Year | Detail |
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. |