Aricent

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Type Private Key people Frank Kern (CEO) Website www.aricent.com Number of employees 12,000 CTO Walid Negm Motto Engineering the Future		Industry R&D Services Products Internet engineering CEO Frank Kern (Oct 2012–) CFO Eric Johnson Founded 1991

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Aricent is a pure-play product engineering service firm. It develops software, provides technology services, and works with networking, telecom, software, semiconductor, Internet, and industrial companies. Aricent is headquartered in Redwood City, California, with operations in 9 countries worldwide; investors are KKR & Co. L.P. and Sequoia Capital. The company claims to employ 12,000 consultants, designers, and engineers at 19 locations worldwide.

History

Aricent is the successor to Hughes Software Systems, which was established in 1991, a subsidiary to Hughes Electronics. (KKR), and Sequoia Capital.

1991: Established as Hughes Software Systems (HSS) by KV Ramani in Nehru Place,New Delhi developing software solutions in the areas of VSAT-based networks for voice and data, cellular wireless telephony, packet switching, and multi-protocol routing.Pioneering in the development of Protocol Stacks. It acquired frog design for approximately $25 million.

2004: Flextronics bought HSS to form Flextronics Software Systems and merged with Future Software Communications headquartered in Chennai.

2005: Expanded development operations in Kiev, Kherson and Vinnytsia in the Ukraine; Randburg, South Africa; and Beijing, China. Was delisted from India's stock market in preparation for sale.

2006: Was acquired by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Sequoia Capital as part of a $900 million sales of software companies. The transaction represented the largest private equity buy-out in Indian history.

2007: Acquired Datalinx; launched service provider offerings.

2008: The Family Office, a multi-family office company with headquarters in Bahrain also joined in funding Aricent.

2011: Rebranded to Aricent Group.

2011: Opened engineering and development center for testing and wireless technologies in Vietnam

2013: Rebranded to Aricent.

2015: Acquired SmartPlay Technologies, a semiconductor service based firm for $180 million. As part of the deal, SmartPlay's 1,200-plus staff will join Aricent's staff.

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Aricent Redwood City Office

Aricent Gurgaon Infotech Campus

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