AspenTech Signs New Commercial Agents in Kuwait and Abu Dhabi

Arabesque Group and Independent Technical Services (ITS) Further Expand AspenTech Presence in the Middle East

READING, England, March 4, 2010 - Aspen Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AZPN), a leading provider of software and
services to the process industries, today announced the signing of new
commercial agents in the Middle East - Arabesque Group, in Kuwait, and
Independent Technical Services (ITS), in Abu Dhabi. The new agents further
expand AspenTech's Middle East presence, following the recent opening of a
regional direct sales office in Manama, Bahrain.

    - Led by Ahmed Al-Atheri, Arabesque Group has 17 years of experience
      serving the process industries in Kuwait, including selling aspenONE
      process optimisation tools.
    - Led by Saad Bunni, ITS has 15 years of experience serving the oil, gas
      and utility industries in the United Arab Emirates, including owner-
      operators and engineering and construction companies.
    - AspenTech's expanded presence in the Middle East builds on a long
      history of working with the world's biggest energy and chemical
      producers. AspenTech customers in the region include Saudi Aramco,
      SABIC, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), Abu Dhabi Gas Industries
      (GASCO), Qatar Gas, and Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC).

Supporting Quote:

Antonio Pietri, Executive Vice President, Field Operations, AspenTech

"For more than a decade, AspenTech solutions have been used by Middle
East customers representing some of the largest energy producers in the
world. We are growing our Middle East presence as investment continues to be
made by process manufacturers across our core industries in energy, chemicals
and petrochemicals. We will continue to build up our supporting
infrastructure to make it easier for more companies in the region to use the
industry's leading solutions for process optimisation."

Supporting Resources:

Links to more information:

- Arabesque Group (www.arabesque.com.kw/consulting-services.htm)

- Press Release: New AspenTech Office in Bahrain
(www.aspentech.com/corporate/press/publications_press_release.cfm?pub
id=1191)

- AspenTech Middle East "Engineering Excellence" Series
(www.aspentech.com/events/events_detail.cfm?eventid=686&manufacturing
0&engineering=1)

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    Arabesque Group and ITS Contact Information
    Arabesque Group W.L.L. Independent Technical Services (ITS)
    Kuwait Abu Dhabi - U.A.E.
    Telephone: +965-22-41-4084 Telephone: +971-26-21-0650
    AspenTech Middle East Office
    Bahrain Financial Harbour
    West Tower, Building 1459
    Road 4626, Block 346
    Area 6, P.O. Box 20705
    Bahrain, Manama
    Phone: +973-17-50-3000

About AspenTech

AspenTech is a leading supplier of software that optimizes process
manufacturing - for energy, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, 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.

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    Press Contact Sharon Entwistle
    Whiteoaks
    +44-1252-727313
    sharone@whiteoaks.co.uk

Press Contact Sharon Entwistle: Whiteoaks, +44-1252-727313, sharone at whiteoaks.co.uk