Aspen Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AZPN), a leading provider of software and services to the process industries, announced today that it hasbeen named to Forbes Magazine’s 2014 list of the World’s Most Innovative Growth Companies. AspenTech was ranked #11 among the top 100 companies that investors expect to be innovative today and in the future. 

AspenTech develops software that optimizes the design and operation of process manufacturing plants, and the management of their supply chains. AspenTech was founded in 1981 as a result of an MIT energy project and today the company’s products are used by over 150,000 process and plant professionals in the world’s biggest energy and chemical companies.

The Forbes Most Innovative Growth Companies list for 2014 appears on Forbes.com.

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Antonio Pietri, President & CEO, AspenTech

“This recognition is the result of our core focus on innovation and commitment to being the premier innovation company in our market. We are proud of this accomplishment -- it truly captures the spirit of who we have been as a company for over 30 years.”

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About AspenTech

AspenTech is a leading supplier of software that optimizes process manufacturing – for energy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, engineering and construction, and other industries that manufacture and produce products from a chemical process.  With integrated aspenONE solutions, process manufacturers can implement best practices for optimizing their engineering, manufacturing and supply chain operations.  As a result, AspenTech customers are better able to increase capacity, improve margins, reduce costs and become more energy efficient.  To see how the world’s leading process manufacturers rely on AspenTech to achieve their operational excellence goals, visit www.aspentech.com.

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