By applying higher end analytics, Ascend delivers automation and insight to more effectively capture the uncertainty surrounding the financial and physical elements of today's energy markets, physical supply and retail operations. Our products focus on two core areas: 1) portfolio risk analytics, which address the integration of physical and financial uncertainty as well as credit risk and 2) market data infrastructure to support decision analysis and mark-to-market reporting. Our risk analytics add value to America's largest electric and gas utilities by providing the industry's most advanced and flexible applications to manage the uncertainty in future cash flows. Ascend distinguishes itself from the competition by accurately modeling complex details from assets and contracts to core components such as the simulation of load and market prices. In addition, our data infrastructure solutions serve as the cornerstone to systematize the tedious task of harvesting, scrubbing, and analyzing market data. We are employee-owned, financially stable with a high component of recurring revenue from software license fees, and yield to a principle of steady but modest growth to best serve our client needs.