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Dustin Parkman, VP, Project Delivery for Bentley, speaks to Big Project ME about why the US tech giant decided to waive subscription fees for its ProjectWise 365 cloud service from April to September 2020, and how this step will influence remote working positively July-August 2020 | MEConstructionNews.com
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n April 2020, in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Bentley Systems, the global provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services, announced that it was opening up its ProjectWise 365 cloud service, including waiving subscription fees through to September 30, 2020, as part of its efforts to virtually connect infrastructure project participants forced to work from home. Leveraging Microsoft365 technology and office productivity tools, ProjectWise 365 extends the reach and accessibility of BIM and infrastructure engineering data to facilitate collaboration and design review across the ecosystem of project stakeholders.
As an “instant-on” cloud service accessed through a web browser to simplify design review, transmittals, RFIs, information sharing, and issues resolution, ProjectWise 365 is perfectly suited for quick adoption while working from home, eliminating the need for error-prone combinations of generic technologies such as “drop boxes” and PDF, Bentley Systems says. Therefore, Big Project ME spoke to Dustin Parkman, VP, Project Delivery for Bentley, to understand why the tech giant decided to take this step and discuss the benefits he hopes this step will bring, not just to the tech giant, but to the global construction industry as well.
