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Aspen Technology, Inc. -- known as AspenTech -- is a provider of software and services for the process industries. Headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, USA, AspenTech has 30 offices around the world, spanning 6 continents. == 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.〔AspenTech Corporate Overview http://www.aspentech.com/corporate/press/media_kit.aspx〕〔Facts at a Glance http://www.aspentech.com/corporate/press/media_kit.cfm〕 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).〔FTC ruling on Hyprotech acquisition antitrust case http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/07/aspen.shtm〕 In the same year, a class action lawsuit was filed against Aspen Technology and its certain officers over issuance of misleading statements and improper revenue recognition. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= The Law Firm of Lasky & Rifkind, Ltd. Announces Class Action Lawsuit against Aspen Technology, Inc. )〕 On November 24, 2004, the company restated results for the fiscal years ended June 2000 through June 2004 after its audit committee discovered the company improperly accounted for certain software licenses. On March 15, 2005, the company announced that the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors had completed its previously announced financial review and the company had restated its financials for each of the fiscal years ended June 30, 2000 through June 30, 2004. Aspen Technology was delisted from the NASDAQ on February 19, 2008 for failing to meet financial transparency guidelines of the NASDAQ exchange.〔Aspen Technology Notice of Delisting http://sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/929940/000110465908026947/a08-12371_18k.htm〕 In February, 2010 the company was relisted on the NASDAQ exchange. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Aspen Technology」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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