Exton, Pa. - March 16, 2006 - Greg Bentley, CEO of Bentley Systems, Incorporated, and other business leaders in Greater Philadelphia met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez at Bentley's headquarters last week to discuss innovation and competitiveness in America. The secretary also heard remarks by Mr. Bentley promoting America's supply chain of innovation, and a presentation by the second-place winners of the National Engineers Week Future City Competition for young innovators.

The secretary's visit at Bentley follows visits to Microsoft, where he kicked off his innovation tour by meeting with Steve Ballmer, and to Cisco Systems. "Bentley Systems is no stranger to what drives our country's growth and what drives our prosperity, and that is innovation," said Secretary Gutierrez in his opening remarks.