As a Bentley Reseller, GESS supplies engineering design software and IT related solutions and services primarily in civil engineering and facilities and asset management.

Most companies use a variety of graphic technologies. Brett Forbes, the MD of GESS, stresses the importance of being able to offer graphic solutions and services that embrace all the leading CAD and GIS systems.

Engineering concerns are finding it increasingly difficult to manage the costs and performance of their technical, commercial and IT systems. GESS has successfully outsourced the total engineering and commercial IT systems for a leading engineering consulting company and see this as a growth area.

Available Internet bandwidth in South Africa makes it difficult to use the Internet for engineering because drawings and model files can be hundreds of megabytes in size. GESS has installed systems to help publish and transfer such information effectively.

The world is moving beyond 2D CAD drawings. Owner-operators are demanding working 3D CAD models together with suitable applications to do future design, analysis, and simulation work on their assets.

Francois Grobler is the leader of the software development team. GESS is using Microsoft .NET tools to develop a range of Web-based systems for government and consulting companies. A number of companies are managing their vehicle fleets, construction sites and interactions with the public through the Web services offered by GESS.

Companies like Bentley are acquiring the best engineering software companies in the world and integrating their products with CAD and GIS. These products provide powerful tools for companies like GESS to customise and integrate existing products, and to develop completely new products where required and justified by a client.

For more information contact Ronel Ferreira, GESS, 011 369 0771, ronel@gess.co.za, www.gess.co.za