Bentley Announces Acquisition of C3global & Its Amulet Operational Analytics

EXTON, Penn. (Jan. 13, 2015) – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, has acquired U.K.-based C3global, provider of web-based Amulet software for operational analytics. Bentley’s AssetWise platform, which serves configuration management, asset health monitoring, inspection, maintenance and compliance for infrastructure assets, can now deliver additional actionable insights as asset performance management is extended, through AssetWise Amulet, for asset performance modeling. AssetWise Amulet offers unique value in applying predictive and prescriptive analytics that are easily configurable at industrial scale to leverage just-in-time data for improved operational efficiencies. Gartner recognizes C3global as part of the industrial analytics transformation helping digital businesses (as noted in Gartner’s “Industrial Analytics Revolutionizes Big Data in the Digital Business” report [G00264728], published Aug. 19, 2014). Among the many infrastructure owner-operators benefiting from Amulet operational analytics are water utilities, oil and gas, and power transmission grids. User organizations include Babcock, BP, Chevron, Danfoss, Emerson, MWH, National Grid, South Australian Water and Total. “Advanced analytics helps break down the barriers between operational technology and information technology, facilitating more effective decision making,” said Paula Hollywood, senior analyst, ARC Advisory Group. “Our research shows that the use of advanced analytics can reduce costs, increase efficiency and drive higher performance. The acquisition of C3global by Bentley Systems is a leading indicator of industrial-scale progress being made to help organizations optimize asset performance and achieve business goals.” “All of us at C3global look forward to working side by side with our new colleagues at Bentley to further advance just-in-time data analysis for improved decision making and, ultimately, enhanced asset performance and owner-operator value,” said C3global CEO David Smith. “Given the unprecedented convergence of big data from the Internet of Things, hybrid computing and BIM’s advancement of functional engineering models, joining with Bentley to introduce asset performance modeling for industrial-scale infrastructure was absolutely compelling. Moreover, Bentley’s comprehensive portfolio of software for sustaining infrastructure will offer new and exciting opportunities to more broadly apply AssetWise Amulet’s operational analytics capabilities.” AssetWise Amulet can be readily configured to build sophisticated applications tailored to infrastructure operations needs without having to know a programming language. It bridges the gap between information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT), enabling advanced analytics to be an integral part of all aspects of the business process. Bentley Systems provides architects, engineers, geospatial professionals, constructors and owner-operators with comprehensive software solutions the design, construction and operations of infrastructure.