Annual Report 2008 - (Page 10) BUILDING SAFER, BETTER-ENGINEERED BRIDGES LEAP SOFTWARE, INC. Also in December 2007, Bentley acquired LEAP Software, Inc., a leading provider of analysis and design products for concrete bridges based in Tampa, FL and founded in 1984. The LEAP Bridge solutions are an industry standard across North America, used by 37 U.S. state departments of transportation, the U.S. Federal Highway Administration, several city and county agencies, and top bridge engineering consultants. The flagship product, LEAP Bridge, is an analysis and design application that integrates all bridge design functions into one application with a single user interface. The LEAP products complement and strengthen Bentley’s comprehensive bridge design and management solution for Bridge Information Modeling (BrIM). PROVIDING A DESIGN THROUGH CONSTRUCTION BRIDGE SOLUTION TDV GMBH The May 2007 acquisition of TDV GmbH of Graz, Austria — a leading provider of structural modeling, analysis, and design software since 1970 — exemplifies Bentley’s strategic focus on providing comprehensive software solutions for infrastructure projects. TDV’s industry-leading RM 2006 product for static and dynamic design and analysis of steel, concrete, and composite structures is used by hundreds of premier bridge design firms worldwide. The software is applicable to the design and construction of virtually all bridge types — from simple segmented bridges, to complex cable-stayed and suspension bridges, to long crossings — and has been proven on thousands of projects. EXTENDING OUR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PORTFOLIO ECT INTERNATIONAL, INC. In January 2008, Bentley acquired the global business of ECT International, Inc., a leading provider of advanced computer-aided engineering design tools for electrical control systems based in Brookfield, WI and founded in 1990. The company’s flagship product line, promis•e, comprises intelligent, easy-to-use software that generates electrical system schematics and supporting documentation, substantially reducing electrical design time. The software, in combination with MicroStation, MicroStation PowerDraft, or AutoCAD, makes the electrical design process more productive and accurate by virtue of more than 2 million up-to-date parts in its uniquely comprehensive content repository. 11
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