ASCON

{{Short description|Russian developer of CAD and PDM software}}

{{Other uses|Ascon (disambiguation){{!}}Ascon}}

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| name = ASCON Group

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| foundation = Leningrad, Soviet Union
({{start date and age|1989}})

| founder =

| location = St. Petersburg, Russia

| key_people = Maxim Bogdanov (CEO)

| area_served = Worldwide

| industry = Computer software
CAD

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| num_employees = 651

| homepage = [http://www.ascon.net/ ascon.net]

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ASCON (also ASCON Group, {{langx|ru|АСКОН}}) is a Russian developer of CAD and PDM software and a systems integrator headquartered in Saint Petersburg. The name of the company originates from an abbreviation of an "Automated System for Construction ({{langx|ru|Автоматизированная система конструирования}}).

The company was founded in 1989 by Alexander Golikov and Tatyana Yankina who previously worked at KB Mashinostroyeniya in Kolomna. In 1993, ASCON signed its first major contract with Zheldorremmash which fueled its development.{{cite web |url=https://www.forbes.ru/svoi-biznes/istorii-uspekha/273551-svoya-programma-u-kogo-est-shans-zarabotat-na-importozameshchenii |title=Своя программа: у кого есть шанс заработать на импортозамещении западного софта |language=Russian |trans-title=Who got a chance to benefit from import substitution |date=26 November 2014 |publisher=Forbes |access-date=15 July 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://sapr-journal.ru/wiki/istoriya-kompanii-askon/ |title=История компании Аскон |language=Russian |trans-title=The history of ASCON |date=24 October 2013 |publisher=SAPR Journal |access-date=15 July 2021}}

By 2014, the company had over 7000 industrial customers including AutoVAZ, Severstal, Kazzinc, and others. On its home market, ASCON holds a dominant position over its core competitor Autodesk.