Bentley announced the new features of WaterGEMS and WaterCad that will be available in the new version - V8. The official release date is scheduled for the second quarter, 2006.

• MicroStation platform
• All-inclusive ArcMap interface
• Geodatabase integration
• TRex - Terrain Extraction
• Tool to find and fix network topology and connectivity issues
• Query-based selection sets
• Copy/Paste support from external sources
• Globally manage simple, composite, and pressure dependent demands
• Unit demand engineering libraries
• Criticality analysis
• Pressure-dependent demands
• Isolation valves
• Hydrants
• VSP batteries
• Fire Flow Navigator
• Background layer manager
• GIS-style symbology
• Advanced contouring

For more information see Bentley’s web site.