Aspen Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AZPN), a leading provider of software and services to the process industries, announced it has won Chemical Processing Magazine’s 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards for the ninth consecutive year.  AspenTech beat Autodesk, Chemstations, Emerson Process Management, Honeywell, Intergraph, and Invensys Operations in the Plant Design and Process Simulation categories.

In the Process Simulation Software category, AspenTech won for the ninth consecutive year.  In the Plant Design Software category, AspenTech won for the eighth time.  One survey respondent noted, “AspenTech is the best due to its capabilities, ease of use and outstanding customer support.”

The aspenONE process optimization software suite is used by the world’s leading process industry companies to implement best practices across engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain operations, making it easier to achieve their operational excellence goals.

Supporting Quotes
Manolis Kotzabasakis, EVP, Products, AspenTech
“AspenTech is honored to be chosen again for Chemical Processing Magazine’s Readers’ Choice Awards.  This is a great distinction because winners are determined by the publication’s readers - the world’s leading process industry experts, many of whom are AspenTech customers.  They count on our commitment to continuous product innovation that helps them achieve higher levels of operational excellence that increases their profitability.”

Supporting Resources
• 2012 Chemical Processing Magazine Readers’ Choice Awards
• aspenONE Engineering Suite Overview Page

About AspenTech
AspenTech is a leading supplier of software that optimizes process manufacturing – for energy, chemicals, 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