Kalkitech Acquires US Based Applied Systems Engineering Inc.
Kalki Communication Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Kalkitech), a provider of communication and optimization solutions for the Smart Grid, today announced the acquisition of Applied Systems Engineering (ASE) Inc.
Bangalore, India, January 09, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Kalki Communication Technologies Pvt. Ltd. (Kalkitech), a provider of communication and optimization solutions for the Smart Grid, today announced the acquisition of Applied Systems Engineering (ASE) Inc. Campbell, California based ASE is a Smart Grid protocol technology leader and a leading manufacturer of RTU/IED protocol test equipment for the SCADA industry and communication protocol translators and front end processors.
“The Applied Systems Engineering team is world class and has developed market leading Substation Protocol Test Set and more than 100+ Substation and Industrial protocols in an illustrious history of over 30 years. The team shares our passion for delivering high quality communication protocol solutions for the Smart Grid,” said Prasanth Gopalakrishnan, CEO of Kalkitech. He added, “This acquisition will help Kalkitech expand its Smart Grid footprint in the US and global market and offer customers an enhanced set of products and solutions for Substation Communications and Distribution Automation.”
“ASE has long been committed to developing world class communication products including ASE2000, Bell 202 Modems, 'SPT' Protocol Translators, and 'SAM' Substation Alarm Annunciators. We are enthused to be part of the Kalkitech family who, like us, extend the frontiers of communication protocols and solutions for the Smart Grid. We look forward to synergizing our combined expertise to offer maximum value to existing and new customers,” said Jack Verson, President of Applied Systems Engineering Inc.
The two companies will be attending DISTRIBUTECH 2015, the world’s largest T&D event, to be held from February 3rd to 5th in San Diego, CA. This joint endeavor will be the first time that both Kalkitech and ASE’s products are showcased on the same platform. “We are excited to be a part of DISTRIBUTECH along with ASE,” said Prasanth Gopalakrishnan.
About ASE
ASE was founded in 1981 by Bill Whittemore, later joined by Jack Verson and Bob Krebsbach. ASE provided software consulting services for the SCADA Industry until 1989 and started developing the first protocol Test Set COMM/32 in 1989. The supported protocol list continued to grow, to over 100 protocols. Today ASE is one of the market leaders in protocol test sets for utility protocols with its ASE2000 product. Other products include protocol converters, Substation Alarm Annunciators, Terminal Servers, modems, and Source Code Libraries.
For more information, visit www.ase-systems.com
About Kalkitech
Kalkitech helps energy utilities across the globe enable the Smart Grid and achieve energy efficiency. The company’s solutions enable customers to implement mission-critical applications across the Smart Grid solution spectrum ranging from advanced metering and distribution automation to wide area monitoring, substation automation and power plant optimization.
For more information, visit www.kalkitech.com
“The Applied Systems Engineering team is world class and has developed market leading Substation Protocol Test Set and more than 100+ Substation and Industrial protocols in an illustrious history of over 30 years. The team shares our passion for delivering high quality communication protocol solutions for the Smart Grid,” said Prasanth Gopalakrishnan, CEO of Kalkitech. He added, “This acquisition will help Kalkitech expand its Smart Grid footprint in the US and global market and offer customers an enhanced set of products and solutions for Substation Communications and Distribution Automation.”
“ASE has long been committed to developing world class communication products including ASE2000, Bell 202 Modems, 'SPT' Protocol Translators, and 'SAM' Substation Alarm Annunciators. We are enthused to be part of the Kalkitech family who, like us, extend the frontiers of communication protocols and solutions for the Smart Grid. We look forward to synergizing our combined expertise to offer maximum value to existing and new customers,” said Jack Verson, President of Applied Systems Engineering Inc.
The two companies will be attending DISTRIBUTECH 2015, the world’s largest T&D event, to be held from February 3rd to 5th in San Diego, CA. This joint endeavor will be the first time that both Kalkitech and ASE’s products are showcased on the same platform. “We are excited to be a part of DISTRIBUTECH along with ASE,” said Prasanth Gopalakrishnan.
About ASE
ASE was founded in 1981 by Bill Whittemore, later joined by Jack Verson and Bob Krebsbach. ASE provided software consulting services for the SCADA Industry until 1989 and started developing the first protocol Test Set COMM/32 in 1989. The supported protocol list continued to grow, to over 100 protocols. Today ASE is one of the market leaders in protocol test sets for utility protocols with its ASE2000 product. Other products include protocol converters, Substation Alarm Annunciators, Terminal Servers, modems, and Source Code Libraries.
For more information, visit www.ase-systems.com
About Kalkitech
Kalkitech helps energy utilities across the globe enable the Smart Grid and achieve energy efficiency. The company’s solutions enable customers to implement mission-critical applications across the Smart Grid solution spectrum ranging from advanced metering and distribution automation to wide area monitoring, substation automation and power plant optimization.
For more information, visit www.kalkitech.com
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+91-80-4052 7900
www.kalkitech.com
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