ASCON (also ASCON Group, Russian: АСКОН) is Russian developer of CAD and PDM software and a systems integrator headquartered in Saint Petersburg. The name of the company originates from an abbreviation of an "Automated System for Construction (Russian: Автоматизированная система конструирования).

ASCON Group
IndustryComputer software
CAD
FoundedLeningrad, Soviet Union
(1989; 35 years ago (1989))
HeadquartersSt. Petersburg, Russia
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Maxim Bogdanov (CEO)
Number of employees
651
Websiteascon.net

The company was founded in 1989 by Alexander Golikov and Tatyana Yankina who previously worked at KB Mashinostroyeniya in Kolomna. In 1993, ASCON signed its first major contract with Zheldorremmash which fueled its development.[1][2]

By 2014, the company had over 7000 industrial customers including AutoVAZ, Severstal, Kazzinc, and others. On its home market, ASCON holds a dominant position over its core competitor Autodesk.[1]

Subsidiaries edit

  • C3D Labs
  • DEXMA Labs
  • Renga Software

Products edit

  • C3D Toolkit
  • Renga Architecture
  • Renga Structure
  • Renga MEP
  • KOMPAS-3D
  • KOMPAS-Builder
  • KOMPAS Graphic
  • Pilot-ICE
  • Loodsman:PLM
  • PDM online
  • GulfStream-MRP
  • KOMPAS:24 (mobile)
  • Machinator (mobile)
  • SubDivFormer (mobile)

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Своя программа: у кого есть шанс заработать на импортозамещении западного софта" [Who got a chance to benefit from import substitution] (in Russian). Forbes. 26 November 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  2. ^ "История компании Аскон" [The history of ASCON] (in Russian). SAPR Journal. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2021.

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