Bentley Systems Inc.

History

YearDetail
1984 Bentley and Barry J. Bentley established Bentley Systems. 
1999 Bentley officially launched ProjectWise, whose solutions are now used by 46 U.S. State Departments of Transportation.
2000-2004 Bentley made several acquisitions that significantly shaped its trajectory, including Rebis, MX, HMR, GEOPAK, AXSYS, and Haestad Methods. These acquisitions helped Bentley become a leader in designing and developing manufacturing plants, road and rail infrastructure, and water systems. 
2005 Bentley acquired STAAD and RAM International to help establish its leadership position in structural engineering software.
2010 Bentley expanded its portfolio with the introduction of software designed to help optimize the performance of infrastructure assets. 
2020-2024 The company pushed into electric transmission and distribution by acquiring Power Line Systems (PLS) and SPIDA and announced Bentley Infrastructure Cloud, its end-to-end lifecycle combination of enterprise systems.
2024 Nicholas Cummins succeeded Greg Bentley as the first non-Bentley family member to lead the company and unveiled his vision for infrastructure resilience powered by artificial intelligence.