Aspen Technology Strengthens Commitment to Microsoft Platform.CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 7, 1998-- Expanded support for Microsoft platform delivers Microsoft Certified Solution Provider and Microsoft Designed for Windows Logo status Aspen Technology Aspen Technology (NASDAQ: AZPN) provides software and professional services to the manufacturing and process industries which allows companies to model, manage, and control their operations. AspenTech was founded in 1981 by MIT professor Dr. , Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :AZPN), the leading provider of Smart Manufacturing and Supply Chain Management software and services for the process industries, today announced several events that underscore its commitment to develop on Microsoft technology. These events include AspenTech receiving Microsoft Designed for Windows Logo signifying that Aspen Process Explorer Process Explorer is a freeware computer program for Microsoft Windows created by Sysinternals, which was acquired by Microsoft Corporation. Process Explorer is a system monitoring and examination utility, similar to a souped-up version of Task Manager, and often can be used (TM), its leading Windows trending and analysis software, meets Microsoft standards for compatibility on the Windows NT (Windows New Technology) A 32-bit operating system from Microsoft for Intel x86 CPUs. NT is the core technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP (see Windows). Available in separate client and server versions, it includes built-in networking and preemptive multitasking. and Windows 98 operating systems Operating systems can be categorized by technology, ownership, licensing, working state, usage, and by many other characteristics. In practice, many of these groupings may overlap. . AspenTech also announced its Aspen Advisor(TM) and Batch.21(TM) products now support Microsoft SQL Server A relational DBMS from Microsoft that is a major component of the Windows Server System. It is Microsoft's high-end client/server database and is closely integrated with Microsoft Visual Studio and the Microsoft Office System. 7.0; and finally, Microsoft has named AspenTech as a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider (MCSP MCSP Microsoft Certified Solution Provider MCSP Merlin Capability Sustainment Plus MCSP Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapists (UK) MCSP melanoma chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan MCSP Master Certified Sales Professional ) Partner. Microsoft awarded the Designed for Windows Logo to Aspen Process Explorer, the graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to for AspenTech's leading process information management software, InfoPlus.21(TM). The Windows Logo informs customers that the software product was tested by an independent testing laboratory, meets Microsoft's high standards and promises a host of user-friendly features. Products considered for certification must be designed using 32-bit code and totally compatible with Windows NT Workstation 4.0 and Windows 98. Aspen Advisor and Batch.21 now support Microsoft SQL Server 7.0. SQL Server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. 7.0, launched recently at Comdex, is the latest version of the popular database solution for Windows NT. The combination of AspenTech applications running on SQL Server 7.0 offers companies an easy-to-manage, high-performance and scalable solution for process information management. Aspen Advisor is a leading refining and petrochemical data reconciliation and yield accounting system. Batch.21, a layered application for AspenTech's InfoPlus.21 process information management solution, equips engineers with detailed information about batch processes by automatically recording, organizing and presenting process data in a batch context. The products are part of AspenTech's Plantelligence(TM) suite, the only complete software solution to enable process manufacturers to design, operate and manage their plants and supply chains at optimally efficient and profitable levels. Microsoft named AspenTech a Microsoft Certified Solution Provider (MCSP) Partner. MCSPs are independent companies that team with Microsoft to solve business challenges. The MCSP program has two levels: member and partner. Outstanding MCSP Members may be nominated by the Microsoft field sales organization to become MCSP Partners. The MCSP Partner level carries more rigorous requirements, including additional demonstration of expertise on Microsoft products. "Microsoft strives to assist today's manufacturer's technology needs by working with solution vendors like AspenTech to create robust, best-in-class applications for reducing integration and scalability headaches of IT administrators," said Marcus Schmidt, industry marketing manager for Microsoft. "AspenTech's commitment and expertise in developing process manufacturing The manufacturing industry that uses process control systems. See process control. solutions based on Microsoft technologies makes them an obvious choice to receive MCSP Partner status and the Designed for Windows Logo." "Process manufacturers are rapidly moving to the Windows NT platform and SQL Server to lower their cost of ownership," said Brian Harkins, vice president, information management products, Aspen Technology, Inc. "With the new ease-of-maintenance in SQL Server 7.0, our customers can afford to deploy plant-level applications that use a relational database relational database Database in which all data are represented in tabular form. The description of a particular entity is provided by the set of its attribute values, stored as one row or record of the table, called a tuple. where they simply could not support it before." About AspenTech Aspen Technology, Inc. (www.aspentech.com) is a leading supplier of software and services for the design and automation of process manufacturing plants and the optimization of the supply chain in process industries including chemicals, petrochemicals, petroleum refining, pulp and paper, metals and minerals, electric power, pharmaceuticals, semiconductor, consumer packaged goods, and food and beverage F&B is a common abbreviation in the United States and Commonwealth countries, including Hong Kong. F&B is typically the widely accepted abbreviation for "Food and Beverage," which is the sector/industry that specializes in the conceptualization, the making of, and delivery of foods. . Process manufacturers use AspenTech's solutions to improve the way they design, operate and manage their plants and global supply chain. These solutions enable manufacturers to reduce their raw material, energy and capital expenses; meet environmental and safety regulations; improve customer service levels; reduce inventory requirements; improve product quality; and shorten the time required to get new production processes on stream. AspenTech employs more than 1,500 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Mass., with offices in 22 countries worldwide. Plantelligence, AspenTech's suite of products and services, is the process manufacturing industry's only complete solution for optimizing manufacturing enterprises from supply chain to plant execution. Deep process knowledge, combined with world-leading optimization expertise and integration with enterprise resource planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. ) and open control systems, brings AspenTech manufacturing customers' businesses closer to their true potential. This press release contains forward-looking statements, particularly the sixth and seventh paragraphs, that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements include the risks set forth under the caption "Risk Factors" in Aspen Technology's Current Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which factors are incorporated herein by reference. AspenTech, Plantelligence, Aspen Process Explorer, Aspen Advisor, InfoPlus.21, Batch.21 and the aspen leaf logo are trademarks of Aspen Technology, Inc., Cambridge, Mass. Microsoft, Microsoft Windows NT, Microsoft Windows CE and SQL Server, ActiveX, Windows and Windows NT are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries. |
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