Aspen Technology

Aspen Technology, Inc. is a provider of software and services for the process industries. Headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, USA, Aspentech has 34 offices in 27 countries, spanning 6 continents.

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History

Founded in 1981, Aspentech was born out a joint research project between the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and US Department of Energy—an Advanced System for Process Engineering (ASPEN) Project.[1] [2]

On July 15, 2004, AspenTech was required by the Federal Trade Commission to make divestitures in regard to an anti-trust ruling against its acquisition of HyproTech. This included divestment of batch and continuous simulation systems and integrated engineering software business (AXSYS). [3]

Aspen Technology was delisted from the NASDAQ on February 19, 2008 for failing to meet financial transparency guidelines of the NASDAQ exchange.[4] It has since been relisted.[1]

Corporate Turnaround

Over the past few years, under the leadership of Mark Fusco, AspenTech has attempted a corporate turnaround strategy.[5]

References

  1. ^ Aspentech Corporate Overview http://www.aspentech.com/corporate/press/media_kit.cfm
  2. ^ Facts at a Glance http://www.aspentech.com/corporate/press/media_kit.cfm
  3. ^ FTC ruling on Hyprotech acquistion antitrust case http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/07/aspen.shtm
  4. ^ Aspen Technology Notice of Delisting http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/929940/000110465908026947/a08-12371_18k.htm
  5. ^ AMR Research (2008-01-04). "Aspentech's Revamp and the Petroleum and Chemical Industries" (PDF). http://www.aspentech.com/publication_files/AMR_Research_AspenTech_Revamps_20080108.pdf. Retrieved 2008-04-14. 

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