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 "company": "bentley-systems",
 "as_of": "2026-10-08",
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   "dimension": "Drawing access",
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    "BE4"
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  {
   "id": "bentley-systems-p02",
   "business": "Infrastructure engineering and project software",
   "category": "product",
   "dimension": "PC design",
   "statement": "MicroStation brought engineering drawing work to personal computers.",
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   "date_precision": "year",
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   "id": "bentley-systems-g01",
   "business": "Infrastructure engineering and project software",
   "category": "go_to_market",
   "dimension": "Distribution change",
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   "id": "bentley-systems-g02",
   "business": "Infrastructure engineering and project software",
   "category": "go_to_market",
   "dimension": "Commercial investment",
   "statement": "Headcount grew from 80 to 200 as the company prepared wider distribution.",
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   "id": "bentley-systems-g03",
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   "category": "go_to_market",
   "dimension": "Developer ecosystem",
   "statement": "Greg Bentley established a third-party developer network and maintenance program.",
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   "date_precision": "year",
   "evidence_kind": "documented_offer_or_action",
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    "BE4"
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  {
   "id": "bentley-systems-p03",
   "business": "Infrastructure engineering and project software",
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   "dimension": "Project information",
   "statement": "ProjectWise grew from acquired TeamMate technology.",
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    "BE4"
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  {
   "id": "bentley-systems-p04",
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   "category": "product",
   "dimension": "Infrastructure specialism",
   "statement": "Acquired applications covered roads, rail, plants and water systems.",
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   "date_precision": "year",
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    "BE4"
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  {
   "id": "bentley-systems-p05",
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   "dimension": "Structural engineering",
   "statement": "STAAD and RAM expanded structural analysis capabilities.",
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   "date_precision": "year",
   "evidence_kind": "documented_offer_or_action",
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    "BE4"
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   "id": "bentley-systems-p06",
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   "dimension": "Asset operations",
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   "date_precision": "year",
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   "id": "bentley-systems-g04",
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   "category": "go_to_market",
   "dimension": "Subscription adoption",
   "statement": "Subscriptions reached 74% of company revenue.",
   "event_date": "2012",
   "date_precision": "year",
   "evidence_kind": "documented_offer_or_action",
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  },
  {
   "id": "bentley-systems-p07",
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   "category": "product",
   "dimension": "Existing files",
   "statement": "The described iTwin transition retained DGN files as the master during the design session.",
   "event_date": "2022",
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  {
   "id": "bentley-systems-p08",
   "business": "Infrastructure engineering and project software",
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   "dimension": "Data synchronization",
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   "id": "bentley-systems-p09",
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   "id": "bentley-systems-g05",
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   "id": "bentley-systems-g06",
   "business": "Infrastructure engineering and project software",
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   "id": "bentley-systems-g07",
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   "event_date": "2025",
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   "id": "bentley-systems-g08",
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}