Bentley Equipments today announced it has received a 2018 Microsoft Partner of the Year award. Bentley was honored among a global field of top Microsoft companions for showing excellence in innovation and application of individual solutions based upon Microsoft technology.

Honors were announced in 39 categories, with winners chosen from more than 2,600 entrants from 115 nations worldwide. Bentley Equipment was recognized for giving outstanding solutions and services in the CityNext Partner of the Year category.

Bentley Systems CEO Greg Bentley said, We are honored to have received this prestigious award which recognizes Bentley as a provider of cloud-based software solutions powered by Azure, for the advancement of infrastructure projects throughout the world, and specifically for Mass Rapid Transit Corporations [MRTC] outstanding Sungai Buloh-Serdang-Putrajaya [SSP] line in Malaysia. MRTC is going digital, harnessing Bentley and Microsoft technology to deliver one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects ever undertaken in Asia.

With more than 1.7 million individuals residing in simply 94 square miles, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia has one of the highest possible populace thickness around the world. As a result, it is estimated that residents residing in the Greater Klang Valley region jointly spend 280 million hours annually stuck in traffic. The SSP line is the second line of MRTC's Klang Valley Mass Rapid Transit train project, which will certainly develop far better mobility for residents and make it feasible to relieve website traffic by an approximated 160,000 cars and trucks daily. As Malaysia's largest facilities project, the SSP line consists of 11 interchange terminals, making it less complicated for travelers to move to existing and future railway, while 16 terminals will have park and trip centers. Along with creating an approximated 130,000 brand-new employment possibility, the line has the potential to produce RM 20 billion in cost savings each year as an outcome of lowered traffic congestion.

The MRTC project group uses Bentley OpenRail's connected data atmosphere comprising the common services of ProjectWise and AssetWise, powered by Microsoft Azure to make certain smooth information exchange, real-time cooperation, and management of property info throughout the lifecycle, among hundreds of staff member.

Poh Seng Tiok, director of planning and design for MRTC noted that on a project of this scale and complexity, it is vital to successfully manage and share the huge amount of information throughout the entire project - from design and construction, with to procedure and possession administration.

Mr. Poh said, We need to make sure that all the different [project] phases are well covered and information that we build up during design, and during construction are taken forward during the operation and maintenance stage for better understanding. By turning to the Bentley/Microsoft cloud-based solution, we are able to streamline collaboration across all teams and identify and mitigate potential issues, before they impact cost, schedule, and safety. We expect to increase productivity by about 35 percent, through reducing design rework by providing real-time, accurate information.

Through the partnership with Bentley Systems and Microsoft, MRTC expects to finish the project in a timely manner and within budget plan by 2022. Enjoy the project video clip right here. Find out more regarding the included project right here.

" Our ecosystem of partners is vital to supplying transformative solutions, and this year's winners have confirmed to be some of the finest amongst their peers," said Gavriella Schuster, business vice president, One Commercial Partner, Microsoft Corp. "We are pleased to recognize Bentley Systems for being chosen as victor of the 2018 Microsoft CityNext award."