Talk:Bentley Systems

Could an admin/reviewer please review this development and add to the article? - Siemens invests $130 million in Bentley Systems, pre-IPO
Bentley Systems had this article written about them on Philly.com dated 11 Nov 2016: http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/inq-phillydeals/Siemens-invests-70-million-in-Malvern-software-firm.html

Here is an excerpt of the article that shows the main point: "Siemens says "virtually all Siemens divisions," including Energy Management, Power Generation, Building Technology, and Mobility, will now use Bentley software to collect application information  "for design modeling, analytical modeling, construction modeling and asset performance modeling."

I am affiliated with Bentley so I do not want to make any edits to the article myself as not to break any conflict of interest rules. I would very much appreciate it if an admin/reviewer wouldn't mind taking a moment to look at the brief news article, and if it is acceptable, update the article to reflect this notable achievement.

Thank you in advance for your time! --MBouch16 (talk) 15:50, 11 November 2016 (UTC)
 * ✅ W Nowicki (talk) 19:13, 11 November 2016 (UTC)
 * Wow! Thank you so much for such a quick response, W Nowicki (talk). I hope you have a fantastic day :-).--MBouch16 (talk) 19:19, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

Conflict of interest
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Reply 07-FEB-2018
Hi there. I just wanted to make a note that I did disclose my affiliation with the change. I just wanted that to be clear. Thank you.

MBouch16 (talk) 16:27, 7 February 2018 (UTC)

Request edit on 2 February 2018
Hello, I am affiliated with Bentley Systems and therefore cannot edit the article myself. May I please ask an editor to update the Acquisitions section for this article? Below are the acquisition along with a list with citations for your reference.

On October 17, 2017, Bentley acquired ACTION Moduler water modeling software business. Citation: Cerna, Fatima De La. "Bentley Systems acquires water modelling software business | ConstructionWeekOnline.com". www.constructionweekonline.com. Retrieved 2018-02-02.

On November 28, 2017, Bentley acquired eBid Systems. Citation: Wilkinson, Paul (2017-10-10). "Bentley acquires eBid Systems". Extranet Evolution. Retrieved 2018-02-02.

On January 24, 2018, Bentley acquired Indian software developer S-Cube Futuretec. Citation: ENGINEERING.com. "Bentley Pours Foundation for India Expansion with Acquisition of Concrete Specialist > ENGINEERING.com". www.engineering.com. Retrieved 2018-02-02.

Thank you very much for your time!

--MBouch16 (talk) 17:06, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

Reply 05-FEB-2018
These aren't WP:RS and routine business practices such as investing are not notable. Regards,  Spintendo  ᔦᔭ   18:02, 5 February 2018 (UTC)

Reply 06-FEB-2018
Hi Spintendo,

Thank you for reviewing. The citations are from non-related online sources many of which are in the article currently for other acquisitions listed (such as engineering.com and constructionweekonline.com). Would you please reconsider adding these items to the article? I added extra citations in case this helps. See below. Thank you.


 * On October 17, 2017, Bentley acquired ACTION Moduler water modeling software business.


 * On November 28, 2017, Bentley acquired eBid Systems.


 * On January 24, 2018, Bentley acquired Indian software developer S-Cube Futuretec.

MBouch16 (talk) 16:31, 6 February 2018 (UTC)

Resubmittal of Previous Request Edit with explanation and more citatatons

Request edit 12-FEB-2018
Hi, resubmitting me previous request after adding some more sources. Full disclosure that I am affiliated with the organization. All I would like to do is add the extra Acquisitions to the existing list just like many other articles out there currently do.

Please note that the citations included below are from non-related online sources many of which are in the article currently for other acquisitions listed (such as engineering.com and constructionweekonline.com). Would an editor please reconsider adding these items to the article? These are just facts. I added extra citations in case this helps. See below. Thank you.


 * On October 17, 2017, Bentley acquired ACTION Moduler water modeling software business.


 * On November 28, 2017, Bentley acquired eBid Systems.
 * On January 24, 2018, Bentley acquired Indian software developer S-Cube Futuretec.

MBouch16(talk) 16:31, 12 February 2018 (UTC)

Reply 12-FEB-2018
Regards,  Spintendo  ᔦᔭ   14:55, 12 February 2018 (UTC)
 * 1) Merely being true, or even verifiable, does not automatically make something suitable for inclusion in Wikipedia. Articles should not become a complete exposition of all possible details, but rather, a  of accepted knowledge regarding their subjects.
 * 2) Verifiable and sourced statements like the ones from your request are treated with appropriate weight. As your references are all informed by communications from, and press releases made by, the company itself, I'm afraid their particular weight is not enough to justify inclusion.
 * 3) Please take care not to duplicate other editor's signatures in your posts. Editors are free to use their own signatures, but not to reproduce the signatures of others. Thank you for you help on this.

Reply 13-FEB-2018
Thank you for the feedback. Sorry about including another person's signature. I'm newer to Wikipedia (as in I am not on it enough to know all the nuances) and copy/pasted without thinking to go back and strip the signature out. Note taken :-). — Preceding unsigned comment added by MBouch16 (talk • contribs) 19:24, 13 February 2018 (UTC)