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Bentley unveils ProjectWise V8 2004
New version enables high-performance,
multi-site collaboration for AEC project teams.
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EXTON, PENNSYLVANIA, USA —
Bentley Systems, Incorporated recently announced the unveiling
of ProjectWise V8 2004 Edition, the latest release of the
company's collaboration server. With its new capabilities,
ProjectWise V8 2004 Edition enables high-performance, multi-site
collaboration among AEC project teams performing distributed
engineering (working on the same project in different locations,
while sharing information over a network or the Internet).
In particular, new ProjectWise features include local caching
and enhanced digital security for fast file access and secure
workflows across distributed teams. These new capabilities
apply to all ProjectWise core technologies or services, including
document and content management, workflow management, content
querying, distribution and lifecycle asset management.
"Today's business realities demand that more and more
AEC projects operate globally," said Bhupinder Singh,
Bentley Senior Vice President of Platform Products. "Managers
must bring together the best talent from all corners of the
world. ProjectWise V8, with its new caching and security technologies,
offers high-performance collaboration on building, civil,
geospatial, and plant projects."
"This technology allows us to seamlessly connect the
work of our 16 offices," said Jon Joseph, director of
CADD services at Burgess & Niple, an engineering and architecture
firm based in Columbus, Ohio. "Regardless of where our
people are located, we can assemble the right team for any
project."
Also, ProjectWise expands standardization opportunities provided
by the newly released MicroStation V8 2004 Edition, extending
these opportunities beyond the desktop to project teams performing
distributed design and engineering.
Core technologies shared with MicroStation V8 - including
digital security, printing and publishing and customization
- let organizations standardize a wide range of processes,
including drafting and drawing, electronic delivery, proposal
preparation and more. Standardization makes processes more
uniform and repeatable, allowing for higher productivity,
fewer errors and faster delivery. Finally, standardization
leads to increased agility, reuse of AEC content and opportunities
for new business.
Core technologies
Some of the core technologies or services specific to ProjectWise
are:
Document and Content Management: Organizations can control
document flow efficiently and automate document management,
from production through storage, distribution, reuse and archiving.
ProjectWise stores and manages all types of AEC project content
including DGN, DWG and Adobe PDF files.
Content Querying: Users can search, query and navigate all
AEC content in database-like fashion. This service works across
projects and operations, and on structured and unstructured
content. Users can produce project-wide reports and statistics,
or create specific queries. ProjectWise searches distributed
file servers and databases, not merely at the file and document
level but at the level of their contents. Users can query
the intelligent relationships among components within a design,
and follow intelligent links to related content such as change
orders, specifications and bid documents.
Workflow: Organizations can manage document lifecycles from
creation through approval. Users can define workflows, including
ordered groups of milestones through which a document makes
its way to completion. ProjectWise manages file operations
for MicroStation, AutoCAD and many desktop applications, like
Microsoft Office and some Adobe products, which are used during
a project's lifecycle. ProjectWise V8 2004 Edition also features
improved Web functionality that allows users on extended teams
to review and redline project documents. Faster file access
is also achieved with local file caching.
Distribution: Users can automate distribution of project
documents on schedule or on demand. The service transforms
content into standard digital delivery formats such as PDF
and ensures that only authenticated team members have access.
The orchestration of distribution jobs can be distributed
among available servers on the network. This distribution
system is powered by the optional incorporation of Bentley's
publishing servers, delivered as Digital InterPlot and Bentley
Publisher, as ProjectWise services.
ProjectWise supports a managed environment for AEC IT. In
a managed environment, valuable AEC information is confidently
shared, synchronized, and secured; all data can be leveraged
throughout an asset's lifecycle and on future projects. Fast-track
projects can be managed better by ensuring that project teams
can work on separate project tasks in parallel. And now, distributed
design and engineering teams can achieve high-performance
collaboration across multiple sites.
For more information about ProjectWise V8 2004 Edition or
other Bentley products, go to www.bentley.com.
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