to transform organizations into productive learning organizations.
With learning paths, an organization can increase its revenue and profitability by developing a well-trained, highly effective workforce that can offer more services and deliver more projects on time and within budget.
Learning paths enable your team to:
- Find the best training for different applications, schedules, job roles, and experience levels,
- Plan for optimal professional development to fit any budget or business goal,
- Measure and communicate skill development and talent portfolios through learning units and online transcripts.
To view the learning paths:
http://www.bentley.com/en-US/Training/Learning+Paths/
Learning paths for additional Bentley applications will be available soon.
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Bentley LEARN: anytime, anyplace learning
A subscription to Bentley LEARN delivers unlimited access to OnDemand eLearning to everyone in an organization. Bentley’s new multimedia presentation demonstrates how Bentley LEARN can be used to develop a well-trained, highly effective workforce that will:
- Improve team productivity and advance careers,
- Eliminate travel costs and reduce an organization’s carbon footprint,
- Increase profitability by delivering more projects on time and within budget,
- Showcase skill development and talent portfolios with Learning Units and online transcripts,
- Maximize return on training investment through anytime, anyplace learning.
To see how other organizations are gaining competitive advantage with Bentley LEARN, view short videos describing user experiences, and link to OnDemand eLearning resources, visit www.bentley.com/LEARN.
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Attend a complimentary distance learning course and earn Learning Units
Now you can try distance learning’s personal interaction, hands-on instruction, and collaboration with your colleagues for free. Bentley is offering a complimentary MicroStation AccuDraw course that lets you experience how instructor-led distance learning helps you get training conveniently, easily, and with little disruption to your daily work routine.
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Recent Bentley press releases and news alerts
News Alert: Bentley Introduces promis•e V8i Software at Automation Fair 2008
Bentley Announces V8i Software Portfolio for Infrastructure Professionals
News Alert: Australian and New Zealand University Students to Showcase Innovative Use of GenerativeComponents
CPS Energy to More Effectively Design and Better Manage Substation Infrastructure With Bentley Software
Florida Department of Transportation Joins Bentley’s Enterprise License Subscription Program
News Alert: Bentley Appoints Baker Egerton Vice President, Lead Generation
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