CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
2 April 2009
Financial News
ASCON Group Announces Results of the Year 2008
ASCON at an annual press conference presented the overall results of its activity for the last year.
The company's annual sales turnover in 2008 amounted to 30,6 million $, which is 14% more than 2007. Currently the list of customers of commercial versions of ASCON solutions consists of about 4500 enterprises and companies in different industries: machinery, automotive, shipbuilding, aerospace and defence, architecture, electronics and many others. The fraction of big contracts in sales increased: during last year with 2 agreements with value over 1 million dollars USA, 3 contracts – more than 500 thousands dollars and 32 – exceed 100 thousand dollars. A considerable growth rate in industry segment was shown in oil and gas – almost two times increase of sales volume in compare with prior period. 55% growth was recorded in one of the most priority directions of ASCON – automation of engineering and construction design. New version of company's MCAD solution, KOMPAS-3D V10, was launched with a great success, the software became more available for users all other the world with the fully localization of German version and with appearance of KOMPAS-3D in Polish and Chinese, substantial extending of resellers network made KOMPAS even closer to users, ASCON took part in many international fairs (Hannover Messe, EuroMold etc.) and as a result got a lot of prosperous contacts and partners.
In the current year of company's 20th anniversary, ASCON to continues further development and release of its high-technology CAD/AEC/PLM solutions. By estimates of Maxim Bogdanov, CEO of ASCON Group, this year according to existing economical situation is expected a reducing of investments in IT area and value of average contract. ASCON always tried to meet demands of its customers and now will pursue a policy of collaboration with them by offering its professional, modern and what is very important now cost-effective solutions, which allow fast implementation in production and as a result return of investments in a very short period of time. The company has already addressed new offers with flexible pricing policy to its customers: discounted update from Demo and LT version of KOMPAS-3D to Professional License within one month after downloading of freeware, software for rent, cross updates and CAD trade-in.
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