Private | |
Industry | R&D Services |
Founded | 1991 (as Hughes Software Systems) |
Headquarters | Redwood City, California |
Key people
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Frank Kern (CEO) |
Products | Internet engineering |
Number of employees
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12000 |
Website | www.aricent.com |
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.
Aricent is the successor to Hughes Software Systems, which was established in 1991, a subsidiary to Hughes Electronics. (KKR), and Sequoia Capital.
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